⛅BE READY WHATEVER THE WEATHER THIS SEPTEMBER AT BOW STREET☔ 💜FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS with @herstorical_tours_ 🌈EXPLORE MORE with our LGBT+ walking tour around Covent Garden 🔎FIND HIDDEN HISTORIES in our evening talk with @hallierubenhold 💻 https://bowstreetmuseum.org.uk/whatson/

Case closed! Thank you to everyone who has joined us at the Museum this August; our team have particularly enjoyed the number of Detective drawings added to our feedback wall!

Boo! Street Museum of Crime and Justice returns Join @dr.dan.o for an evening discussing 18th-century funerary crime. Find out how order was maintained and discover what happened when it wasn’t. https://bowstreetpolicemuseum.digitickets.co.uk/category/36332?navItem=1247340

This Saturday is your last chance to try our Identikit workshop. Think you can do better than our team? Museum admission prices apply (Children Under 12 go FREE). All children must be accompanied by an adult. Book tickets - https://bowstreetmuseum.org.uk/whatson/family-activities/

Happy #InternationalDogDay Meet Charlie 'the white sergeant', star of a children’s book of stories, but believed to be based on a real Bow Street pet. I'm sure the Museum team today wouldn't say no to a four-legged friend on the ticket desk🐾

Ever wondered how crime scene investigators dust for prints? See a live demonstration in our family workshop and take home a set of your own fingerprints. Final Fingerprint Friday 28th August @ 14:30 https://bowstreetpolicemuseum.digitickets.co.uk/category/36017?navItem=1322571

Venue Hire Options are now live on our website. Located in the heart of Covent Garden, the Museum is one of London’s hidden gems, a small and unique venue for memorable talks, meetings, receptions, and filming. https://bowstreetmuseum.org.uk/venue-hire/

A quacking trip in the cells awaits you!

Make sure to come by the Museum yourself to read about Oscar Wilde's appearance at Bow Street and how he connects to this piece of history. Thanks to the #NationalLottery #HeritageFund for your vital support. @HeritageFundUK

Thank you to our speaker @7baysbroadstairs for joining us last night to explore the Queens of the Underworld! A fascinating and long too neglected part of crime and justice history. Thanks to our @uolmuseumstudies placement student Eli for the great pics 📷

Your next great read 🔰 Make sure to reserve a book for this week's talk with Caitlin Davies. Limited copies will be available on the night so be prepared! https://bowstreetpolicemuseum.digitickets.co.uk/category/36332?navItem=1322573

We’re taking part in Kids Aloud, Art Fund’s campaign to encourage family-friendly visits and curious minds! 📅 Join our BE A DETECTIVE workshops 👉 Visit artfund.org/kids-aloud for more information 🎫 Get half-price entry for you and all the family with a National Art Pass

After a sell-out event in 2022, Hallie is back at Bow Street. ‘Story of a Murder’, foregrounds the extraordinary women who have been pushed to the fringes of the infamous true-crime story featuring Dr Crippen. Sunday 20th September @ 17:00 https://bowstreetmuseum.org.uk/whatson/visit-events/

As we kick off the summer holidays, we've been looking at the exciting places some of our visitors have travelled from to find us! 🇦🇺 Australia 🇺🇸 United States 🇬🇧 Scarborough (a little closer to home!)

🌆ENJOY SUMMER IN THE CITY THIS AUGUST AT BOW STREET🌆 👐GET HANDS ON with our object handling collection 🕵BE A DETECTIVE in our family workshops 🔎FIND HIDDEN HISTORIES in our evening talk https://bowstreetmuseum.org.uk/whatson/

Project Update! This week our team welcomed young people from @themosaictrust & @thefurzedownproject older LGBT+ Group to the Museum. We'll be working with both groups to inform the content of our exhibition. Thanks to the #NationalLottery #HeritageFund for your vital support. @HeritageFundUK

