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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A selection of 17th-century art on display in the National Amy Museum's Formation gallery

Tour

4 Dec 2026 £15.00

Gallery Tour: 17th-Century Art

Join curator Anna Lavelle for a tour showcasing highlights from the National Army Museum’s 17th-century art collection.

People feeling the textures of items in the handling collection

Workshop

4 Dec 2026 FREE

Christmas and the Army: Sensory Session

Find out how soldiers have overcome a variety of obstacles to celebrate Christmas in this sensory session guided by our Community Engagement Team.

Workshop

6 Dec 2026 FREE

Christmas and the Army: Sensory Session

Find out how soldiers have overcome a variety of obstacles to celebrate Christmas in this sensory session guided by our Community Engagement Team.

People dressed in 1940s style dancing at the National Army Museum

Dance

6 Dec 2026 £25.00

Jingle Bell Jive

Put on your dancing shoes for an evening of seasonal swing at our Christmas-themed 1940s dance night.

ant General Sir Hugh Charles Stockwell, leader of the Anglo-French ground forces in the Suez Operation, with reporters and photographers on a quayside in Egypt, 1956

Talk

11 Dec 2026 FREE

Suez Crisis, 1956

Seventy years on, David Charlwood revisits the Suez Crisis and discusses its enduring legacies.

An Indian prisoner at Halbmondlager preparing for prayers, c1916

Talk

18 Dec 2026 FREE

The Halfmoon Camp

Discover the long-forgotten story of the Halbmondlager, where prisoners from across the British, French and Russian Empires were held captive 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.