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In 1818, British prisons adopted William Cubitt's treadmill as a tool of hard labor. 208 years later, the machine is a fitness staple, but its modern medical and exercise history evolved separately from the original punishment device

The treadmill has an unsettling place in the history of exercise: its story includes Victorian prisons, forced labor, physiological research and modern cardiac medicine. In the early 19th century, engineer William Cubitt adapted an older treadwheel into a machine that required prisoners to climb continuously, sometimes generating useful power and…

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OPINION - Markets are great places for people – that’s why we’re opening a museum in one

Londoners love a market and markets have been at the centre of it all since the days of Londinium. Indeed one of the very first was in the Roman Forum, now under the Guildhall in the City of London. Markets are where we gather, gossip, eat and eavesdrop, haggle and…

Evening Standard

Dancing to artefacts: London Museum will be ‘democratic’ space for all, says director

A decade in the making, the museum will reopen in November in two restored market halls with displays and late-night DJ sets

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London Museum unveils its 2026 opening date as it relocates to historic Smithfield site

The London Museum releases new images of its new site as it announces venue will re-open in November in time for its 50th anniversary

Evening Standard

London Museum accused of ripping off its 'pigeon and poo' logo from Manchester designers

The owners of May Wild Studio are considering legal action over the London Museum’s new logo, which they say bears a ‘striking resemblance’ to their design

Evening Standard

Natural History Museum tops UK attraction list with record visitors

London museum defies drop in numbers seen elsewhere, attributed to cost of living and fall in international tourists

The Guardian - UK

Banksy’s Piranhas artwork moved into storage ahead of London Museum display

The artwork, which shows fish on a City of London Police sentry box, was part of the street artist’s animal-themed series from 2024.

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Historic Smithfield shops and bars parade to return in £400m London Museum move

The “houses” form part of the new site for the London Museum which is relocating from the Barbican next year

Evening Standard

Peter Fleming amazed to hear stolen Wimbledon medals were recovered by mudlark

The American’s medals feature in a new exhibition at London Museum Docklands.

The Independent UK

Secrets of the Thames review: Engaging and carefully curated

The Secrets of the Thames runs from April 11, 2025, to March 1, 2026

Evening Standard

Secrets of ancient London revealed as more than 14,000 Roman artefacts unearthed

The finds were uncovered at the site of a 3rd century Roman temple

The Independent UK

Thousands of Roman artefacts found during building work given to London Museum

The finds were uncovered at the site of a 3rd century AD temple to the Roman god Mithras, in the modern-day City of London.

Evening Standard

Banksy ‘piranhas’ police sentry box artwork to go on display at London Museum

The artwork first appeared as part of the street artist’s animal-themed collection in the capital

Evening Standard

New London Museum to display Banksy’s piranhas police sentry box artwork

The museum will move from the city’s Docklands area to Smithfield next year.

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London's 900-year-old Smithfield meat market to close as Dagenham move abandoned

City of London Corporation seeks to absolve itself from responsible of running the near-1,000-year-old Smithfield market, as well Billingsgate

Evening Standard

Plan to move historic Smithfield and Billingsgate markets to Dagenham halted

Scheme reviewed ‘in order to determine its next steps and to ensure the financial sustainability of the project’

Evening Standard

London Museum given £50m boost for new Smithfield home bringing total spend to £437m

The London Museum will open its doors in 2026

The Guardian - UK

Vaults of ambition: shock find under London Museum enchants its builders

Discovery of Victorian network hiding under some of city’s busiest streets set ‘magical’ new challenge for multimillion pound project

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The London Museum logo backlash is a load of glitter crap

Is a fun logo really such a crime?

Creative Bloq

Delightful new London Museum logo lands with a splat

Museum logos are rarely this much fun.

Evening Standard

Smithfield Market gets a new life as the Museum of London sets its plans in stone

The venue will reopen as the London Museum with double the public space

Evening Standard

Change in hours to get visitors back in galleries and museums

London’s cultural leaders hope a return to work will also see more visitors return to the city’s galleries, theatres and museums and are changing their open hours and their offer accordingly.

Evening Standard

Sign of the times: Londoners asked to help with show at new multi-million pound London Museum

Staff at the new multi-million pound Museum of London are looking for a sign - or about 30 of them for an exhibition greeting visitors to the building.

Evening Standard

Museum of London begins two-year project to move 10,000 objects to new site

A prehistoric flint tranchet adze is the first item to be removed from display

The Guardian - UK

The Museum of London: a fundamental clash as the City of London dreams on

As the museum prepares to leave its 70s home, plans to raze the site and build an office-led new complex have sparked a battle with those who want to repurpose what’s already there

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