What's on at the National Army Museum

Members Only

11 May 2021, 6.30pm

FREE

The Unworthy, Worthwhile War: Korea, 1950-53 (Lecture 3/3)

Brigadier (retd) Brian Parritt CBE served during the Korean War. In this talk, he covers the final phase of the fighting, when the possibility of a ceasefire appeared imminent.

find out more

Patrons Only

12 May 2021, 6.30pm

FREE

Lieutenant General Chris Tickell CBE in Conversation

Lieutenant General Chris Tickell, Deputy Chief of the General Staff, will discuss the proposed changes to the British Army and how it is going to project a fighting force for the future.

find out more

Royal Artillery Memorial, Hyde Park, London

Walking Tour

26 May 2021, 11.00am

£15.00

Westminster at War

This gentle march will take in the military sites of Westminster, exploring how the city of London has fought and defended itself.

find out more

Lillian Franklin, First Aid Nursing Yeomanry

Walking Tour

9 June 2021, 11.00am

£15.00

Kensington and Chelsea's Great War

Join our Blue Badge Guide and explore the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

find out more

Detail from 'A view of the Engagement at Vinegar Hill, June 21st 1798'

Members Only

9 June 2021, 6.30pm

FREE

The Irish Wars: The Irish Against Napoleon (Lecture 1/3)

In the first of three lectures on Ireland in the Napoleonic Wars, Patrick Mercer OBE traces the development of some of the toughest regiments that Napoleon’s troops had to face.

find out more

Patrons Only

10 June 2021, 6.30pm

FREE

10 June 1798 became known as ‘Pike Sunday’ when Crown forces in Ireland descended en masse, seized hidden pikes and arrested blacksmiths. Join historian Patrick Mercer OBE to find out more about this extraordinary episode in Britain and Ireland’s military history.

find out more

Walking Tour

16 June 2021, 11.00am

£15.00

Saintly and Sinful

This walk weaves its way west of Chelsea and skirts the north bank of the River Thames following the tales of saints and sinners.

find out more

Walking Tour

23 June 2021, 11.00am

£15.00

Victoria Cross Recipients at Brompton Cemetery

This stroll weaves along the pathways of the Grade I listed cemetery following tales of fame, fortune and heroism.

find out more

Members Only

21 July 2021, 6.30pm

FREE

The Irish Wars: The Irish Against Napoleon (Lecture 2/3)

In the 18th century, Royalist France had made several plans to invade Britain by first landing troops in Ireland - an ambition which Revolutionary France adopted with gusto.

find out more

Members Only

1 September 2021, 6.30pm

FREE

The Irish Wars: The Irish Against Napoleon (Lecture 3/3)

Whatever political tensions existed in Ireland in the wake of the 1798 and 1803 Rebellions, Irishmen were never slow to join the British Army in the fight against Napoleon.

find out more

Patrons Only

11 - 15 September 2021

FREE

The Napoleonic Wars: 1798 Rebellion in Ireland (Battlefield Walk)

Led by Patrick Mercer OBE, this tour will rove around Eire looking at some of the bloodiest and cruellest battles in Irish and British history.

find out more

Patrons Only

20 - 27 November 2021

FREE

From the Sea, Freedom: The Falklands Conflict, 1982 (Battlefield Walk)

An outstanding opportunity ahead of the 40th anniversary of the Falklands conflict to experience the atmosphere and re-creation of events on the ground in the company of three distinguished veterans of the war.

find out more

What's on at the National Army Museum

Join the conversation

Sign up to the National Army Museum newsletter