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.

Royal Artillery gun detachment preparing to fire a 3.7 in howitzer during the Battle of the Ngakyedauk Pass, Arakan, February 1944

Spotlight

20 Sep 2025 Free

Burma Day

Join us for a special day of talks and activities to celebrate the opening of our exhibition, ‘Beyond Burma: Forgotten Armies’. Headline speakers will include Rob Lyman, Lucy Betteridge-Dyson and the exhibition's lead curator, Alan Jeffreys.

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'The Rise and Fall of the British Army' book cover

Talk

26 Sep 2025 FREE

The Rise and Fall of the British Army, 1975–2025

Join Ben Barry at this year's Chelsea History Festival as he examines the successes and failures of the British Army across the last half century.

Visitors in the Myth and Reality exhibition

Tour

26 Sep 2025 £15.00

Exhibition Tour: Victorian Art

Enjoy a guided tour of our major exhibition, ‘Myth and Reality: Military Art in the Age of Queen Victoria’, with lead curator Susan Ward. Part of this year's Chelsea History Festival.

An Indian servant attends to the requirements of Bengal Army officers inside their tent, 1857

Talk

3 Oct 2025 FREE

Managing the Mess: Food and Fortitude in Colonial India

Dr Erica Wald illustrates how food influenced the lives of the troops and shaped perceptions of the ideal soldier in the 19th-century Indian Army.

'Republic: Britain's Revolutionary Decade' book cover

Talk

10 Oct 2025 FREE

Republic: Britain's Revolutionary Decade, 1649-60

Professor Alice Hunt examines the tumultuous impact of the British Civil Wars. How did England's republican experiment change the course of British history?

People feeling the textures of items in the handling collection

Tour

12 Oct 2025 FREE

Beyond Burma: Sensory Tour

Explore our forthcoming exhibition ‘Beyond Burma: Forgotten Armies’ through a sensory tour guided by our Community Engagement Team.

Early Opening

14 Oct 2025 FREE

Community Coffee Morning

Join us for a relaxed chat and cuppa at our October community coffee morning. We meet on the second Tuesday of every month.

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).

Display

27 Aug 2025 - 19 Sep 2025 FREE

Myth and Reality: Contemporary Interpretations

See how contemporary artists have re-interpreted some of the iconic Victorian artworks on display in our Myth and Reality exhibition.

Detail from 'Troops of the Royal West African Frontier Force in the Arakan, Burma, 1944'

Exhibition

16 Sep 2025 - 13 Apr 2026 FREE

Beyond Burma: Forgotten Armies

Marking the 80th anniversary of VJ (Victory over Japan) Day, this exhibition shines a light on the remarkable multinational army that fought in some of the toughest conditions of the Second World War.