Name: Museum Late: Pride on the Move
Start: 2024-06-07T18:30:00+01:00
End: 2024-06-07T22:00:00+01:00
Location: London Transport Museum

May Half Term: Routes and Roundels

Join us during May Half term to celebrate the iconic London transport roundel. Follow a trail around the Museum galleries to discover its history, create your very own design and enjoy storytelling sessions for little ones.

Down Street: Churchill's secret station

Experience the Railway Executive Committee’s bomb-proof headquarters during World War II, the warren of tunnels where Churchill sheltered.

Plan your school visit

Find the information you need to plan and book your visit to London Transport Museum in Covent Garden or the London Transport Museum Depot in Acton, west London.

Upcoming dates:

Friday 7 June 2024, 18:30-22:00

Join us this Pride month to celebrate LGBTQ+ London, Londoners, and transport workers. Test your knowledge of iconic LGBTQ+ London venues, stories and transport trivia in a mini quiz hosted by Drag extraordinaire The Nightbus to be in with a chance of winning a prize. Discover LGBTQ+ histories in London’s transport story in a line-up of short talks, join a creative workshop to design a look for a Pride march, create your own map of LGBTQ+ London, and enjoy a set from DJ Ritu MBE with a drink from one of our bars.

This event is co-created with OUTbound, TfL’s LGBTQ+ Colleague Network Group.

Tickets

Adult: £18.50
Concession: £15.50*

This is an 18+ event.

Two people outside London Transport Museum at night pointing up at its glowing blue and green neon sign

Drag performer The Nightbus performing in front of an audience.

TfL's OUTbound Colleague Network Group at Pride London 2023

We are delighted to be teaming up with the iconic London Transport Museum this Pride month for the Pride on the Move Late, showcasing the rich contributions of the LGBTQ+ community to public transport. We are looking forward to a fun night out and hope that you can join us.

Claire Alleguen, Chair of OUTbound

What's happening?

Creative workshop

18:30 – 22:00

Glad rags: get creative and design something to wear to a Pride march. Take inspiration from TfL costume creations from previous years of Pride in London parades and express yourself through the art of dress!

Be inspired

18:30 – 22:00, Ervin Corzo-Rueda

For one night only, see the Tube-themed gown worn at Pride by Crossrail Programme Accountant Ervin Corzo-Rueda, and chat to Ervin about the co-designing process.

Quiz

Test your knowledge of LGBTQ+ London in a mini quiz hosted by The Nightbus. Quiz questions will include iconic venues, historic moments and a special transport round!

The Nightbus is an artist, a visionary and a route home after one too many Whisky Sours up West! Treading the boards of London’s Cabaret and Nightlife scene for nearly ten years, you’re in for a treat as this 7 foot Glamazon on Wheels eases you into a month of all things PRIDE!

Talks

In Conversation with OUTbound

Join OUTbound, TfL’s LGBTQ+ Colleague Network Group, as they discuss their work within London’s transport network, travel safety for LGBTQ+ Londoners, and the evolution of the staff network group from its inception to present day. Speakers include Claire Alleguen, Chair, and Alexander Garnett-Scherer, Vice Chair of OUTbound.

Queering public spaces

Join Professor Pippa Catterall for a short talk and Q&A exploring her research into how public spaces and queer spaces relate, and how to design queer safe spaces, then join Pippa for a workshop mapping your own queer London.

Mind the Gap: Being gay on the underground in the 70s

Hear from gay activist and transport history legend Julian Hows as they discuss their experience in the Gay Liberation movement. Hear Julian’s perspective of the movement through the 60s and 70s, including London’s gay bars and clubs, the Gay Liberation Front, Prides and protests, community response to the HIV epidemic in the 80s, and Julian’s pioneering gender protest at Earl’s Court station.

Stalls

OUTbound

Pop along to the OUTbound stall to meet members and leadership team of TfL’s LGBTQ+ Colleague Network Group. Speak to members about their experience working at TfL as part of the LGBTQ+ community, and discover what OUTbound does and the work and activities that the Colleague Network Group champions. Find out how Action on Inclusion and Equity in Motion are shaping how TfL can become representative and equitable company for both customers and staff.

Mildmay Hospital

Meet representatives from Mildmay Hospital, the namesake of the Mildmay Overground Line from Stratford to Clapham Junction and Richmond. The new line name pays tribute to and recognise the work of Mildmay Hospital’s 160-year legacy of caring for Londoners, including its pioneering HIV/AIDS care and treatment in the 1980s - championed by Princess Diana.

Hear from Mildmay hospital representatives about the pioneering work they do in London and across the globe, and why the renaming of the Overgound line is so important to them, raising awareness of the hospital and firmly cementing their contribution to London’s rich history and heritage.

Mildmay is Europe’s leading charitable hospital for complex HIV-related conditions, also offering ground-breaking clinical support for people who are homeless, including post-detox recovery, and specialist rehabilitation.

Volunteer with us!

Are you passionate about transport and LGBTQ+ histories? Come along to our friendly stall to learn about the range of volunteering opportunities London Transport Museum has to offer, handle objects from our collection, meet some of our volunteer team and hear about upcoming volunteer opportunities.

Music by DJ Ritu MBE

18:30 – 22:00, Museum Gallery Orange Loco

DJ Ritu MBE will be on the decks playing pop, disco, soul and house. DJ Ritu MBE is a globe-trotting turntablist, broadcaster, producer, and the voice of the UK’s definitive independent global music show, A World in London. Renowned for her eclectic music sets played in over 36 countries, Ritu’s club repertoire includes the Boiler Room, Fabric, Steel Yard, Printworks, Pride In London, Duckie, Southbank Surfing, BFI Flare, and she is the co-founder of legendary LGBTQ+ Club Kali (29 years).

Bar

Grab a drink from the bar and enjoy the Museum after dark!

Further activities to be announced.