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London Museum Docklands
Series
London Museum Docklands

Summer holidays

12 Jul – 31 Aug 2025

Series

Dig, dance and discover London’s vibrant history

London Museum Docklands
London Museum Docklands

Mudlarks family gallery

17 – 31 Aug 2025

Activity

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

London Museum Docklands
London Museum Docklands

Secrets of the Thames

17 Aug 2025 – 1 Mar 2026

Exhibitions & displays

Unearth London’s past in the UK’s first major exhibition dedicated to mudlarking

London Museum Docklands
London Museum Docklands

The big dig

17 – 31 Aug 2025

Activity

Get digging and experience what it’s like to be an archaeologist

London Museum Docklands
London Museum Docklands

Wonders of the warehouse tour

17 – 24 Aug 2025

Gallery tour

Delve into the hidden history of our Georgian museum building

London Museum Docklands
London Museum Docklands

African women in Tudor London

17 Aug 2025

Talk

Uncovering the lives of African women in the Tudor period

London Museum Docklands
London Museum Docklands

Secrets of the Thames tours

17 Aug 2025

Gallery tour

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

London Museum Docklands
Free
London Museum Docklands

Great Fire of London family show

19 – 28 Aug 2025

Performance

It's 1666 and London's on fire – can you help us save what's left of the city?

London Museum Docklands
London Museum Docklands

Big dig for grown-ups

20 Aug 2025

Activity

For one night only, adults have permission to play and try out an archaeological dig

London Museum Docklands
London Museum Docklands

London Museum Docklands highlights tour

23 Aug 2025

Gallery tour

A tour around the very best bits of London Museum Docklands

London Museum Docklands
Free
London Museum Docklands

Tots at the docks

27 Aug – 17 Dec 2025

Activity

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

London Museum Docklands
Free
London Museum Docklands

Secret stories family trail

Now until – 31 Aug 2025

Activity

Go on a mudlarking journey with our trail inspired by Jessie Burton's new book, Hidden Treasure

London Museum Docklands
London Museum Docklands

Curator tour of Secrets of the Thames & panel discussion

2 Sep 2025

Gallery tour

An exclusive tour and expert panel discussion on the secret lives of the "low water"

London Museum Docklands
London Museum Docklands

Secret lives of the "low water" panel discussion

2 Sep 2025

Talk

Join us for a discussion on the secret lives of ships on the Thames

London Museum Docklands
Free
London Museum Docklands

Mini Mondays: Rescue our river – baby sessions

9 Sep 2025

Activity

Enjoy props and play in this interactive storytelling session

London Museum Docklands
Series
London Museum Docklands

Tots & the Thames day festival

9 Sep 2025

Series

Celebrate our river with this special takeover day for babies and toddlers

London Museum Docklands
Free
London Museum Docklands

Mini Mondays: Rescue our river – toddler session

9 Sep 2025

Activity

Join us for some sensory storytelling about a fish in the Thames

London Museum Docklands
London Museum Docklands

How to care for your iron objects

12 Sep 2025

Courses & workshops

Learn some first aid tips for your mudlarked iron finds