The Opening of St Katharine Dock: 1828, William John Huggins © PLA collection/Museum of London

Museum
of London Docklands

From Roman settlement to Docklands’ regeneration, this former sugar warehouse reveals the long history of London as a port through stories of trade, migration and commerce.

Film screenings

Adults watching a filmFREE adult entry 13 & 14 Feb. Kids go free all year round!

Join us on the 13 & 14 Feb for a series of film screenings,  as part of our Chinese New Year celebrations.

Guided walk

People on a Museum walkOld Limehouse to Chinatown, Sat 13 Feb, 10.30am – 12.30pm

Enjoy a tour through the streets of Limehouse, site of London's first Chinatown.
Book in advance £8

Chinese New Year

William De Morgan tile showing a tiger and a snakeFREE adult entry 13, 14 & 21 Feb. Kids go free all year round!

Join us for a series of events for adults and families throughout February to celebrate the Year of the Tiger.

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Eating and drinking

Kids eat free offerGet one free pasta meal for your child with every main adult meal purchased at 1802.

Treading the Bard

Follow in the steps of London's famous Shakespearian actors with a small display of stage shoes.

From an Elizabethan slip-on uncovered at the site of the Rose theatre, to a slender silk and leather shoe worn by the charismatic actor who inspired Bram Stoker’s Dracula, the footwear on show steps through centuries of Shakespearian players and plays.

1919 Diary of Oscar Kirk

Visit our website each day as we bring to life London's Docklands in the early twentieth century through the diary extracts of a young messenger boy employed by the Port of London Authority at this time.

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