Greater London
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Adult Mosaic Tile Drop‑In
Celebrate English Heritage Day with a relaxed, mosaic drop‑in for adults.
After Dark Museum Late: The Pearl of Bankside
Step aboard after hours for a special 30th anniversary Museum Late exploring life on The Golden Hinde in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s through stories, voices and memories.
Barts North Wing Open Day
Visit the recently conserved Barts North Wing in this special open day. The Hogarth Stair and Great Hall will be open to visit for free. See the amazing work by William Hogarth and learn about the history and architecture of the building.
Be a part of Finchley's history!
Be a part of something special and make your mark on Finchley's rich history! We will be conducting tours of our Grade II* listed church and churchyard to celebrate Heritage Open Days.
Behind the Treasures
Discover the lives of the artists and craftspeople who made the objects that collectors adored, and gain insight to the work of the conservators who maintain these objects in the present.
British Vintage Wireless and Television Museum
Celebrate Britain's electronics industry. Join a tour to explore our vast collection of radio and television receivers and historic recordings through which we learn of the contributions the industry has made to UK society.
Brixton Windmill
A wonderful reminder of Brixton's rural past and inner London's last windmill. Built in 1816 by the Ashby family who produced flour until 1934. Restored 2011. Still producing flour today using a historic modular mill, thanks to our volunteer millers.
Brixton Windmill Creative Workshop – Feeding the City
Drop-in collage workshop with Rose Miller.
Burgh House Tours
Come along to Burgh House, a Grade I listed house in Hampstead Village.
Celebrating 600 years of the Great Barn at Harmondsworth
The Great Barn at Harmondsworth is the star of the many listed buildings in the village. The original timber structure is unaltered, is Grade I listed, and was built exactly 600 years ago. Come and explore this marvel of medieval architecture!
College of Optometrists
Open Day at UK Professional Body for Optometry, including the British Optical Association Museum, the only museum where the exhibits look at you!
Conservation in a world of Consumption
Do you love IKEA shopping or book hauls? From easy, inexpensive ways to protect your photos, to storing your coats during the winter, join us in September to learn about our conservation projects and how you can care for your objects.
Cracking the Harrow bomb-map code
Harrow's wartime bomb map is one of the most remarkable local records to survive the Second World War; colour-coded street by street to document exactly what the Blitz, the Doodlebugs and the V2 rockets did to the borough and its people.
Crypto History - Enigma and its Successors
The Jozef Pilsudski Institute of London offers an exclusive opportunity to see the hologram of the Polish Enigma Double next to Enigma machine’s successors: Fialka and NEMA.
Eltham Palace Open Day
Join us for FREE entry to Eltham Palace and Gardens. Explore our Art Deco mansion and medieval great hall, walk the stunning gardens, or simply come for tea and cake.
Embroidery Inspired by Nature Workshop
Join the Friends for this workshop in creating your own nature-inspired embroidery. In this 3 hour workshop you will be provided with all the materials you need to sew your own embroidery in a display hoop.
Everyday Bankside: A Hidden Histories Trail
Explore Bankside through a free digital trail uncovering thousands of years of everyday histories - from theatres and palaces to shipyards and hidden corners.
Everyday Harrow - Selected Stories
We explore the lives of Harrow’s ordinary people over the centuries.
Floating Architecture exhibition spotlight tour
Find out more about the artworks in our Floating Architecture exhibition.
Florence Nightingale Museum - Nurse Catherine Pine Talk
Pankhurst is a name well known in history – but our museum has helped uncover the story of her private nurse Catherine Pine. Learn about the life of this incredible individual and how archival research made it all possible.