Adults

'No More Napoleons' book cover
Talk
20 Jun 2025 FREE

No More Napoleons: How Britain Managed Europe from Waterloo to World War One

Andrew Lambert discusses the impact Napoleon left on Anglo-European politics and how Britain worked to secure order in Europe.

Summoned to Waterloo - Brussels, 1815
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.

A soldier leading a tour of Soldier gallery
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.

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).

People feeling the textures of items in the handling collection
Tour
6 Jul 2025 FREE

Victorian Art: Sensory Tour

Explore our forthcoming exhibition ‘Myth and Reality: Military Art in the Age of Queen Victoria’ through a sensory tour guided by our Community Engagement Team.

Community Coffee Morning
Early Opening
8 Jul 2025 FREE

Community Coffee Morning

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

People feeling the textures of items in the handling collection
Tour
18 Jul 2025 FREE

Victorian Art: Sensory Tour

Explore our forthcoming exhibition ‘Myth and Reality: Military Art in the Age of Queen Victoria’ through a sensory tour guided by our Community Engagement Team.

Cigar box, 1900
Course
26-27 Jul 2025 £100.00

Embroidery Course: Victorian Art

Elevate your embroidery skills on this two-day course inspired by the Museum’s collection and led by experts from Hand & Lock, London’s premier embroidery house.

Community Coffee Morning
Early Opening
12 Aug 2025 FREE

Community Coffee Morning

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

‘Patient Heroes’, a Royal Horse Artillery gun team in action, 1882
Tour
30 Aug 2025 £2.00

Victorian Art: BSL Tour

Follow expert guide Edward Richards on a British Sign Language (BSL) tour of our forthcoming exhibition ‘Myth and Reality: Military Art in the Age of Queen Victoria’.