Electric histories

Time: 11:00–16:00Where: Museum galleriesAges: All agesLook out for costumed characters in our galleries and discover more about electric vehicles in our collection. Ages: All agesLook out for costumed characters in our galleries and discover more about electric vehicles in our collection.. Enjoy family activities exploring the electrical innovations that have powered London’s public transport for more than one hundred years. Enjoy family activities exploring the electrical innovations that have powered London’s public transport for more than one hundred years. Family-friendly activities all summer long It’s a summer packed with discovery, creativity and fun for curious children and grown-ups alike. All family activities are free with Museum admission - book your Annual Pass in advance. Kids go free. Visitors under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Book a visit now and enjoy our Summer VAT Saving – reduced admission prices on eligible tickets, Hidden London tours and participating children’s meals in the Museum café. Offer available until 1 September. Time: Drop-in session, 10:30–12:30 and 14:00–16:00Where: Wellington GalleryAges: All agesDesign your own traffic lights as we celebrate 100 years of the first electric traffic light in London. Time: 10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 14:30, 15:30 Where: Digging Deeper Gallery, Ground FloorAges: 5+ and their adultsMeet a Victorian passenger and go for an imaginary journey on the world’s first electric underground railway. This session is not running on 21 and 28 July, nor 11 August Time: Drop-in session, 11:00–16:00Where: TransportoriumAges: All agesJoin the London Ambulance Service and learn some lifesaving skills. In just 15 minutes you could become a London Lifesaver. Every Tuesday apart from 25 August Time: Drop-in session, 10:30– 12:30 and 14:00–16:00Where: Luke’s Skills SpaceAges: All agesJoin our partners for drop-in arts and crafts on the theme of electric pioneers. Make a spinning windmill inspired by the six windmills of Moorfields, and find out about pioneering technology from the 1700s that laid the foundations for modern electricity. Electric light was first installed in the Library at St Paul’s in 1902. Why not decorate one of their book keepsake boxes to make a special place to store all your bright ideas? You never know which invention will be the next to change the world!