What’s on

Find exciting things to see and do at the National Army Museum. Explore our latest events and exhibitions, and discover inspiring objects in our galleries.

Book Launch

5 Jun 2025 £15.00

SAS: My Trial by Fire

Join 'Sunday Times' bestselling author Des Powell, in conversation with journalist and former BBC newsreader Simon McCoy, for the launch of his new book.

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Book Launch

5 Jun 2025 £15.00

SAS: My Trial by Fire

Join 'Sunday Times' bestselling author Des Powell, in conversation with journalist and former BBC newsreader Simon McCoy, for the launch of his new book.

Talk

6 Jun 2025 FREE

The History of Soldier Magazine

Join Sarah Goldthorpe, the editor of 'Soldier' magazine, as she looks back through the publication's archive.

Tour

7 Jun 2025 FREE

Marching Orders: Magnificent Mascots

Explore the stories of amazing animals who have represented the Army’s regiments on this interactive family-friendly gallery tour.

Early Opening

10 Jun 2025 FREE

Community Coffee Morning

Join us for a relaxed chat and cuppa at our June community coffee morning. We meet on the second Tuesday of every month.

Detail from the cover of the book 'Second Front'

Talk

13 Jun 2025 FREE

Gaps and Chaps: A Fresh Look at the Escape of the German Army from Normandy, 1944

Hear historian Marc Milner discuss the supposed failure of the British Army to prevent the escape of the Germans in the Normandy campaign of 1944.

Discussion

18 Jun 2025 £25.00

Napoleon: Man vs Myth

Join our panel of experts, including the co-editors of 'Napoleonic Objects and Their Afterlives', to get to the heart of who Napoleon Bonaparte really was.

Exhibitions and displays

Display

4 Feb 2025 - 6 Jul 2025 FREE

For 80 years, the journalists of ‘Soldier’ magazine have stood side by side with British Army troops to record seminal moments in our history. The short film in this display celebrates that contribution.

A soldier writing home while leaning against a ruined wall, Liévin, c1917

Display

29 May 2025 - 15 Jun 2025 FREE

In Their Own Words

Discover a selection of remarkable stories drawn from the Museum’s rich archival and library collections and told from the soldiers' own perspectives.

Detail from the painting 'Home Again, 1858'

Exhibition

1 Jul 2025 - 1 Nov 2026 FREE

Myth and Reality: Military Art in the Age of Queen Victoria

This major exhibition of rarely seen artworks illuminates shifting attitudes towards soldiers and the Army during Queen Victoria’s reign (1837 – 1901).

Detail from 'Troops of the Royal West African Frontier Force in the Arakan, Burma, 1944'

Exhibition

18 Sep 2025 - 13 Apr 2026 FREE

Beyond Burma: Forgotten Armies

Marking the 80th anniversary of VJ (Victory over Japan) Day, this exhibition shines a light on the remarkable multinational army that fought in some of the toughest conditions of the Second World War.