Museums at Night

The National Museum of Computing is proud to present the 2018 Summer Bytes festival!

An intimate evening of Poetry and Smooth Slow Jams

Join us and learn a little more about the fantastic world of moths.

Join us and learn a little more about the fantastic world of moths

The popular series of stand-up comedy nights continues at The Lightbox on the last Thursday of every month.

Experience ‘What do you mean, here we are?’ after hours in this late opening with special Oud and guitar performances from Ahmad Al-Masri and Ignacio Monteverde.

Learn about the life and art of Sydney Carline, a highly talented painter, etcher and medal designer who was appointed an official British War Artist in 1918.

Join Mow Cop Players for our summer wedding themed murder mystery. It’s a double wedding with 2 Brides and 2 Grooms, but who is marrying who?

Experience an immersive Shakespearean evening in the atmospheric, candle-lit surrounds of Sir John Soane’s Museum.

Jerwood Solo Presentations will be open until 8pm as part of SLAM Fridays, the late night opening of galleries in South London on the last Friday of every month.

An intimate spot to enjoy poetry and spoken word performed by some of the UK’s best up and coming poets.

Join us for a family friendly evening bat walk around the grounds with bat detectors. All ages welcome. Advanced booking required.

Celebrate the Royal College of Physicians’ 500th anniversary, explore the museum’s remarkable collections of artworks, artefacts, anatomical specimens and medical instruments.

A rare chance to visit the museum at night.

This talk by leading WW1 military historian Andrew Robertshaw examines the battles of 1918 on the Western Front and the reasons for the Allied success.

We invite you to share your photos, memories and stories with us.

The next in our series of Friday Lates is a celebration of all things Hendrix, inspired by Jimi’s headlining slot at the legendary Isle of Wight Festival in 1970.

Chapterhouse Theatre Company presents Little Women at Gilbert White’s House.

Great Scott! Time-travelling magicians Morgan & West bring a magical extravaganza to a millennium near you.

The Campfire Tales, is a storytelling event that brings some of Chaucer's best-loved tales to life. With fantastic storytellers and audience participation, it's an enjoyable even for all!

This lecture explores a revolutionary Reading Machine invented by the American avant-garde poet Bob Brown.

A lecture by Stephanie Hesz-Wood

Don't miss our first ever comedy night - this promises to be a hugely popular and entertaining evening with a line-up of high profile celebrity comedians.

Join us every Thursday night during The Art of Campari, open until 21.00.

The Wiener Library’s exhibition tells the story of the Third Reich’s campaign against ‘degenerate’ art and its response in London in 1938.

In partnership with the Jane Austen Festival, we open our museum for evening tours.

The RAF Museum London and Cosford will be offering visitors the rare chance to get a closer look inside 100 cockpits and vehicles

Smile Please is a significant new body of ‘painted drawings’ by artist Simon English, accompanied byworks on paper and rarely seen sculptural assemblages.

Richard Parkinson discusses the need for heritage institutions to display and uphold equal human rights, and the personal impact that even ancient LGBTQ+ histories can have on all of us.

Come along to Enginuity for our first ever silent disco!

Free entry, 4 day event for Art Lovers. Wimbledon Art Fair spans 2 buildings, 8 floors and 150 studios all hosted at the not-for-profit Wimbledon Art Studios.

Why were German and Austrian Jewish refugees interned? Why were so many deported out of the country?

2018 marks the 80th Birthday of Beano and this exhibition explores the birth of the comic right here in Dundee.

Visit the Swiss Garden at night for for evenings only!

Continuing our celebration of women designers through time, we turn our focus to the Eighties, a decade of contrasts that shaped contemporary society.

Enjoy a special programme of archive collection films in this historic setting.

Landtern Parade in Lister Park by Cecil Green Arts

Take part in a dragon hunt through the dark or dimly lit galleries of the museum.

Join us for a candlelit tour of Oxburgh Hall after dark.