Discover London's secrets this September - Museum of London

September at the Museum of LondonCelebrate London's cycling past and future at our free family festival, go behind the scenes for Open Weekend, and get ready for our dazzling jewellery season. Come cycle! Join us this weekend to celebrate cycling in London at our free family festival. Create bicycle friendly inventions, make bicycle bell music, and hear Velodrome champion Walter Happy's stories from the 1948 and 2012 Olympics. FREE and suitable for a range of ages at the Museum of London. > Find out more Cheapside Hoard events A series of dazzling events will accompany our major exhibition, The Cheapside Hoard: London's Lost Jewels. Join us at the Museum of London for glitzy workshops and immersive performance at All that glitters @ late, and discover hidden gems in the museum's archaeological archive on our Diamonds in the Rough tour. > Find out more and book tickets for events Up in Smoke Fri 6 & Sat 7 September, 11am – 12.30pm & 2-3.30pm This week is the 397th anniversary of the Great Fire of London. Join us at the archaeological archive to sift through the ashes of London's history on this tour of charred finds. > Find out more and book tickets Small screen London Sat 7 & 14 September, 11am – 1pm Inspired by Cover Story: Radio Times at 90 exhibition at the Museum of London, visit some of the capital's fascinating small-screen haunts and walk down the street where the first television was ever watched. > Find out more and book tickets Open House London Sat 21 & Sun 22 September Over 800 buildings of all kinds open their doors for tours and events during Open London weekend. Don't miss the chance to see our Roman bathhouse and fort gate, and go behind the scenes at the museum. > Find the Museum of London in the Open Weekend programme Inspired by the Estuary Dagenham © Jock McFadyen See events for Estuary, includingInspired by the Estuary, a discussion between the artists featured in the exhibition and curator Francis Marshall. At theMuseum of London Docklands. > Find out more and book tickets  A Material Connection Open until 15 January 2014 Original papers offering fascinating insights into slave plantations in the Caribbean are now on display at theMuseum of London Docklands, marking the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and of its Abolition. >Find out more #LookAgain #Lookagain at the Museum of London and theMuseum of London Docklands to see the city in a new way. Can you spot your favourite object or gallery in our fun new video? > Watch our Look Again video Sherlock Holmes A major exhibition on Sherlock Holmes will open in autumn 2014. Keep up with the trail towards the opening as we release clues about the exhibition on Facebook and Twitter. > Museum of London on Facebook > Museum of London on Twitter Under 5s term dates Our summer family events may be finished but term-time returns with lots of regular activities for the under 5s at both museums. Come and learn, play and explore together at our weekly sessions. > Under 5s events at the Museum of London > Under 5s events at the Museum of London Docklands Pearly silks and royaltea Pearly King Collar by Cléo Ferin Mercury There's been more than one royal arrival at theMuseum of London this summer. A new range of silk accessories and a selection of Rosy Lee's (teas) celebrating London's Pearly Kings and Queens are now on sale in the museum shop and online. > Visit our online shop