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uf11-19 February 2012www.museumoflondon.org.uk/halfterm

Don’t miss Dickens and London until 10 June 2012Charges apply Suggested age 11+

Spend the day together as a family

For our full events programme visit www.museumoflondon.org.uk/ halfterm or to book call 020 7001 9844. Sign up to enews and be entered into our draw to win an iPod nano! Terms and conditions apply.

FREE ENTRYWest India Quay, London, E14 4AL

West India Quay (14 mins from Bank) Canary Wharf (11 mins from Waterloo)

15, 115, 135, 277, D3, D6, D7, D8

FREE ENTRY150 London Wall, London, EC2Y 5HN

Barbican, St Paul’s, Moorgate

Liverpool Street, City Thameslink

4, 8, 25, 56, 100, 172, 242, 521

Key Museum of London Museum of London Docklands

* tickets on application

Victorian secret messageSat 11, Sun 12 & Fri 17 Feb, 12.30-2pm & 2.30-4pmLearn the secret language of flowers and herbs and write a message for a special person. 5+Museum of London

Peep showSat 11 & Wed 15 Feb, 12.30-1.30pm & 2.30-3.30pmExplore the architecture of East India Quay then make a paper peep show. 5+Museum of London Docklands

Characters from history – Charles DickensSat 11 Feb, 1-1.30pm, 2-2.30pm & 3-3.30pm; Wed 15 Feb, 11.45am –12.15pm, 1.15-1.45pm & 3-3.30pmMeet Dickens and learn which of his novels are based on his childhood. 5+Museum of London

The real Miss HavishamSun 12 & Mon 13 Feb, 1-1.30pm, 2-2.30pm & 3-3.30pm; Wed 15 Feb, 11-11.30am, 12.30-1pm & 2-2.30pmFind out who was behind Dickens’ eccentric and memorable Miss Havisham. 5+Museum of London

Victorian playgroundMon 13 Feb, 10.30-11.30am & 2-3pmFind out about Victorian games then make your own toy. 1+Museum of London Docklands

Archaeology exposedMon 13, Tue 14 & Fri 17 Feb, 10am – 4pmCelebrate the tenth birthday of the Museum of London’s Archaeological Archive with a series of interactive object sessions. 7+Museum of London

Enter a Victorian photographMon 13 Feb, 12.30-1.30pm, 2-3pm & 3.30-4.30pmCreate fictional Victorian characters, then dress up and enter a photograph from the time. 5+Museum of London*

Enter a Victorian photographTue 14 Feb, 12.30-1.30pm & 2.30-3.30pmCreate fictional Victorian characters, then dress up and enter a photograph from the time. 7+Museum of London Docklands*

Hands on archaeologyMon 13, Tue 14 & Fri 17 Feb, 3.15-4.15pmHelp improve the Museum’s archaeological collections. 7+Museum of London*

Dickens’ childrenTue 14 Feb, 12-12.25pm, 1.30-1.55pm & 2.30-2.55pmUse the Museum’s collections to explore the work and play of children in Dickens’ time. 5+Museum of London

Isambard Kingdom BrunelTue 14 Feb, 12.30-1pm, 2.30-3pm & 3.30-4pmMeet Brunel, the great engineer of ships and bridges. 5+Museum of London Docklands

Victorian playgroundWed 15 Feb, 10.30-11.30am & 2-3pmFind out about Victorian games then make your own toy. 1+Museum of London

The legend of spring-heeled JackFri 17 Feb, 12.30-1pm, 2.30-3pm & 3.30-4pmHear the story of spring-heeled Jack that gripped the whole of Victorian London. 5+Museum of London Docklands

Bones and diseasesThu 16 Feb, 11.30am – 12.15pm & 1.30-2.15pmJoin the Museum’s osteologists to explore life and death in London. 7+Museum of London Docklands

Caring for DickensThu 16 Feb, 11.30am – 1pm & 2-3.30pmLearn how the Museum’s conservators look after Dickensian objects. 5+Museum of London

Strolling with DickensThu 16 & Sat 18 Feb, 1-1.35pm, 2-2.35pm & 3-3.35pmJoin our storyteller recreating Dickens’ walks through London. 5+Museum of London

Victorian childhoodFri 17 Feb, 11.30am – 12pm & 1.30-2pmExplore the lives of children at work and play in Victorian London. 5+Museum of London Docklands

Victorian optical illusionsSat 18 Feb, 12.30-1.30pm & 2.30-3.30pmSee some spectacular illusions and learn your own magic tricks. 5+Museum of London Docklands

Mapping Dickens’ LondonSat 18 & Sun 19 Feb, 12.30-2pm & 2.30-4pmMake a map to guide you through Dickens’ London. 5+Museum of London