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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Detail from an Indian National Army propaganda leaflet, c1944

Talk

21 Nov 2025 FREE

The Indian National Army in Burma

Gautam Hazarika provides a fascinating insight into the role of the Indian National Army and its service alongside the Japanese during the Second World War.

Teaching a new recruit to the Assam Regiment to march, c1943

Talk

28 Nov 2025 FREE

The Assam Regiment in the Burma Campaign

Charlotte Carty tells the story of the Assam Regiment and its important contribution during the Burma campaign.

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

Tour

29 Nov 2025 £2.00

Beyond Burma: BSL Tour

Follow expert guide Edward Richards on a British Sign Language (BSL) tour of our forthcoming exhibition ‘Beyond Burma: Forgotten Armies’.

Early Opening

2 Dec 2025 FREE

Community Coffee Morning

Join us for a relaxed chat and cuppa at our December community coffee morning. For this special Christmas-themed edition, we're meeting on the first Tuesday of the month.

Colonel Thomas Cooper Everitt, with the Hampshire Fencible Cavalry drawn up in the background, 1800

Talk

5 Dec 2025 FREE

The Fencible Regiments in Britain and Ireland, 1793-1802

Join Rory Butcher as he shares the ‘forgotten’ history of the Fencible Regiments, assessing their role during the period of deep national crisis that accompanied the Wars of the French Revolution.

Performance

7 Dec 2025 FREE

Christmas Carols: The Chelsea Pensioner Singers

Get into the Christmas spirit with the Chelsea Pensioner Singers as they perform carols live at the National Army Museum.

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.