Roaring Twenties at The London Transport Museum

Discover the vehicles from this decade, the stories of the people who rode them and the influence of the art deco movement on London’s transport.

‘Doris Dane’s big bus adventure’ singing and storytelling sessions
Weekends from 25 October – 2 November. Suitable for children aged 0-5 and their families.
Join imaginary passenger Doris Dane as she sets off on an adventure around 1920s London in an open-top bus. Through songs, storytelling and sensory play, explore what it was like to travel by bus a century ago.

Mosaic making
Weekends from 25 October – 2 November. Suitable for children aged 3+ and their families.
Get creative by designing brightly coloured foam tile mosaics inspired by art deco objects from the Museum’s collection. Finished pieces can be taken home or added to a collaborative display.

‘Moving to Metro-land’ costumed tour
27–31 October. Suitable for children aged 5+ and their families.
Meet Mauve, an imaginary 1920s Londoner deciding whether to move to the suburbs of Metro-land. Help her explore the possibilities and discover the transport innovations that made this new way of living possible.

‘Mail Rail makers’ arts and crafts with The Postal Museum
27–29 October. Suitable for all ages.
Discover the story of ‘Mail Rail’ the world’s first driverless electric train, which carried mail beneath London from 1927 to 2003. In this activity, make Mail Rail-inspired arts and crafts.

Deco-rate and collaborate with RIBA
30-31 October. Suitable for all ages.
Join RIBA experts to design and decorate a ‘brick’ inspired by art deco motifs, then add the creation to a collaborative cardboard Tube station inspired by Charles Holden’s iconic architecture.

Adult tickets to visit London Transport Museum in Covent Garden include free return day-time entry for a whole year, and kids go free! To book visit: https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/family-events/october-half-term-roaring-twenties