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Exploring 20th-Century London

A new website bringing together the 20th-century collections of 14 London museums, offering a unique insight into London's recent past.

A partnership between the Museum of London, London Transport Museum, the Jewish Museum, Museum of Croydon, Bishopsgate Institute, Brent Museum, Bromley Museum, Hampstead Museum, Horniman Museum, Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture, World Rugby Museum, Redbridge Museum, Bruce Castle Museum, and the Geffrye Museum.

Exploring 20th-century London's aim to to make the collections held by the partner museums more accessible and at the same time linking the objects to the broader history of London.  The site is intended to provide a large quantity of material which people can use to pursue their own interests and projects. There is also a section of the site 'Tales of 20th century London'  created  for children. Objects range from Routemaster buses to architectural designs; 1970s platform shoes to paintings and artworks and family photographs.