London Museums
Antikbar one sheet vintage travel poster titled
"London Museum tells London's Story", originally designed by the artist Carol Barker in 1969.
Poster Details
Artist: Carol Barker
Title: "London Museum tells London's Story"
Year: 1969 (sometimes cited as 1970 for later printings)
Commissioned by: London Transport
Medium: Offset Lithograph
Historical Context
The poster was created to advertise the London Museum when it was located at Kensington Palace. The text on the poster highlights features of that location:
The museum housed great events from pre-history to the current day, brought to life with "illuminated dioramas".
It featured "dazzling coronation robes" and the dolls that Queen Victoria dressed and named when the palace was her childhood home.
The London Museum at Kensington Palace later merged with the Guildhall Museum to form the Museum of London in 1975, which opened in a new location in 1976. The museum closed its London Wall site in 2022 and is currently in the process of moving to a new location in Smithfield Market, where it will reopen as the "London Museum" in 2026. The London Museum Docklands site remains open in the interim
"London Museum tells London's Story", originally designed by the artist Carol Barker in 1969.
Poster Details
Artist: Carol Barker
Title: "London Museum tells London's Story"
Year: 1969 (sometimes cited as 1970 for later printings)
Commissioned by: London Transport
Medium: Offset Lithograph
Historical Context
The poster was created to advertise the London Museum when it was located at Kensington Palace. The text on the poster highlights features of that location:
The museum housed great events from pre-history to the current day, brought to life with "illuminated dioramas".
It featured "dazzling coronation robes" and the dolls that Queen Victoria dressed and named when the palace was her childhood home.
The London Museum at Kensington Palace later merged with the Guildhall Museum to form the Museum of London in 1975, which opened in a new location in 1976. The museum closed its London Wall site in 2022 and is currently in the process of moving to a new location in Smithfield Market, where it will reopen as the "London Museum" in 2026. The London Museum Docklands site remains open in the interim
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