What's on

Summer holidays
12 Jul – 31 Aug 2025
Series
Dig, dance and discover London’s vibrant history

Mudlarks family gallery
17 – 31 Aug 2025
Activity
Get hands-on in our interactive play area for under-8s

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

The big dig
17 – 31 Aug 2025
Activity
Get digging and experience what it’s like to be an archaeologist

Wonders of the warehouse tour
17 – 24 Aug 2025
Gallery tour
Delve into the hidden history of our Georgian museum building

African women in Tudor London
17 Aug 2025
Talk
Uncovering the lives of African women in the Tudor period

Secrets of the Thames tours
17 Aug 2025
Gallery tour
Join us for an after-hours tour of our mudlarking exhibition
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?

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 highlights tour
23 Aug 2025
Gallery tour
A tour around the very best bits of 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
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

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"

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
Mini Mondays: Rescue our river – baby sessions
9 Sep 2025
Activity
Enjoy props and play in this interactive storytelling session

Tots & the Thames day festival
9 Sep 2025
Series
Celebrate our river with this special takeover day for babies and toddlers
Mini Mondays: Rescue our river – toddler session
9 Sep 2025
Activity
Join us for some sensory storytelling about a fish in the Thames

How to care for your iron objects
12 Sep 2025
Courses & workshops
Learn some first aid tips for your mudlarked iron finds