Museum of London Online
Posted by Tom Goskar | Filed under Museums, Web Technology
The Museum of London have been doing some great stuff with their website recently, including an upcoming events RSS feed, and the Google Maps powered Map My London where you can record your own memories in London, and where they are of.
Mia has also pointed out that there is now a Museum of London Flickr group as the museum now permits photography. It’s great to see this happening - museums opening up, and encouraging interaction. The Museum’s ‘official’ Flickr account (MoL_Learning - “Molly“) is also well worth a look.
Latest 2 events at the Museum of London (live from their RSS feed):
Angels of the East End
For centuries women have been involved with improving the health of the overworked poor in east London. Discover with Blue Badge Guide Rachel Kolsky, the sites associated with those who came to the East End to make a difference including Eva Luckes and Edith Cavell at the London Hospital, Alice Model at the Jewish Maternity Hospital, the Sisters of Mercy at Providence Row and home grown 'angels' too such as Hannah Billig, not forgetting the original St Mary Spital.<p>Date: 05 July 2009. <br />Times: 10:30<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MuseumOfLondonGroupUpcomingEvents/~4/FaP2qddP5Ek" height="1" width="1"/>
Reach for the sky
The Gherkin, Big Ben or the BT Tower. What kind of building do you like to see on London's skyline? Design your own famous building in this art workshop.<p>Date: 05 July 2009. <br />Times: 12:30; 14:30<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MuseumOfLondonGroupUpcomingEvents/~4/CiJvz5gFLx0" height="1" width="1"/>
Singing the City
Celebrate the 'Sing London' festival by bringing your voices to a City of London walk that features both religious and secular historical sites and songs that relate to them. Some of the songs go back hundreds of years, some are more modern, but they all have one thing in common - they're easy to sing and they reveal the past. No solos, it's all about singing together to make a great sound, whether you think you can sing or not (you can!). Walk leader is Cwti Green, a qualified City of London guide who also runs singing workshops. <p>Date: 05 July 2009. <br />Times: 14:00<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MuseumOfLondonGroupUpcomingEvents/~4/tLDnY6cy4X0" height="1" width="1"/>
Story time
Join the Museum's gallery Hosts to discover stories from and about London. You could discover whether William Night became a knight, if sparrow Samuel returns all the lost items he found, or solve the clues in our Roman game. For dates call the Box Office.<p>Date: 05 July 2009. <br />Times: 11:00<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MuseumOfLondonGroupUpcomingEvents/~4/m2kBsNouY-4" height="1" width="1"/>
Babies and Carers Group
Learn, play and explore together every Monday during term-time in our Mudlarks gallery. The session is for babies aged 6-18 months and their carers and includes soft play, rhyme time and an opportunity to meet others in a relaxed setting.<p>Date: 06 July 2009. <br />Times: 13:00<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MuseumOfLondonGroupUpcomingEvents/~4/o4T_3J_1ntU" height="1" width="1"/>
Toddlers and Carers: Messy Mondays
Come and use your senses to explore a variety of art materials. Special monthly creative session as part of our Toddlers and Carers group. For those aged 12 months to 5 years and their carers. <p>Date: 06 July 2009. <br />Times: 10:15<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MuseumOfLondonGroupUpcomingEvents/~4/2tNyUMxhHpE" height="1" width="1"/>
Living Ancestors artist tour
A talk in the Living Ancestors gallery by artist and feminist activist Gabrielle Le Roux who will discuss the process of meeting and drawing the centenarians and sharing stories and anecdotes in English and Caribbean Creole.<p>Date: 08 July 2009. <br />Times: 13:10<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MuseumOfLondonGroupUpcomingEvents/~4/PQ5qPkGfkLg" height="1" width="1"/>
Toddlers and Carers Group
Learn, play and explore together in this hands-on, creative session for under 5s and their carers. Every Wednesday during term-time.
<p>Date: 08 July 2009. <br />Times: 15:30<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MuseumOfLondonGroupUpcomingEvents/~4/IKSbUIAMW5A" height="1" width="1"/>
Roman Amphitheatre
A chance to see the excavated remains of London's only Roman amphitheatre preserved beneath the Guildhall Yard. Ticket includes a guided tour with curator Jenny Hall and entrance to the Guildhall Art Gallery.<p>Date: 09 July 2009. <br />Times: 14:00<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MuseumOfLondonGroupUpcomingEvents/~4/5N6gcSlQicM" height="1" width="1"/>
Under 5s storytime
Join us in our galleries for stories, music and fun every Thursday during term-time, then come and play in Mudlarks afterwards.
