What's on
All events
Secrets of the Thames
Now until – 1 Mar 2026
Exhibitions & displays
Unearth London’s past in the UK’s first major exhibition dedicated to mudlarking
Mudlarks family gallery
Now until – 30 Nov 2025
Activity
Get hands-on in our interactive play area for under-8s
Wonders of the warehouse tour
Now until – 27 Nov 2025
Gallery tour
Delve into the hidden history of our Georgian museum building
The mystical moon & mudlarking
20 Nov 2025
Other
Explore the moon's dark side in this late-night event full of creative arts
Victorian Santa's grotto
21 Nov – 23 Dec 2025
Activity
Meet Santa and receive a gift (if you've been nice, of course!)
Roman London family walk
22 Nov – 13 Dec 2025
Guided walk
Go back 2,000 years and walk Londinium's streets
Great Fire of London family walk
22 Nov – 20 Dec 2025
Guided walk
Join us in the great outdoors to explore the Great Fire of 1666
The Semeiko-Wang Nature Remembered Project
22 Nov 2025
Exhibitions & displays
A new artistic collaboration exploring a love for the natural world
Walking London’s queer history
22 Nov 2025
Guided walk
Uncover hidden histories that prove queer people have always been here – and always will be
Meet the mudlarks!
23 Nov – 21 Dec 2025
Exhibitions & displays
Meet a mudlark and hear some first-hand stories from the riverbank
Secrets of the Thames & foreshore tour with Thames Explorer
25 – 28 Nov 2025
Guided walk
Step onto the Thames foreshore and discover what it's like to be a mudlark
By Appointment Only: Romani art, culture & heritage
25 Nov 2025 – 31 Jan 2027
Exhibitions & displays
A free display on the creativity and craft of Romani communities
Tots at the docks
26 Nov – 17 Dec 2025
Activity
Free monthly play sessions inspired by the history of London's Docklands
Post-war Poplar & Call the Midwife
27 Nov – 17 Dec 2025
Guided walk
A guided walk around Poplar uncovering stories from the East End in the 1950s
Roman fort gate tours
29 Nov – 14 Dec 2025
Guided walk
See the remains of Roman London's military fort – hidden beneath the streets
How to care for your leather objects
5 Dec 2025
Courses & workshops
Find out the best ways to look after and store your leather finds
Saturdays at the Studios
6 Dec 2025
Series
Join us every first Saturday of the month for some fun for all ages