News for events
New family exhibition Spirit of Invention coming this summer
Be inspired, have fun and find your inner inventor at our next exhibition, Spirit of Invention, opening on Saturday 27 May.
Through a fascinating...
Treason: People, Power & Plot opens this weekend
Our major new exhibition, Treason: People, Power & Plot, opens this weekend featuring some of the most iconic documents from key moments of intrigue,...
Our exhibition Treason: People, Power & Plot opens on 5 November
We all think we know the story of Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot, perhaps the most famous case of treason remembered today. But in an unprecedented...
Step back in time with our 1920s evening at the 43 Club
Get ready for a trip back to the glitz and glamour of London’s hottest 1920s underground spot, The 43 Club, courtesy of our late event on 20 May.
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Kate Williams, Amber Butchart, and Mel Backe-Hansen join our 20sPeople season of online talks
We can today announce more details of the online events programme as part of our 20sPeople season marking this month's publication of the 1921 Census.
Historians...
Tickets now available for Meet the Author series
This autumn, we will be launching Meet the Author, a brand new programme of free online talks with high-profile authors. From raising a queen to cracking...
1657: Rebel Christmas
From 27 November to 4 January, join us at The National Archives for a unique festive offering this season. Exploring the centuries-old traditions forced...
Celebrating volunteers across the capital
Last night we welcomed volunteers from the museum and archive sectors for the London Heritage Volunteer Awards. We were the first archive to host the awards,...
DCDC19: Call for Papers
We are now inviting proposals for our seventh annual Discovering Collections, Discovering Communities (DCDC) conference, organised jointly with Research...
Book your place at our pre-modern Ireland symposium, 21–23 March
On 21–23 March this year, The National Archives will host Dominus Hibernie/Rex Hiberniae: pre-modern Ireland, 1200–1801. Over three days at this major,...
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