<p>Date: 09 July 2009. <br />Times: 15:00<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MuseumOfLondonGroupUpcomingEvents/~4/KhzT3gVIOaM" height="1" width="1"/>
Hidden treasures 2
Discover some of the City of London's many hidden treasures. Some are hard to access, some have been forgotten, some are in view but very few people know about their significance. On this walk, we cover various sites which people seldom notice - from Victorian paintings in a restaurant to Norman arches under a church, the subterranean remains of a debtor's prison and houses built just after the Great Fire. <p>Date: 10 July 2009. <br />Times: 14:00<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MuseumOfLondonGroupUpcomingEvents/~4/Fz2ZLs67Uwk" height="1" width="1"/>
Pirate Leghorn
Prepare to come aboard and hear the adventures of Alice Leghorn, female pirate, as she talks about the truth - or is it fable? - of life as a pirate on the high seas. Hear about Jack Rackham, Blackbeard and Mary Read, amongst others, and the most blood thirsty of them all...Sir Francis Drake...?
<p>Date: 11 July 2009. <br />Times: 12:30; 14:30; 15:30<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MuseumOfLondonGroupUpcomingEvents/~4/1D9QDyWpEho" height="1" width="1"/>
The Big Dig
London's long and turbulent past is right under your feet. And this summer Museum of London Docklands will be digging it up as we celebrate a summer of archaeology with The Big Dig, a specially designed family experience which runs from 11 July and 6 September 2009.
Wannabe Indiana Joneses will be kitted up with a hard hat and trowel and get to search for genuine artefacts and remains in their own trenches, just like real archaeologists! Our experts will be on hand to show them how to record, analyse, identify and interpret finds, which all form a vital part of a bigger puzzle. Participants will then down tools and see how their discoveries give us evidence of ancient buildings. Piece by piece the fascinating world of early Londoners will be uncovered.
20 Sessions per day lasting for 1 hour starting from 10.05am last session 5pm. Please ask for details when booking.
<p>Date: 11 July 2009. <br />Times: 10:05<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MuseumOfLondonGroupUpcomingEvents/~4/V5U2oQ16ARg" height="1" width="1"/>
Londinium alive!
Meet a Roman and learn what life was like in the city 2000 years ago.<p>Date: 12 July 2009. <br />Times: 13:00; 14:00; 15:00<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MuseumOfLondonGroupUpcomingEvents/~4/SqZ2JRZ5SiA" height="1" width="1"/>
Story time
Join the Museum's gallery Hosts to discover stories from and about London. You could discover whether William Night became a knight, if sparrow Samuel returns all the lost items he found, or solve the clues in our Roman game. For dates call the Box Office.<p>Date: 12 July 2009. <br />Times: 11:00<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MuseumOfLondonGroupUpcomingEvents/~4/m2kBsNouY-4" height="1" width="1"/>
The Big Dig
London's long and turbulent past is right under your feet. And this summer Museum of London Docklands will be digging it up as we celebrate a summer of archaeology with The Big Dig, a specially designed family experience which runs from 11 July and 6 September 2009.
Wannabe Indiana Joneses will be kitted up with a hard hat and trowel and get to search for genuine artefacts and remains in their own trenches, just like real archaeologists! Our experts will be on hand to show them how to record, analyse, identify and interpret finds, which all form a vital part of a bigger puzzle. Participants will then down tools and see how their discoveries give us evidence of ancient buildings. Piece by piece the fascinating world of early Londoners will be uncovered.
20 Sessions per day lasting for 1 hour starting from 10.05am last session 5pm. Please ask for details when booking.
<p>Date: 12 July 2009. <br />Times: 10:05<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MuseumOfLondonGroupUpcomingEvents/~4/V5U2oQ16ARg" height="1" width="1"/>
Babies and Carers Group
Learn, play and explore together every Monday during term-time in our Mudlarks gallery. The session is for babies aged 6-18 months and their carers and includes soft play, rhyme time and an opportunity to meet others in a relaxed setting.<p>Date: 13 July 2009. <br />Times: 13:00<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MuseumOfLondonGroupUpcomingEvents/~4/o4T_3J_1ntU" height="1" width="1"/>
The Big Dig
London's long and turbulent past is right under your feet. And this summer Museum of London Docklands will be digging it up as we celebrate a summer of archaeology with The Big Dig, a specially designed family experience which runs from 11 July and 6 September 2009.
