Plan a visit

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Whether you're coming alone, with family or friends, here's everything you need to help you plan your visit to the National Army Museum.

Visitor information

Opening times

Mon: Closed

Tue–Sun: 10.00am–5.30pm

Getting here

Sloane Square is a 10-minute walk

Victoria is a 20-minute walk

170 route stops outside the Museum

Ormonde Gate is the nearest docking station

Battersea Power Station Pier is a 15-minute walk

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Explore the galleries

Our dynamic galleries feature thousands of objects from across our collections. They showcase the stories of soldiers from the Army's origins to the present day.
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Something for everyone

Families

Family visits

Our interactive galleries and family-focused events mean there's plenty of things for all ages to do at the National Army Museum.

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Group visits

The Museum is the perfect place for groups to uncover the history of the Army and the soldiers who have served in it from the 1600s to the present day.

Schools

Schools visits

The National Army Museum has developed a comprehensive learning service for primary and secondary schools.

Coming soon from the National Army Museum

The Capitulation of Kars, a painting Thomas Jones Barker
Talk
20 Feb 2026

Victorian Visions of War and Peace: Aesthetics and Violence in the British Empire, 1851-1900

Historian Sean Willcock explores how visual media influenced imperial statecraft and created the aesthetic and ethical frameworks for confronting colonial violence.

Group photograph of officers of The Black Watch
Talk
27 Feb 2026

'Highland Chieftains': The Officers of The Black Watch

Join Dr Ruadhan Scrivener-Anderson as he looks at selection, socialisation and the development of group identity within The Black Watch in the lead-up to the First World War.

A museum visitor sketching a bust of Napoleon on display in a gallery
Tour
28 Feb 2026 £2.00

Napoleonic Wars: BSL Tour

Follow expert guide Edward Richards on a British Sign Language (BSL) tour focusing on the Napoleonic Wars of the early 19th century.

The Café

The Café is an ideal place to meet, eat and drink. We serve the best whole-leaf tea and hand-roasted coffee, together with tasty, seasonal food.

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The Shop

The Shop offers carefully chosen ranges rich in culture and contemporary design inspired by the history of the Army and the Museum's collections.

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