Open House Festival 2025

Get a glimpse into the history of the National Army Museum as part of this year's Open House Festival.

Founded by Royal Charter in 1960, the National Army Museum started life in a converted riding school building at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. It quickly outgrew its original home and has been on its current site on Chelsea's Royal Hospital Road since 1970.

Join us at one of our archivist-led talks to discover more about the history of the building. And get the chance to see original archive material showing how the Museum has changed over the past 65 years.

Session times:

• 11.00am - 12.00pm
• 2.00pm - 3.00pm

Open House Festival

The Open House Festival is an annual celebration of London's architecture and neighbourhoods, and the people and communities that make them. Every year, buildings and other sites across all 33 London boroughs open to the public, so that Londoners can explore and learn about them for free.