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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).

Sepoy Harnam Singh of the 34th Sikh Pioneers, 1915
Exhibition
7 Jul 2026 - 21 Feb 2027 FREE

Drawn on the Western Front: Paul Sarrut and the Indian Army

Through a unique selection of intimate sketches, this free exhibition offers a rare glimpse of everyday life for soldiers serving far from home during the First World War.

Religious service, 23 Engineer Regiment, Exercise Eagle Sapper, 2015
Talk
30 Oct 2026 FREE

Embattled Belief

Professor Michael Snape explores the role of religion in the modern British Army, from the Korean War to Afghanistan.

Visitors attending an exhibition tour
Tour
31 Oct 2026 FREE

Drawn on the Western Front: Audio-Described Tour

Join us for a curator-led tour of our latest exhibition, 'Drawn on the Western Front', designed for blind and visually impaired visitors and their companions.

Indian troops in Burma, c1944
Display
3-15 Nov 2026 FREE

Forgotten India at 80: The Stories You Don’t Know

This special display sheds light on the experiences of South Asian communities during the Second World War and its immediate aftermath.

The Quetta Platoon, Women’s Auxiliary Corps (India), in civilian dress, 1942
Talk
6 Nov 2026 FREE

Women’s War Work: Indian Women and the Second World War

Join Dr Kiran Sahota as she highlights the important roles played by Indian women during the Second World War.

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps Tending graves in cemetery at Etaples, 1919
Talk
13 Nov 2026 FREE

Grief, Ghosts and the Search for Summerland

Dr Alice Vernon examines how spiritualism helped bereaved families come to terms with the trauma of the First World War.

Visitors examining a display of art and objects in the Global Role gallery at the National Army Museum
Tour
14 Nov 2026 FREE

Slow Looking: Global Role

Join us for a guided tour of the art on display in our Global Role gallery, focusing on mindfulness and reflection.

Visitors attending a British Sign Language tour at the National Army Museum
Tour
14 Nov 2026 £2.00

Highlights of the National Army Museum: BSL Tour

Discover some of the Museum’s most remarkable exhibits on this British Sign Language (BSL) tour with expert guide Edward Richards.

'Policemen Indiens de la Division de Lahore et l'APM Locon', November 1914
Conference
26 Nov 2026 £20.00

Indian Army in the Early 20th Century: History, Memory and Empire

Join us for a one-day special conference exploring the experiences of soldiers and officers of the Indian Army before, during and after the First World War.

Silhouetted soldiers in Iraq, 2004
Talk
27 Nov 2026 FREE

Life After Service: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

The charity Veterans Voices UK reveals the difficulties veterans face after leaving service and the importance of peer-to-peer support.

SAS soldiers entering the Iranian Embassy in London through a window, 1980
Museum Late
27 Nov 2026 £20.00

The Iranian Embassy Siege: A Veteran’s Voice

Join SAS veteran Ian ‘Chalky’ White as he recounts his role in the dramatic rescue mission that brought the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege to an end.