Awards and recognition
Introduction
Our mission is to ignite people’s curiosity to shape the future.
We are the world’s leading museum of urban transport, and have a collection of over 500,000 objects designated Outstanding by Arts Council England.
As well as the Museum in Covent Garden, our working store at Acton Depot and Hidden London events, we also run an extensive programme of family, community and learning initiatives - helping young people into careers in both the heritage and transport industries.
2023-24
London for Groups Awards
- Best Museum or Gallery
Kids in Museums Family Friendly Museum Awards
- Best Youth Project - Climate - Green Skills Hackathon - shortlisted
Museums + Heritage Awards
- Temporary or Touring Exhibition of the Year - Legacies: London Transport’s Caribbean Workforce exhibition - shortlisted
2022-23
London Tourism Awards
- Visitor Attraction of the Year
Museums + Heritage Awards
- Visitor Welcome Award - shortlisted
Tiqets Remarkable Venue Awards
- Best Hidden Gem (UK): Hidden London
- Best Hidden Gem (Global): Hidden London
London for Groups Awards
- Best Private Hire Venue
2021-22
TripAdvisor
- Travellers’ Choice Award
Kids in Museums Family Friendly Museum Award
- Best Medium Museum - Winner
UK Dev Awards
- Best Third Sector Website
Museums + Heritage Awards 2021
- Best Use of Digital (Hidden London Virtual Tours) - Shortlisted
- Shop of the Year (LTM Online Shop) - Highly Commended
Global Agency Awards
- Best Non-Profit Campaign (New LTM Website - Driving into a new digital era) - Shortlisted
Tiqets Remarkable Venue Awards
- Best Museum (UK and Ireland) - Shortlisted
Digital Culture Awards 2021
- Content Creation and Distribution (Digitising our Hidden London programme) - Longlisted
London Tourism Awards 2022
- Visitor Attraction of the Year - Winner
2020-21
UKDevAwards
- Best Deployment of a CMS (Website) - Shortlisted
NYX Marcom Awards
- Best User Experience - Gold
- Best Website - Silver
2019-20
Days Out With the Kids
- Best Educational Day Out (London and South East Region) - Winner
Kids in Museums
- Family Friendly Award - Shortlisted
London Heritage Volunteer Awards
- Trustee Award (Phil Swallow) - Winner
- Going the Extra Mile (Ryan Walsh - LT Miniature Railway ) - Highly Commended
- Best Team Contribution (Hidden London) - Runner up
- Going the Extra Mile (Rita Piglonica - Learning) - Runner Up
- Developing in a Role (Jack Kidston - Learning) - Runner Up
Museums Association - Museums Change Lives Award
- Radical Change Maker (Ellie Miles) - Shortlisted
National Transport Awards
- Excellence in Walking and Cycling (Youth Travel Ambassadors ) - Shortlisted
VE: Visitor Forum Awards
- Customer Service Team of the Year (Customer Service Team ) - Winner
Heritage Railway Association
- Special Event (District 150 - Steam on the Underground) - Shortlisted
Museum + Heritage Awards
- Temporary Exhibition of the Year (Hidden London: the Exhibition) - Winner
2018-19
Days Out With the Kids
- Best Educational Day Out (London and South East Region) - Winner
Creative and Cultural Skills
- Apprentice Team of the Year (Kamiah Cowll and Ahuti Punja) - Shortlisted
Museum + Heritage Awards
- Best Educational Initiative (Battle Bus) - Highly Commended
2016
Modeshift National Sustainable Travel Awards
- Best Educational Initiative (Youth Travel Ambassadors ) - Winner
Time Out Love London Awards
- Best Cultural Venue - Winner
2015
Creative and Cultural Skills
- Apprentice Team of the Year (Hannah and Eli) - Winner
Heritage Railway Association
- Publication & Media Award for Excellence (Website) - Winner
Love London Awards
- Local Culture, Acton - Winner
- Love London Awards - Local Culture, Covent Garden
Association of Culture Enterprise
- Online Shop Award - Winner
London Transport Awards
- Information and Marketing (Year of the Bus) - Highly Commended
London Volunteers in Museum Awards
- Best Team (Props and costume volunteers) - Highly Commended