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

Women's History Month talks
1 – 30 Mar 2025
Series
Uncovering hidden stories of female pirates, pioneering abolitionists and Poplar midwives

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

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

Roman fort gate tours
30 Mar – 27 Apr 2025
Guided walk
See the remains of Roman London's military fort – hidden beneath the streets
Poly Styrene: Godmother of punk
30 Mar 2025
Talk
Exploring the life of the woman who helped shape punk music

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

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