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Secrets of the Thames
13 Jun 2025 – 1 Mar 2026
Exhibitions & displays
Unearth London’s past in the UK’s first major exhibition dedicated to mudlarking

Pride Month
1 – 30 Jun 2025
Series
Explore and celebrate London's vast queer history with our talks

Mudlarks family gallery
13 – 22 Jun 2025
Activity
Get hands-on in our interactive play area for under-8s
Unheard Voices of the City
14 Jun – 6 Jul 2025
Exhibitions & displays
A tribute to the people who keep London alive after dark

Great Fire of London family walk
14 – 28 Jun 2025
Guided walk
Join us in the great outdoors to explore the Great Fire of 1666
Where are all the gay dockers?
13 – 28 Jun 2025
Talk
What do we know about gay people who lived and worked on the docks?
Make your own zine
14 – 28 Jun 2025
Activity
Create your own queer fanzine inspired by east London's LGBTQ+ community

Welcome to Docklands tour
14 Jun 2025
Gallery tour
A tour around the very best bits of London Museum Docklands

African women in Tudor London
15 Jun 2025
Talk
Uncovering the lives of African women in the Tudor period
Molly houses: London's early club scene
15 – 29 Jun 2025
Talk
Uncover an early queer subculture that dwarfs today's gay scene

Secrets of the Thames tours
15 – 22 Jun 2025
Gallery tour
Join us for an after-hours tour of our mudlarking exhibition

Wonders of the warehouse tour
16 – 27 Jun 2025
Gallery tour
Delve into the hidden history of our Georgian museum building

In & around Smithfield Market
17 – 29 Jun 2025
Guided walk
A guided tour through an area packed with medieval and Tudor history
Sleep & shift work with Night Club
19 Jun 2025
Talk
Explore sleep, your body's internal clock and shift work with this interactive talk
Lesbian squatters
20 – 28 Jun 2025
Talk
Learn about a group of all-women squats established in Hackney

Roman London family walk
21 Jun 2025
Guided walk
Go back 2,000 years and walk Londinium's streets

Windrush Day
21 Jun 2025
Series
Join us for a day of free activities to celebrate London’s Caribbean community