What's on
All events

Secrets of the Thames
4 Apr 2025 – 1 Mar 2026
Exhibitions & displays
Unearth London’s past in the UK’s first major exhibition dedicated to mudlarking

LGBTQ+ History Month talks
8 – 28 Feb 2025
Series
Explore and celebrate London's queer history with talks and craft activities

February half term
17 – 23 Feb 2025
Series
Explore tales (or tails?) of London's birds and beasts with a host of free activities

Mudlarks family gallery
21 Feb – 2 Mar 2025
Activity
Get hands-on in our interactive play area for under-8s

Secrets of the warehouse tour
21 Feb – 20 Mar 2025
Gallery tour
Delve into the hidden history of our Georgian museum building
Paws, claws & tiger tales
21 Feb 2025
Performance
Step back in time with tales of escaped tigers and mummified cats
Pet sounds
21 Feb 2025
Activity
Create a soundscape inspired by the creatures of the Animal Emporium
African Remembrance Day
1 Aug 2024 – 1 Aug 2025
Talk
A year-long series of activities commemorating African victims of slavery

Great Fire of London family walk
22 Feb – 29 Mar 2025
Guided walk
Join us in the great outdoors to explore the Great Fire of 1666
Where are all the gay dockers?
22 Feb 2025
Talk
What do we know about gay people who lived and worked on the docks?

Welcome to Docklands tour
22 Feb – 29 Mar 2025
Gallery tour
A tour around the very best bits of London Museum Docklands

Post-war Poplar and the world of Call the Midwife
22 Feb – 6 Mar 2025
Guided walk
A guided walk around Poplar uncovering stories from the East End in the 1950s
New doors of return – recovering & reconnecting memory
22 Feb 2025
Talk
Exploring the powerful ways African victims of enslavement have been memorialised
Molly houses: London's early club scene
23 Feb 2025
Talk
Uncover an early queer subculture that dwarfs today's gay scene

Beyond the myths: African Tudor London
23 Feb 2025
Gallery tour
Explore the lives, talents and skills of these forgotten figures
Modern queer east London
23 Feb 2025
Talk
Delve into queer activism, community and gentrification in east London

Roman fort gate tours
24 Feb – 30 Mar 2025
Guided walk
See the remains of Roman London's military fort – hidden beneath the streets