Brunel Museum at London Transport Museum Depot
The Eighth Wonder of the World? The Brunels’ Thames Tunnel at the London Transport Museum’s Depot in Acton Find out all about how the Thames Tunnel became the world’s first subterranean river crossing and ‘underwater shopping arcade’, how Marc Brunel’s engineering designs were influenced by a very unlikely source and why the tunnel eventually …
Open House Weekend 2025
Visit the Brunel Museum for free as part of Open House Weekend 2024!
Valentine’s Day Tours: A Thames Tunnel Love Story
This Valentine’s Day, explore the depths of love and history at the Brunel Museum. Discover the touching love story of Marc and Sophia Brunel, a tale of romance and resilience at the heart of one of the world’s greatest engineering feats. Marc once wrote to his beloved wife, “Without you, my dear Sophie, no Tunnel,” …
French Révolution Season 2025
In 2006, Isambard Kingdom Brunel was voted the second greatest Briton of all time, just after Winston Churchill. But did you know that Marc Brunel, his father and architect of the Thames Tunnel, was French? Forced to flee during the French Revolution which began in 1789, Marc Brunel made his name in the UK. In fact, …