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

Mudlarks family gallery
31 Mar – 13 Jun 2025
Activity
Get hands-on in our interactive play area for under-8s

Secrets of the warehouse tour
1 – 13 Apr 2025
Gallery tour
Delve into the hidden history of our Georgian museum building

In & around Smithfield Market
4 – 25 Apr 2025
Guided walk
A guided tour through an area packed with medieval and Tudor history

Great Fire of London family walk
5 – 26 Apr 2025
Guided walk
Join us in the great outdoors to explore the Great Fire of 1666

Second World War family walk
5 – 10 Apr 2025
Guided walk
See the marks the war has left on London and the stories they tell

Easter
8 – 17 Apr 2025
Series
Explore fascinating archaeology of the Thames in our free workshops
Rising river pop-up cards
8 – 17 Apr 2025
Courses & workshops
Craft a pop-up card inspired by the tidal Thames
Meet a Victorian mudlark
8 – 17 Apr 2025
Performance
Join our mudlark as they comb the foreshore of the Thames
Foreshore finds
9 – 16 Apr 2025
Courses & workshops
Help create a foreshore full of undiscovered objects
Mudlarking mementos
10 – 14 Apr 2025
Courses & workshops
Make your own clay coin inspired by fascinating finds from the river

Beyond the myths: African Tudor London
13 Apr 2025
Gallery tour
Explore the lives, talents and skills of these forgotten figures

Roman fort gate tours
13 – 27 Apr 2025
Guided walk
See the remains of Roman London's military fort – hidden beneath the streets

Secrets of the Thames tours
13 – 27 Apr 2025
Gallery tour
Join us for an after-hours tour of our mudlarking exhibition
Mini Mondays: Explore the foreshore – toddler sessions
14 Apr 2025
Courses & workshops
Dive into the Thames in these sensory sessions exploring the famous river

Post-war Poplar and the world of Call the Midwife
18 – 30 Apr 2025
Guided walk
A guided walk around Poplar uncovering stories from the East End in the 1950s

Walking London’s queer history
19 Apr 2025
Guided walk
Uncover hidden histories that prove queer people have always been here – and always will be