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Discover exciting things to see and do at our events and exhibitions, and across our galleries.

People dressed in 1940s style dancing at the National Army Museum

Dance

10 May 2025 £25.00

VE Day Dance

Celebrate the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe and jive the night away at our 1940s dance.

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Talk

2 May 2025 FREE

Is Remembrance Still Working?

To mark VE Day, two grandchildren of high-ranking army officers from opposite sides of the Second World War come together to discuss questions of Remembrance.

Talk

9 May 2025 FREE

Learning to Adapt: The British Army in the American War of Independence

Join Dr Matthew Spring as he examines how the British Army approached the American War of Independence.

Dance

10 May 2025 £25.00

VE Day Dance

Celebrate the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe and jive the night away at our 1940s dance.

Early Opening

13 May 2025 FREE

Community Coffee Morning

Join us for a relaxed chat and cuppa at our May community coffee morning. We meet on the second Tuesday of every month.

Detail from a State Trumpeter's coat worn at the Delhi Durbar of 1911

Museum Late

13 May 2025 £14.00

Embroidering the British Army

Discover the artistry of bespoke hand embroidery during London Craft Week, with an exclusive event and live demonstration led by experts from Hand & Lock.

Book Launch

15 May 2025 £14.00

Mission Europe: The Secret History of the Women of SOE

Launching Dr Kate Vigurs’s latest book, 'Mission Europe', this talk brings to life the stories of women recruited by the British for covert missions in occupied Europe.

Exhibitions and displays

Display

4 Feb 2025 - 6 Jul 2025 FREE

For 80 years, the journalists of ‘Soldier’ magazine have stood side by side with British Army troops to record seminal moments in our history. The short film in this display celebrates that contribution.