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Inspired by our Easter activities, this month we're sharing surprising stories from London Transport's Lost Property Office, which has handled over 15 million found objects since it first opened in 1933.
It's a great time to have fun with our family Lost and Found activities at the Museum. You could also win a Lost and Found goodie bag worth over £75! At our Depot Open Days, lose yourself in our Aladdin's cave of 320,000 objects - you might just find a new favourite piece of art as you explore the poster store or at one of our Art of the Poster talks. |
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| | | | | 21-24 April | | Depot Open Days: The Art of the Poster | Find your new favourite historic poster! Join us for a four-day spring extravaganza as we throw open the doors to our Museum Depot in Acton, west London. We'll be exploring how art and design have characterised London transport for over 100 years.
Hear about contemporary art commissioning and the wonders of our world class transport poster collection through expert talks, poster store tours and creative workshops. Take part in fun family activities, or simply enjoy exploring the Depot and its transport delights at your own pace. | |  | |
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| 13-18 April | | Easter holiday family fun: discover the Lost Property Office | This week, enter the weird and wonderful world of London Transport’s Lost Property Office. Follow the trail around the Museum’s galleries until Sunday to discover fun facts about objects past and present that have been lost and found on London’s Tube trains and buses.
All family activities are included in your museum admission - and kids go free! | |
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 | | Did you know? | Over 900 items are found on the London Transport network every day.
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| | | | | Object of the Month | | Lost is Found poster | Our Object of the Month is this Lost is Found poster, a composite design made up of items from the Lost Property Office.
A collection of posters were designed, each inspired by and displayed at a different Circle line station: Baker Street Station was the home of the Lost Property Office.
This was part of From Here to Here, a project in the Art on the Underground / Platform for Art series. A book of stories and poems was also created, with each chapter inspired by a different station on the Circle line. | | | |
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| | Did you know? | | Mobile phones are the most likely object to be reclaimed from the Lost Property Office: 48% are reunited with their owners. | |
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| | | Everything including the kitchen sink | Between the creation of London Transport in 1933 and 2019, the Lost Property Office at 200 Baker Street reunited passengers with belongings left on the network. Discover its history - and some of the startling lost items, including live tortoises, a wedding dress, a park bench, a boat, and a stuffed eagle!
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| More Lost Property found in our Collection... | The Museum holds many photos and objects telling stories from the Lost Property Office: click on the images below to learn more about the stories behind them through our Collections Online.
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| | | | | Activities at home | | Lost and Found online games | | Challenge yourself with our new Matching Pairs and Spot the Difference games, inspired by the weird and wonderful world of London Transport's Lost Property Office. | | | |
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| | Did you know? | Over 10,000 umbrellas are handed in every year - but only 2% of them get reclaimed.
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| Win a Lost and Found goodie bag! | To celebrate our Easter Lost and Found activities, we’re giving away a special Lost and Found goodie bag to one lucky family.
It's worth over £75 and includes signed copies of Edie and the Box of Flits by Kate Wilkinson and The Lost Property Office by Emily Rand, as well a selection of items from our Museum Shop including the popular Topple Tower and the plush Routemaster toy.
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| | | | Hidden London Elizabeth line virtual tours coming soon
| | With the new Elizabeth Line due to open in the first half of 2022, we're excited to give you a sneak peek behind the scenes! Make sure you're subscribed to our Hidden London alerts to be the first to find out when tickets for our NEW virtual tours go on sale. | | |
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