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London Museum Docklands
London Museum Docklands

Mudlarks family gallery

Now until – 1 Feb 2026

Activity

Get hands-on in our interactive play area for under-8s

London Museum Docklands
London Museum Docklands

Meet the mudlarks!

Now until – 1 Mar 2026

Exhibitions & displays

Meet a mudlark and hear some first-hand stories from the riverbank

London Museum Studios
Free
London Museum Studios

Women Life Freedom

Now until – 22 Jan 2026

Exhibitions & displays

A free display expressing the resilience, hope and solidarity of domestic abuse survivors

London Museum Docklands
London Museum Docklands

Wonders of the warehouse tour

Now until – 26 Jan 2026

Gallery tour

Delve into the hidden history of our Georgian museum building

London-wide
London-wide

Great Fire of London family walk

24 Jan – 16 Feb 2026

Guided walk

Join us in the great outdoors to explore the Great Fire of 1666

London-wide
London-wide

Second World War family walk

24 Jan – 14 Feb 2026

Guided walk

See the marks the war has left on London and the stories they tell

London Museum Docklands
London Museum Docklands

Nicola White's stories from the Thames

24 Jan 2026

Activity

Join the mudlark and artist as she reveals her most fascinating Thames finds

London-wide
London-wide

Walking London’s queer history

24 Jan – 21 Feb 2026

Guided walk

Uncover hidden histories that prove queer people have always been here – and always will be

London-wide
London-wide

In & around Smithfield Market

25 Jan – 6 Feb 2026

Guided walk

A guided tour through an area packed with medieval and Tudor history

London Museum Docklands
London Museum Docklands

Secrets of the Thames tours

Now until – 25 Jan 2026

Gallery tour

Join us for an after-hours tour of our mudlarking exhibition

London Museum Docklands
Free
London Museum Docklands

Tots at the docks

28 Jan – 25 Feb 2026

Activity

Free monthly play sessions inspired by the history of London's Docklands

London-wide
London-wide

Post-war Poplar & Call the Midwife

29 Jan – 18 Feb 2026

Guided walk

A guided walk around Poplar uncovering stories from the East End in the 1950s

London Museum Docklands
Free
London Museum Docklands

Hello sailor! Queer sailors & communities

1 Feb 2026

Talk

Explore the infamous link between queerness and life at sea

London Museum Docklands
Free
London Museum Docklands

Molly houses: London's early club scene

1 Feb 2026

Talk

Uncover an early queer subculture that dwarfs today's gay scene

London Museum Docklands
London Museum Docklands

Secrets of the Thames writers' workshop

6 Feb 2026

Courses & workshops

Let Luke Jerram's moon installation spark new poems and stories

London-wide
London-wide

Exploring with the experts

7 Feb 2026

Guided walk

Dig deeper into mudlarking with this guided foreshore visit and curator-led exhibition tour