Museum Of London What's on in August
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| LomoWall |  |
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| Until 6 Jan 2013
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Explore this beautiful, 65 metre mosaic LomoWall at the Museum of London. The wall comprises of almost 30,000 photographs which celebrate the themes of ‘inspiring’ and ‘achieving’, and have been taken using analogue cameras. > Find out more |
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| Embark on a Lomographic adventure with 'The Guvnor'! To celebrate the Museum of London's newLomoWall Lomography UK are giving away this special edition camera. To be in with a chance of winning simply emailcompetitionsuk@lomography.com by 11.59pm on 23 August 2012 with 'London' in the subject line (by entering this competition you agree that Lomography can send you promotional emails. You can unsubscribe at any time and your details will not be shared with any other party. Terms and conditions apply).> Find out more about the Guvnor camera |
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| Until 16 SepDon’t forget that from now until 16 September, theMuseum of London Docklands is closed to host Deutsches Haus, the official base for the German National Olympic Committee. During this time we will carry out essential works to improve our visitor experience. The Museum of London is open as usual.
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| German Fan Fest | |
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| 26 Jul –12 Aug
FREE from 12-5pm, £10 after 5pmDuring Deutsches Haus, the Museum of London Docklands will open its doors for German Fan Fest. Open daily from 12pm until 1am, the German Fan Fest will offer guests from all around the globe the chance to experience the enthusiasm and hospitality of Germany as a sporting nation, near the epicentre of the London 2012 Games. You can watch the Games, enjoy live music, and delight in some German food and drink.
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| Following the excitement surrounding the arrival of the Olympic Torch at the Museum of London today, we've teamed up with Time Out to record your own experience of the London 2012 Games. Submit your photos of the Olympic and Paralympic Games via Twitter, Flickr and Instagram by 11.59pm on 9 September 2012 and the three with the most votes will win a place in the Museum of London's permanent collection.
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| Archaeological detectives | |
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| Sat 18 Aug, 11am – 12.30pm & 2-3.30pm
£15 for a family of up to 5
Book in advance on 020 7001 9844 Join our family tour and explore behind the scenes at the Museum of London’s archaeological archive where you will see everything we’ve found from the tiny to the huge; the ancient to the modern. Recommended age 7+.
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| What’s eating the Museum? | |
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| Wed 29 Aug, 1-2pm
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In this month's Meet the Expert event at theMuseum of London, Adrian Doyle, Collections Care Conservator, discusses the daily war he wages on insect pests and the importance of collections care in museums.
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| London – A City Through Time | |
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| Download this new iPad app, developed from Pan Macmillan’s London Encyclopaedia in partnership with the Museum. Featuring spinable objects from our collections, as well as over 6,000 articles, 2,000 prints and photographs, 35 video documentaries, Pathé archive clips, and much more, this is probably the most complete portrait of London ever produced!
> Download from iTunes
> Watch a teaser video
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| Image: Wellcome Library, London |
| Book your tickets now for our next major exhibition at the Museum of London, Doctors, Dissection and Resurrection Men. Bringing together human and animal remains, exquisite anatomical models and drawings, documents and original artefacts,you'll explore the early 19th century history of dissection and the trade in dead bodies.
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> Read our exhibition blog posts |
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