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
Meet the mudlarks!
Now until – 21 Dec 2025
Exhibitions & displays
Meet a mudlark and hear some first-hand stories from the riverbank
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 2025
Guided walk
Go back 2,000 years and walk Londinium's streets
Great Fire of London family walk
22 – 29 Nov 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
Roman fort gate tours
23 – 29 Nov 2025
Guided walk
See the remains of Roman London's military fort – hidden beneath the streets
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 2025
Guided walk
A guided walk around Poplar uncovering stories from the East End in the 1950s
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