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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.

Dance

21 Jun 2025 £65.00

Chelsea Waterloo Ball

Mark the 210th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo in true Regency style and dance the night away in the spectacular surroundings of the Royal Hospital Chelsea’s Great Hall.

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Dance

21 Jun 2025 £65.00

Chelsea Waterloo Ball

Mark the 210th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo by dancing the night away in Regency style in Royal Hospital Chelsea’s Great Hall.

A British medical orderly treats a wounded German soldier, c1916

Talk

27 Jun 2025 FREE

It Worked: Innovation and Improvisation in the Royal Army Medical Corps

Jessica Meyer examines how new ideas and technologies helped to push military medical care forwards during the First World War.

Rex Whistler’s self-portrait in Welsh Guards uniform, May 1940

Tour

28 Jun 2025 £12.50

Soldier Stories: Queer Service

Join expert guide Dan de la Motte as he showcases the lives and experiences of queer soldiers who have served in the Army.

Tour

28 Jun 2025 £12.50

Soldier with a Soldier

Join a serving soldier for an exclusive guided tour of the Soldier gallery to celebrate Armed Forces Week.

Study of a wounded Guardsman, Crimea, c1854

Talk

4 Jul 2025 FREE

Myth and Reality: The Victorian Soldier in Art

Join Susan Ward, the lead curator of our new major exhibition on Victorian military art, as she discusses the representation of soldiers in the late 19th century.

Detail from the painting ' A Welcome Arrival, 1855'

Tour

4 Jul 2025 £15.00

Exhibition Tour: Myth and Reality

Enjoy a guided tour of our new major exhibition, ‘Myth and Reality: Military Art in the Age of Queen Victoria’, with lead curator Susan Ward.

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.

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

16 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.