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| March at the Museum of London |
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| 8 March – 14 July
FREEThis month don't miss our new photography exhibition at the Museum of London, tracing Sir Michael Caine's life from cockney rebel, through to Hollywood legend. We're showing a selection of never-before-exhibited photographs, plus film and audio from some of his best-loved movies.
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| Educating Rita? Alfie? Get Carter? Vote for your favourite Michael Caine film online and see the top four films for free at Museum of London monthly screenings. Voters will be given the chance to win a copy of Sir Michael Caine's autobiography plus a Museum of London goody-bag worth up to £50.
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| Doctors, Dissection and Resurrection Men
Until Sunday 14 April
Make sure you catch our latest exhibition, unearthing the murky practices of 19th century surgeons and London bodysnatchers as it enters its final weeks. Plus, this weekend we have the second of our Skint Saturdays, where you can pay whatever you like. After the phenomenal success of the last one, call our box office on 020 7001 9844 to ensure you get a ticket!
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| The Nine Muses
Sunday 17 March, 2-4pm
FREE but booking advised The second in our Border Series, this beautiful film by John Akomfrah is part documentary and part personal essay – contemplating the experience of migration to post-war Britain. Chaired and with discussions from Goldsmiths Cultural Institute.
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| Delve deeper into Doctors, Dissection and Resurrection Men and visit a selection of London’s most remarkable medical museums and venues at the same time, including the Old Operating Theatre Museum, the Huntarian Museum and St Bartholomew’s Hospital Pathology Museum.
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| Saturday 30 March, 11am – 4pm
Book in advance £15
Create stop motion films using iPads in this new one day workshop, designed for those aged 13-17. Participants will have the unique opportunity to incorporate objects from the museum's collections into their animations, as well as watch a screening of them at the end of the day.> Find out more and book |
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| Easter bank holiday
FREE, just turn up!
Learn about pirates, Romans, and much more this Easter! At the Museum of London, discover how Londoners have made things from Roman times to the present, and over at the Museum of London Docklands, hear the truth about life in the old port of London and on the high seas.
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| Navigating London with Will Self
Saturday 23 March, 7-8pm
Book in advance £8 (concs £5, Friends and Memory Network Members FREE)
Will Self discusses his participation in a project run by the Memory Network on the extraordinary effects that learning The Knowledge – the memorisation of London’s streets undertaken by black cab drivers – has on the human brain. With Hugo Spiers and Sebastian Groes.
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| Connect 10: Museums at Night 2013
We're competing with three other venues to host an evening event with Turner Prize nominated artists Jake and Dinos Chapman. Help us win a subversive treasure hunt through our archaeological archive, with soot-covered bricks from the Great Fire and wax tablets burnt during Boudicca’s revolt.
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| Unearthing Bromley | |
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| Throughout March
FREE, just turn up!
This March, the Museum of London is heading to Bromley to explore its Roman history. Join us at a series of events throughout the borough, where you can take a close look at objects dug up at the Roman villa at Keston.
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Life and death in Pompeii and Herculaneum
28 March – 29 September,British Museum
AD 79. In just 24 hours, two cities in the Bay of Naples in southern Italy were buried by a catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Preserved under ash, their rediscovery nearly 1,700 years later provided an unparalleled glimpse into the daily life of the Roman Empire.
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Underground London: Uncovering the Cemeteries of London 5 March, Bishopsgate Institute
Catharine Arnold is Uncovering the Cemeteries of London at Bishopsgate Institute, including Abney Park, Highgate and Kensal Green, to create a fascinating account of the Victorian’s attitude to death.
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Gems of London
Discover the hidden delights of the city with this new location-based app, which uncovers London's hidden gems - whether a cafe sitting astride the remains of a medieval monastery, the pub which gave prisoners a final beer on their way to be executed or the scattered remains of the old London Bridge.
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Travelling to the Museum of London in a small group? You can save money with South West Trains GroupSave discount - 3 or 4 people travel together off-peak only 2 pay. You can add up to 4 accompanying children for just £1 each!
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