The Museum explores the story of London's River, Port and People, from Roman settlement of the port, through to the recent regeneration of London's former Docklands - a 2000 year storyline.

Located over five floors of a splendid late Georgian warehouse on West India Quay - literally in the shadow of the Canary Wharf district - the Museum offers twelve major galleries, a children's gallery, education services, functions suites, a restaurant and a shop.

Galleries show how the region has been at the heart of centuries of social and economic change and pay homage to the people who helped to build and shape it - and those who continue to do so.

A design approach which unites traditional museum displays with multi media technologies, animates a rich and all encompassing storyline in ways which are both engaging and inter-active.

Artefacts, engravings, paintings, testimonies and photographs drawn from the outstanding collections of the Museum of London and the Port of London Authority, emphasise the skills and ingenuity of Dockland communities.

Temporary exhibitions and events programmes will showcase the region's rich cultural heritage and provide a platform for contemporary expression and debate.

The Museum has been developed with the support of the following major funders:
the Heritage Lottery Fund - the Isle of Dogs Community Fund - the Corporation of London - the Port of London Authority - the Museum of London - the Department of Culture, Media & Sport and Canary Wharf Group plc.