What's on
All events
Roman fort gate tours
19 Sep – 17 Oct 2024
Guided walk
See the remains of Roman London's military fort – hidden beneath the streets
Mudlarks family gallery
20 – 29 Sep 2024
Activity
Get hands-on in our interactive play area for under-8s
Secrets of the warehouse tour
20 – 29 Sep 2024
Gallery tour
Delve into the hidden history of our Georgian museum building
Great Fire of London family walk
21 Sep – 12 Oct 2024
Guided walk
Join us in the great outdoors to explore the Great Fire of 1666
Open House Festival: Family day
21 Sep 2024
Activity
A day of tipper trucks, loose-parts play, arts and crafts and music making
Play Cycles
21 Sep 2024
Activity
These pedal-powered play units are cycling across London this summer
How many gone – counting the victims
21 Sep 2024
Talk
Bringing together leading experts to define what we mean by "victims of African enslavement"
African Remembrance Day
1 Aug 2024 – 1 Aug 2025
Talk
A year-long series of activities commemorating African victims of slavery
Tots at the docks
25 Sep – 30 Oct 2024
Activity
Free monthly play sessions inspired by the history of London's Docklands
Post-war Poplar and the world of Call the Midwife
26 Sep – 9 Oct 2024
Guided walk
A guided walk around Poplar uncovering stories from the East End in the 1950s
Mudlarking weekend
28 – 29 Sep 2024
Activity
A showcase of the forgotten objects discovered on the Thames' foreshore
Exploring mudlarking treasures
28 Sep 2024
Talk
How can objects found on the River Thames' foreshore reveal traces of London’s past?
Welcome to Docklands tour
28 Sep 2024
Gallery tour
A tour around the very best bits of London Museum Docklands
Walking London’s queer history
28 Sep – 11 Oct 2024
Guided walk
Uncover hidden histories that prove queer people have always been here – and always will be
Searching London’s lost River Westbourne talk + Q&A
29 Sep 2024
Talk
Explore the artefacts recovered from the lost River Westbourne and what they can tell us about London's history
Second World War family walk
5 Oct 2024
Guided walk
See the marks the war has left on London and the stories they tell
Words, actions and deeds
5 – 27 Oct 2024
Talk
Learn about the influential figures who fuelled the abolition movement
Windrush voices
5 – 27 Oct 2024
Activity
Read and listen to first-hand testimony from the Windrush generation