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Welcome to the Museum Depot Open Weekend. We’re exploring the joys of Johnston this weekend – the lettering style designed by Edward Johnston 100 years ago for London Underground and in use today. This entire programme is written in the Johnston typeface!

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Meeting point for Johnston special tour

Family activities & meeting point for bite size family tours

Sign store & Harry Beck

Standard stock & Mrs Wottsit

Letterpress demonstration

Food & drink area, The Big Steam Print, toilets

Bus pit

Tickets please!

Shop

Lecture Room

Pick up and drop off points for heritage bus runs

Enjoyed your visit? Why not book a ticket for one of our Depot tours and further explore the poster and art collection or find out more about our vehicles. New for 2016 are Cab it tours, which give you the chance to sit in some of the underground cabs in the collection. To find out more and book, please visit our website.

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TIME CONTENT LOCATION

11:00–16:30 Family activity Get involved in letter printing in the Johnston style. Find out how the original printing blocks were made and enjoy a rare opportunity to handle them. For ages 3–12. See the family Fun section too!

Mezzanine

All day Cabinet of curiosities: Way OutThis display explores the changing design and improvements to way out signage, all beautifully signed in the Johnston font of course!

Mezzanine

All day Letterpress demonstrationThe Hooksmith letterpress is in residency this weekend. Russell Frost will be printing souvenirs you can take away in original Johnston type. Please note, numbers are limited.

Train Shed

All day The Big Steam PrintIt doesn’t get bigger than this – a vintage steam roller is turned into a giant steam press for the weekend. Pop along to find out more, and then roll up your sleeves and try some lino printing. This activity is courtesy of Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft, and Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre.

Outside at the back

Saturday11:00–16:45

Sunday11:00–15:00

Calligraphy demonstrations Edward Johnston is sometimes called the father of modern calligraphy. Pop into the lecture room to see expert calligraphers in action; and have a go yourself at the drop in workshop.Saturday 11:00–13:00 Calligraphy, 13:15–13:45 Talk, 14:00–16:00 Calligraphy, 16:15–16:45 TalkSunday 11:00–15:00 Calligraphy, 15:00 Film

Lecture room

13:15(Saturday only)

Talk: Edward Johnston and London Transport Museum Marilyn Greene, Johnston Project Curator discusses the importance of Edward Johnston, through the lens of objects in the museum featuring the development of the typeface.

Lecture room

16:15(Saturday only)

Talk: Edward Johnston, calligraphy and type designEwan Clayton is a calligrapher, teacher and author of The Golden Thread. Join him as he explores the relationship between calligraphy, handwriting and digital type, and Edward Johnston’s role in this. Story.

Lecture room

15.00 –16.30(Sunday only, 80 mins)

Film screening: HelveticaIt’s not Johnston but it’s a popular font. Discover how pervasive and invasive this font is and the importance of graphic design in this one –off screening of Gary Hustwit’s 2007 documentary. (DVD screening)

Lecture room

12:00, 12:30, 13:00, 14:30, 15:00, 15:30(approx 30mins)

Tour: Johnston specialSee the objects in the museum collection which tell the story of Johnston typeface and uncover some little seen design classics with one of Johnston tour guides.

Meet at the cloakroom

12:00, 12:30, 13:00, 13:30, 14:00, 14:30

Bite size Family Tours – My favourite vehicleJoin our Family Tours volunteers to discover the stories behind their favourite vehicles.Recommended for children aged 5 – 15 and their families. Numbers are limited.

Meet on the Mezzanine

All day Acton miniature railwayBecome a giant as you ride the miniature rails! Suitable for all ages.

AMR by the ticket office

Drop-in all day Tickets please!Learn about life on the buses, handle a Gibson ticket machine and issue your own tickets.

Bus Shed

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All day Bouncy busBounce yourself bananas on our bouncy bus. Suitable for children aged 5–13 only, £1 per 5 minute bounce. This activity is weather dependent.

Outside at the back

All day Costumed charactersPay a visit to Harry Beck – the visionary behind the Tube map as we know it today and find out about the development of the map. Mrs Wottsit, a housewife from the 1930s talks about design in the Standard Stock – a train dating from 1927.

Harry Beck - sign mezzanineMrs Wottsit - Standard Stock

Check heritage bus stop and cloakroom for times

Heritage bus runsTake a scenic tour of Acton and the surrounding area on one of our heritage vehicles.

Museum Way

12:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00

Bus pit guided tours vehicleJoin the vehicle team for a guided tour of the bus pit, where our heritage vehicles are kept in working order.

Bus Pit

All day The Battle Bus: B2737 and Battle Bus: from London to the Western Front displayDiscover the story of London’s buses, from their life in London to the battlefields of the First World War. Find out how the London Transport Museum transformed a B-type bus back into its military livery.

Bus Shed

All day Carriage 353Visit our splendid railway carriage dating from 1892, beautifully restored to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the London Underground in 2013.

Train Shed

All day(Saturday only)

Signalling demonstrationsLearn how a signalling frame works, with demonstrations on the real object and take the chance to operate the frames yourself.

Large object display

All day Send the right signalsTake part in this interactive workshop that allows visitors of all ages to build a track and sequence of signals.

Large object display

All day ShopPick up a souvenir of your visit at the London Transport Museum shop. Don’t forget your copy of the Depot Discovery guidebook– the ultimate guide to the hidden treasures of the Depot. Also on sale, new and exclusive Edward Johnston products, 10% off this weekend only

Shop

All day Stall holdersBrowse the stalls of transport ephemera and pick up a bargain!

Train Shed

All day Food optionsFeeling peckish? Check out the ice cream milk float or pick up coffee from the black cab, there’s hot food too if you fancy something more substantial. Brought your own? Then make your way to the packed lunch area.

Outside at the back

All day Guest layoutsInvited exhibitors from across the south east display their own model layouts of London’s transport and beyond.

Throughout the Depot

All day LTM modelsExplore the transport models in the museum’s collection.

Underneath the sign mezzanine

Please note, this schedule may be subject to change. Activities and events take place on both days, except where indicated.

Discovering Edward Johnston

Familyfun

Heritage vehicles

Shopping and Eating

London’s Transport in Miniature