As people move around London, signs surround them, announcing the names of businesses and highlighting available services and goods. In daily life, these signs become part of the urban landscape, standing out when needed and blending into the background when not.

As museum objects, however, signs are the physical traces of a past London that only some may remember well. Many recall with affection, for example, Johnny and Dorothy Downs’ banquet facility, the Latin Quarter Place. As they move further into the past, though, London becomes an unfamiliar place. Where was Balkwill’s Hotel, for instance, and who ran it? This exhibition featuring signs from Museum London’s extensive artifact collection recalls and revives this fascinating forest city of yesteryear. It will also introduce some equally compelling Londoners. The signs in London Recalling are mounted high on one of Museum London’s barrel vault walls.  This not only makes the most of the Museum’s architecture but also displays the signs as they would have been seen when first used.

-Tuesday to Sunday: 11 AM to 5 PM.
-Thursdays from 11 AM to 8 PM.