What's on
Mudlarks family gallery
3 Oct 2024 – 8 May 2025
Activity
Get hands-on in our interactive play area for under-8s
Secrets of the warehouse tour
3 – 20 Oct 2024
Gallery tour
Delve into the hidden history of our Georgian museum building
Words, actions & 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
An introduction to the London, Sugar & Slavery gallery
5 – 26 Oct 2024
Talk
Confront this history head-on and find out its significance to London
Beyond the myths: Black Tudor London
6 – 26 Oct 2024
Talk
Explore the lives, talents and skills of these forgotten figures
Welcome to Docklands tour
6 Oct 2024
Gallery tour
A tour around the very best bits of London Museum Docklands
Holding Emotions
9 Feb 2024 – 9 Feb 2025
Exhibitions & displays
A free display giving a moment to reflect on, process and release emotions
Windrush & the NHS: A nurse called Ruby
12 – 26 Oct 2024
Talk
Hear the story of a Jamaican nurse who answered Britain’s call for help
Mini Mondays: Navigate by night – toddler sessions
14 Oct 2024
Activity
Sail under a starlit sky in a sensory session for under-5s
Mini Mondays: Navigate by night – baby session
14 Oct 2024
Activity
A baby sensory session with spices, songs and a starry night
October half term
26 Oct – 3 Nov 2024
Activity
Brighten up the darker days with dance, crafts and storytelling
London in lights
28 – 29 Oct 2024
Activity
Create an artwork using silhouettes in this workshop for over-5s
Meet the lamplighter
28 – 30 Oct 2024
Performance
A storytelling adventure travelling to Victorian London
Tots at the docks
30 Oct 2024
Activity
Free monthly play sessions inspired by the history of London's Docklands
Black History Month talks
1 – 31 Oct 2024
Talk
Uncover the legacies of Black Londoners in these free talks
Bollywood dance workshop
31 Oct 2024
Activity
Learn some Bollywood moves in this energetic workshop