Wannabe Indiana Joneses will be kitted up with a hard hat and trowel and get to search for genuine artefacts and remains in their own trenches, just like real archaeologists! Our experts will be on hand to show them how to record, analyse, identify and interpret finds, which all form a vital part of a bigger puzzle. Participants will then down tools and see how their discoveries give us evidence of ancient buildings. Piece by piece the fascinating world of early Londoners will be uncovered.
20 Sessions per day lasting for 1 hour starting from 10.05am last session 5pm. Please ask for details when booking.
<p>Date: 13 July 2009. <br />Times: 10:05<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MuseumOfLondonGroupUpcomingEvents/~4/V5U2oQ16ARg" height="1" width="1"/>
Toddlers and Carers Group
Learn, play and explore together every Monday during term-time in our Mudlarks gallery. The session is for children aged 1-5 years and their carers and involves soft play, rhyme time, play materials and refreshments. <p>Date: 13 July 2009. <br />Times: 10:15<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MuseumOfLondonGroupUpcomingEvents/~4/_QIOmMccqPU" height="1" width="1"/>
The Big Dig
London's long and turbulent past is right under your feet. And this summer Museum of London Docklands will be digging it up as we celebrate a summer of archaeology with The Big Dig, a specially designed family experience which runs from 11 July and 6 September 2009.
Wannabe Indiana Joneses will be kitted up with a hard hat and trowel and get to search for genuine artefacts and remains in their own trenches, just like real archaeologists! Our experts will be on hand to show them how to record, analyse, identify and interpret finds, which all form a vital part of a bigger puzzle. Participants will then down tools and see how their discoveries give us evidence of ancient buildings. Piece by piece the fascinating world of early Londoners will be uncovered.
20 Sessions per day lasting for 1 hour starting from 10.05am last session 5pm. Please ask for details when booking.
<p>Date: 14 July 2009. <br />Times: 10:05<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MuseumOfLondonGroupUpcomingEvents/~4/V5U2oQ16ARg" height="1" width="1"/>
Pimlico through the ages
Trace the history and development of the Pimlico area from marshy fields to the current day. Examine housing and churches that provide a fascinating account of hopes, dreams and realities of the inhabitants of Pimlico in times gone by.<p>Date: 15 July 2009. <br />Times: 11:00<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MuseumOfLondonGroupUpcomingEvents/~4/HZ6zcsCaxg8" height="1" width="1"/>
The Big Dig
London's long and turbulent past is right under your feet. And this summer Museum of London Docklands will be digging it up as we celebrate a summer of archaeology with The Big Dig, a specially designed family experience which runs from 11 July and 6 September 2009.
Wannabe Indiana Joneses will be kitted up with a hard hat and trowel and get to search for genuine artefacts and remains in their own trenches, just like real archaeologists! Our experts will be on hand to show them how to record, analyse, identify and interpret finds, which all form a vital part of a bigger puzzle. Participants will then down tools and see how their discoveries give us evidence of ancient buildings. Piece by piece the fascinating world of early Londoners will be uncovered.
20 Sessions per day lasting for 1 hour starting from 10.05am last session 5pm. Please ask for details when booking.
<p>Date: 15 July 2009. <br />Times: 10:05<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MuseumOfLondonGroupUpcomingEvents/~4/V5U2oQ16ARg" height="1" width="1"/>
Toddlers and Carers Group
Learn, play and explore together in this hands-on, creative session for under 5s and their carers. Every Wednesday during term-time.
<p>Date: 15 July 2009. <br />Times: 15:30<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MuseumOfLondonGroupUpcomingEvents/~4/IKSbUIAMW5A" height="1" width="1"/>
Roman fort gate
In AD 200 Londinium (the Roman City of London) was surrounded by a huge wall with a fort in the north west corner. Join this curator-let tour of the remains of its west gate beneath the streets right next to the Museum.<p>Date: 16 July 2009. <br />Times: 11:00; 12:00<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MuseumOfLondonGroupUpcomingEvents/~4/eAlB70xVS7s" height="1" width="1"/>
The Big Dig
London's long and turbulent past is right under your feet. And this summer Museum of London Docklands will be digging it up as we celebrate a summer of archaeology with The Big Dig, a specially designed family experience which runs from 11 July and 6 September 2009.
