• 10.00am - 5.30pm
  • FREE
  • Chelsea, London
  • 10.00am - 5.30pm
  • FREE
  • Chelsea, London

Events

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Shakespeare and War exhibition
Talk At Museum / Online

23 August 2024, 12.00pm

FREE

Shakespeare at the Front

Join Dr Amy Lidster as she explores how Shakespeare has been used on the front lines of conflicts around the world and why he continues to matter for those most immediately affected by war.

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A family taking part in a craft workshop
Workshop At Museum

27 - 30 August 2024

FREE

Battle Standards

Gather your forces and charge into battle as we create our very own Civil War battle standards.

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Child attending a Tiny Troopers workshop
Cancelled
Workshop At Museum

28 August 2024

£5.00

Tiny Troopers: Epic Engineering

Sing, play and create with your little ones at these fun, sensory sessions, perfect for ages 2 to 5.

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Polish gunners fire 25 pounders, Italy, 1944
Talk At Museum / Online

30 August 2024, 12.00pm

FREE

Breaking the Gothic Line

Dr Paul Latawski recounts how the formidable Gothic Line was breached during the Italian Campaign of the Second World War.

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Full dress tunic worn by Field Marshal Lord Roberts VC, c1910
Course At Museum

31 August - 1 September 2024, 10.00am

£100.00

Embroidery Course: Ceremonial Goldwork

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.

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'Churchill’s Spaniards' book cover
Talk At Museum / Online

6 September 2024, 12.00pm

FREE

Churchill’s Spaniards

Join Séan Scullion as he reveals the story of the Spanish Republican volunteers who served in the British Army during the Second World War.

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Exhibitions and displays

Foe to Friend: The British Army in Germany since 1945
Exhibition At Museum

12 September 2020 - 29 September 2024

FREE

Foe to Friend

More than a million British soldiers have lived and served in Germany over the past 75 years. Follow their evolution from conquerors and occupiers to allies and friends.

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'Shakespeare and War' exhibition graphic
Exhibition At Museum

6 October 2023 - 1 September 2024

FREE

Shakespeare and War

Explore some of the ways in which Shakespeare has shaped how we think about soldiers and the Army, and how we imagine war and its consequences today.

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"First time @NAM_London today. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Thought the presentation & interpretation made the subject accessible..."