What’s on

Find exciting things to see and do at the National Army Museum. Explore our latest events and exhibitions, and discover inspiring objects in our galleries.

Silhouetted soldiers standing on an armoured vehicle with a Ukrainian flag

Museum Late

24 Aug 2026 £10.00

Operation Interflex

Join us on Ukrainian Independence Day for an evening of cultural activities and an examination of Operation Interflex, the UK-led multinational training programme for Ukrainian soldiers.

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Festival

1-4 Oct 2026 FREE

Chelsea History Festival 2026

Join award-winning speakers, acclaimed performers and expert guides for a celebration of history and heritage in the heart of Chelsea.

Talk

2 Oct 2026 FREE

Modern-Day Monuments Men: The Cultural Property Protection Unit

Meet the modern-day Monuments Men and discover how British military specialists protect historic sites, monuments and artworks during armed conflict.

Talk

9 Oct 2026 FREE

The Lifesavers

Join Roderick Bailey as he uncovers the little-known story of the medics at the forefront of groundbreaking battlefield care during the Second World War.

Battalion Infantry 6th Regiment and 23rd or Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 1812

Talk

16 Oct 2026 FREE

An Astonishing Infantryman

Steve McCarthy recounts the extraordinary story of a real-life ‘Sharpe’, Lieutenant Colonel Jack Hill of the Royal Welch Fusiliers.

Talk

21 Oct 2026 £20.00

‘Behind Enemy Lines’ with Damien Lewis

'Sunday Times' bestselling author and journalist Damien Lewis shares some of the remarkable true stories from his latest book.

A Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve staff nurse and Territorial Force Nursing Service sisters auctioning a German steel helmet on a Hospital Barge, Peronne, 1917

Talk

23 Oct 2026 FREE

Nurses’ Memories of the Great War

Join Jerry Palmer as he explores the personal stories of nurses who served on all sides and various fronts during the First World War.

Exhibitions and displays

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.

1 British soldiers welcoming Ukrainian soldiers during Interflex

Display

21 Aug - 6 Sep 2026 FREE

Picturing Interflex

This special display charts the history of Operation Interflex, reflecting how more than 63,000 Ukrainian troops have been trained over the past four years.