Family activity
Time Travel Tots: messy play
Join us for a messy play session! We will use lots of fun sensory materials to spark children's imagination and creativity.
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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Talk
Records of human experience: The value and vulnerability of refugee archives
Explore the value and the fragility of refugee and naturalisation collections in this Research Routes event.
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Tour
Curator tour – Revolution 250: America's Independence Story 1763–1783
Explore highlights from our current exhibition, Revolution 250 with curators Graham Moore and Sean Cunningham.
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Talk
Captivating cartography at The National Archives
Discover unexpected stories and secrets revealed by ten maps from our collection.
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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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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Take the chance to go behind the scenes at The National Archives' repositories and see a range of historical documents.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
Tyranny and oppression in the English and Welsh workhouse, 1780–1930
Discover how the central and local state tried to control the lives of the poorest citizens of England and Wales.
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Talk
A Norman stitch-up? The story behind the Bayeux Tapestry
Explore the world of the Bayeux Tapestry.
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Talk
John Blanke: the Black Tudor trumpeter and the reimagining of history
Discover the life of John Blanke, the Black Tudor trumpeter who served at the courts of Henry VII and Henry VIII.
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Special event
Discover your family history day
Want to research your family history but don’t know where to start? Or have you hit a brick wall piecing together your ancestors' stories?
Exhibitions and displays
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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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Display
Hamilton at The National Archives
Straight from London's West End, get closer to costumes from the hit musical Hamilton at The National Archives.
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Exhibition
Revolution 250: America's Independence Story 1763–1783
Marking the 250th anniversary of The US Declaration of Independence, this powerful free exhibition charts the emergence of the United States of America.