Family activity
Ministry of Time Travel: online mission
Are you brave enough to become a Time Agent in this online adventure?
What's On
Next 30 days
Browse all of our events, exhibitions and displays on over the next month, starting from today.
Events
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Tour
Behind the scenes tours
Take the chance to go behind the scenes at The National Archives' repositories and see a range of historical documents.
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Family activity
Time Travel Tots: sensory storytelling
Excite your child's senses through music, play, props and toys bringing themes from our collection to life.
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Talk
Britain's love affair with the railways
Come along for a celebration of the modern railway.
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Talk
Family history: using First World War records
Learn how to use First World War army records to inform your family history research.
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Talk
The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz
Discover the role of music in an astonishing story of survival with award-winning historian Anne Sebba.
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Talk
Family history: using Second World War records
Find out where to start with your Second World War family history research.
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Family activity
Time Travel Tots: musical storytelling
Sing, dance and shake your way through time in a musical adventure!
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Late
Love Letters Late: Ghosted
Ever been left on read? So have they – for centuries. Meet the ghosts of love past at a one night only after-hours event.
Exhibitions and displays
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Exhibition
Happy & Glorious
See artwork commissioned for the Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla in 2023, on public display for the first time.
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Display
Stories Unboxed
Each month we take a single, remarkable document, put it on display, and explore its story.
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Display
The Cabinet Table
Examine our replica Cabinet table and explore leaders from the past through their documents at this permanent display.
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Exhibition
Love Letters
A free exhibition showcasing 500 years of devotion, longing, sacrifice and passion. Opening 24 January 2026.