The Museum will be open on Thursdays in August, giving you more chances to visit Bow Street Museum. We will also have some of our trusty object handling team available to help you get hands-on with some of our collection. Book now: https://bowstreetpolicemuseum.digitickets.co.uk/tickets🚔

Looking at our #newontheshelf this week, it's MINT to be! The Art of a Lie by @laurashepherdrobinson is the perfect summer read, featuring ice cream, a murder mystery, and, most importantly, the founder of the Bow Street Runners, Henry Fielding! 🍦🕵🌞 #bowstreetbooks #summerread

Popular culture is littered with famous criminal men – but what about all the criminal women? Did they never exist, or have they just been forgotten? Join us at the Museum or online via Livestream to hear all about it https://bowstreetmuseum.org.uk/whatson/visit-events/

There’s twice as much fun with two BE A DETECTIVE workshops On fingerprint Fridays, explore the story of fingerprint technology. On Saturdays, learn about Identikits, a tool designed to help police build a picture of a criminal's face https://bowstreetpolicemuseum.digitickets.co.uk/category/36017

🌞EXPLORE THE CITY IN THE SUNSHINE THIS JULY AT BOW STREET🌞 🎭JOIN IN THE THEATRICS with our Stages and Cells walking tours 🌈EXPLORE MORE with our LGBT+ walking tour around Covent Garden 💜FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS of fantastic women with @herstorical_tours_ Link in bio 💻

Unlock hidden histories 🗝 Extended opening hours are back this August! The Museum will be open Thursday - Sunday 11:00-16:30 (last entry 16:00), so you have more opportunities than ever to visit. https://bowstreetpolicemuseum.digitickets.co.uk/event-tickets/33249?catID=33153& #HeritageIsOpen

"A small but fantastic museum! The staffs here are all kind and willing to offer assistance. It tells the development of Bow Street Police Station and related Metropolitan history. I enjoy it a lot!" #BowStreetMuseum #LondonHistory #CoventGarden #ThingstodoinLondon

New on the shelf for #PrideMonth and all year round! Some of our favourite authors, sharing the Queer history of Bow Street and beyond. 📽 It Used to be Witches 🚺Eva Gore-Booth 🌈The Betrayal of Thomas True 📚How Queer Bookshops Change the World 🕵A Rebel and a Traitor

Looking to cool off this weekend? Why not check out some cool history at the same time! Our cells and galleries are air conditioned so beat the heat this weekend with a visit to Bow Street Museum of Crime and Justice. https://bowstreetpolicemuseum.digitickets.co.uk/event-tickets/33249?catID=33153&

Our team have been looking over the photos from last week's Pride Late. It's so great to see people coming together to share in the stories exploring LGBTQ+ history. Visit our website to discover more about our @heritagefunduk project. https://bowstreetmuseum.org.uk/echoes-from-the-dock/ 📸:Dan Hall

MY FACE WHEN YOU TELL ME YOU HAVEN'T GONE ON A VOTES FOR WOMEN WALKING TOUR Next tour💚Fri 26th June @ 11:00💜 Allow @Herstorical_Tours_ to transport you back to Edwardian London & retrace the footsteps (quite literally!) of these incredible women https://bowstreetmuseum.org.uk/whatson/guided-tours/

🌈WHAT A LINE UP🌈 Join us at the Museum for our Pride Late with an exclusive live acoustic performance from Danny Starr, a singer-songwriter known for attention-grabbing melodies and thought-provoking lyrics. https://bowstreetpolicemuseum.digitickets.co.uk/tickets

It's #MuseumWeek Our final prompt is #HopeMW. We're about to start some exciting changes as we develop our Echoes from the Dock project. Our hope is this will help us connect to new audiences and share more stories about how criminal justice systems have shaped LGBTQ+ lives.

Today's prompt is #FunInTheMuseumMW. Our walking tours are a chance to hit the streets and share some of the fun history of Bow Street. Want to know why these officers are horsing around? You'll have to join Stages and Cells to find out! https://bowstreetmuseum.org.uk/whatson/guided-tours/