Wannabe Indiana Joneses will be kitted up with a hard hat and trowel and get to search for genuine artefacts and remains in their own trenches, just like real archaeologists! Our experts will be on hand to show them how to record, analyse, identify and interpret finds, which all form a vital part of a bigger puzzle. Participants will then down tools and see how their discoveries give us evidence of ancient buildings. Piece by piece the fascinating world of early Londoners will be uncovered.
20 Sessions per day lasting for 1 hour starting from 10.05am last session 5pm. Please ask for details when booking.
<p>Date: 16 July 2009. <br />Times: 10:05<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MuseumOfLondonGroupUpcomingEvents/~4/V5U2oQ16ARg" height="1" width="1"/>
Under 5s storytime
Join us in our galleries for stories, music and fun every Thursday during term-time, then come and play in Mudlarks afterwards.
<p>Date: 16 July 2009. <br />Times: 15:00<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MuseumOfLondonGroupUpcomingEvents/~4/KhzT3gVIOaM" height="1" width="1"/>
The Big Dig
London's long and turbulent past is right under your feet. And this summer Museum of London Docklands will be digging it up as we celebrate a summer of archaeology with The Big Dig, a specially designed family experience which runs from 11 July and 6 September 2009.
Wannabe Indiana Joneses will be kitted up with a hard hat and trowel and get to search for genuine artefacts and remains in their own trenches, just like real archaeologists! Our experts will be on hand to show them how to record, analyse, identify and interpret finds, which all form a vital part of a bigger puzzle. Participants will then down tools and see how their discoveries give us evidence of ancient buildings. Piece by piece the fascinating world of early Londoners will be uncovered.
20 Sessions per day lasting for 1 hour starting from 10.05am last session 5pm. Please ask for details when booking.
<p>Date: 17 July 2009. <br />Times: 10:05<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MuseumOfLondonGroupUpcomingEvents/~4/V5U2oQ16ARg" height="1" width="1"/>
Running 1000 miles to freedom
Discover the inspiring story of Ellen Craft, the talk of Victorian London, and find out how she overcame many dangers to become a celebrated abolitionist. <p>Date: 18 July 2009. <br />Times: 12:30; 14:30; 15:30<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MuseumOfLondonGroupUpcomingEvents/~4/oRQLOCkxz5Q" height="1" width="1"/>
The Big Dig
London's long and turbulent past is right under your feet. And this summer Museum of London Docklands will be digging it up as we celebrate a summer of archaeology with The Big Dig, a specially designed family experience which runs from 11 July and 6 September 2009.
Wannabe Indiana Joneses will be kitted up with a hard hat and trowel and get to search for genuine artefacts and remains in their own trenches, just like real archaeologists! Our experts will be on hand to show them how to record, analyse, identify and interpret finds, which all form a vital part of a bigger puzzle. Participants will then down tools and see how their discoveries give us evidence of ancient buildings. Piece by piece the fascinating world of early Londoners will be uncovered.
20 Sessions per day lasting for 1 hour starting from 10.05am last session 5pm. Please ask for details when booking.
<p>Date: 18 July 2009. <br />Times: 10:05<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MuseumOfLondonGroupUpcomingEvents/~4/V5U2oQ16ARg" height="1" width="1"/>
2 Responses to “Museum of London Online”
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Bright Meadow » Sunday Roast: ok, at this point you’re abusing sarcasm Says:
May 6th, 2007 at 11:21 am[...] London is doing some groovy stuff at the moment but, rather than tell you about it myself, I shall let Tom explain everything. Well, he’s done such a good job, it would be a shame to waste all his [...]
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Jeremy Says:
October 24th, 2007 at 12:37 pmHi Tom, thanks for this, sorry I didn’t spot it until now! I just saw from the Feedburner stats that the events feed you consume here had brought a couple of people to our site so I thought I’d investigate. You’re very kind about us, we try to do some slightly innovative things but I’m only too aware of where we fall short in some of the basics. Look out for the microformats, too, and stuff like embedded google calendar buttons on events pages, or links to FindInALibrary on the MoLAS publications pages (as soon as they get around to signing it off).
You set the bar for archaeology, though, keep it up. And tell Ken Lymer to get some work done (assuming he’s started now?)
