What’s on

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

Spotlight

12 Apr 2025 Free

Royal Engineers Sports Spotlight

Join us for a special Spotlight Saturday event to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Royal Engineers winning the FA Cup.

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People feeling the textures of items in the handling collection

Tour

27 Apr 2025 FREE

British Civil Wars: Sensory Tour

Find out more about the British Civil Wars and their impact through a sensory tour guided by our Community Engagement Team.

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.

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.

Early Opening

13 May 2025 FREE

Community Coffee Morning

Join us for a relaxed chat and cuppa at our community coffee mornings 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.

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.