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Alternative Walking Tours of London
London has more stories than the guidebooks admit.
Tours in this collection
The Women Behind British Design: A Feminist Tour of the V&A
A feminist re-reading of the V&A.
Unframed Women: Visibility and Power at the National Portrait Gallery
Behind every portrait lies a hierarchy.
The Hidden Women in the V&A’s Cast Courts
Uncover the women whose labour shaped Britain’s design history but don't show in the museum’s narratives.
The History of Looting
Uncover the stories the British Museum rarely foregrounds.
How to Read a Portrait: Power, Pose, and the Politics of Looking
Step inside the National Portrait Gallery to learn how to read art.
Beneath the Bunker: Churchill's Dark Side
Explore the dark side of Britain's famous wartime leader.
The Hidden Women of the Pre-Raphaelites
Step into the lives of muses, models, and artists who challenged Victorian norms.
Colonial Craft at the V&A
A closer look at how the British Empire shaped the V&A’s treasures.
About Alternative Walking Tours of London
Alternative walking tours of London that go beyond the tourist trail. Self-guided audio tours exploring hidden histories, radical stories and underrepresented voices — written by historians and cultural critics. Start exploring today.
All Tourus tours are self-guided and designed to be listened to on your phone as you walk. Each tour is written and recorded by historians, academics and cultural critics — not generic tour guides. Download the Tourus app on iOS to get started.
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