| Date | Start | | Topic | Event type | Audience | |
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Sat
24 May
2008 | 12:30
14:30
| | A visit to Chinatown at Museum of London
This area is a landmark for both tourists and Londoners. Get a taste of one of London's most charismatic areas in this art workshop exploring architecture and food in London's Chinatown.
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| Drop-in | Families | |
Sat
24 May
2008 | 13:00
14:30
| | All Aboard The Dolphin! at Museum in Docklands
Sail away to magic lands on the Dolphin ship. An interactive musical tale of pirates and sea creatures for all the family!
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| Drama | Families | |
Sat
24 May
2008 | 11:30
13:30
| | Spicey scents in Brick Lane at Museum of London
Now famous for its restaurants serving great food from the Indian sub continent. Use your sense of smell and make a street sign fit for this culinary area of London.
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| Drop-in | Families | |
Sat
24 May
2008 | 13:00
14:00
15:00
| | The Buxton Fountain at Museum of London
Meet storyteller Alexander D Great who will help us find what one man did to help Londoners remember those who fought slavery in Africa 200 years ago.
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| Storytelling | Families | |
Sat
24 May
2008 | 12:30
14:00
15:30
|  | Victorian boardgames at Museum in Docklands
What would you do in the evenings if you had no electricity? What would you do in the evenings if you didn't have electricity? Find out the history behind our traditional games and puzzles and design your own board game to take home.
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| Workshops | Families | |
Sat
24 May
2008 | 13:30
15:30
| | Working water at Museum of London
Try out our working replica of a Roman waterlifting machine, discover what it might have been like being a slave in London 2000 years ago.
Weather permitting.
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| Workshops | Families | |
Sun
25 May
2008 | 14:00
15:00
16:00
| | A story from old Chinatown at Museum of London
Many Chinese arrived in London with ships from the East, bringing goods like silk, tea and spices in the early 20th century. London's first Chinatown was in Limehouse. Discover the story of a sailor who settled there, made London his home and found a wife.
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| Storytelling | Families | |
Sun
25 May
2008 | 12:30
14:30
| | London landmarks at Museum of London
Create a poster of London landmarks for the Olympics, without Buckingham Palace or Big Ben. Show a different London with your personal landmarks to celebrate the unexpected.
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| Drop-in | Families | |
Sun
25 May
2008 | 13:45
| | Story time at Museum of London
Join the Museum's hosts to discover stories from and about London. Look at objects, books and anecdotes as you go on a journey to London's past.
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| Storytelling | Families | |
Sun
25 May
2008 | 13:30
15:30
| | Working water at Museum of London
Try out our working replica of a Roman waterlifting machine, discover what it might have been like being a slave in London 2000 years ago.
Weather permitting.
More about "Working water"
| Workshops | Families | |
Mon
26 May
2008 | 13:00
14:00
15:00
| | A story from old Chinatown at Museum of London
Many Chinese arrived in London with ships from the East, bringing goods like silk, tea and spices in the early 20th century. London's first Chinatown was in Limehouse. Discover the story of a sailor who settled there, made London his home and found a wife.
More about "A story from old Chinatown"
| Storytelling | Families | |
Mon
26 May
2008 | 12:30
14:30
| | A visit to Chinatown at Museum of London
This area is a landmark for both tourists and Londoners. Get a taste of one of London's most charismatic areas in this art workshop exploring architecture and food in London's Chinatown.
More about "A visit to Chinatown"
| Drop-in | Families | |
Mon
26 May
2008 | 12:30
| | Dock Life Family Day at Museum in Docklands
Generations of dock labourers and skilled workers contributed to making London the world city it is today. We invite dock and river workers of the past and present and their families to visit the museum and enjoy a special "Dock Life" day where they can see newly digitised film of Thames working life from the Film London archive, join guided walks, see how the docks have changed, and join in with songs from the Victorian Music Hall!
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| Special event | Families | |
Mon
26 May
2008 | 12:30
14:30
15:30
| | Maeve Dawson at Museum in Docklands
Meet Maeve the Victorian pub landlady in Sailortown. Drop in for a chat, you'll find Maeve has some amazing stories to tell.
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| Drama | Families | |
Mon
26 May
2008 | 12:30
14:45
| | Music Hall dressing up at Museum in Docklands
The Music Hall was a very popular Victorian entertainment, specially in the East End. It included magic, songs, pearly kings and queens, and a lot of laughter. Have fun dressing up as a pearly King or Queen in their finery for a night at the Music hall, and take home of a portrait of yourself.
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| Workshops | Families | |