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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Tour

29-30 May 2025 FREE

Marching Orders: Powerful Posters

Take part in a free, family-friendly gallery tour as we investigate posters that have made a lasting impact.

Talk

30 May 2025 FREE

Bletchley Park, Hitler and the BBC: The Story of Rena Stewart

Author Victoria Walsh introduces the fascinating story of Rena Stewart (1923-2023), from Bletchley Park to translator of Hitler’s will and then BBC pioneer.

Tour

31 May 2025 £2.00

Special Forces: BSL Tour

Follow expert guide Edward Richards on a British Sign Language (BSL) tour as he examines some of the daring operations undertaken by Special Forces units of the British Army. [ Sold Out ]

Talk

6 Jun 2025 FREE

The History of Soldier Magazine

Join Sarah Goldthorpe, the editor of 'Soldier' magazine, as she looks back through the publication's archive.

Early Opening

10 Jun 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 the cover of the book 'Second Front'

Talk

13 Jun 2025 FREE

Gaps and Chaps: A Fresh Look at the Escape of the German Army from Normandy, 1944

Hear historian Marc Milner discuss the supposed failure of the British Army to prevent the escape of the Germans in the Normandy campaign of 1944.

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.