What’s on
Featured exhibitions
Story Explorers: A journey through imaginary worlds
Take a free family trip through our collection and discover the stories behind objects which take you to wondrous places. Designed for children 0 – 9.
Secret Maps
Who shapes your world? Who decides what you see? What hides behind grid lines?
All Events
List of Events
Family Festival: Imaginary Worlds
Take part in this exciting day inspired by wondrous worlds, both real and imaginary. This event is fully accessible for families with D/ deaf children, parents and carers.
Secret Maps: Relaxed Hours
Sunday 23 November 11.15 Join us for a relaxed opening of Secret Maps where you can enjoy the gallery in a calm environment with reduced capacity.
Secret Maps: Curators’ Lunchtime Talk
Monday 24 November 13.00 Go Behind the Scenes with exhibition curator Tom Harper.
Speech-to-text and BSL Tour: Secret Maps
Monday 24 November 18.00 Join us as we take you on a speech-to-text and BSL interpreted tour of our latest exhibition Secret Maps.
AI Debate: Will AI make us better off?
Monday 24 November 19.00 Join a panel of experts to explore whether AI is a golden ticket that cam transform our economy and personal economic prospects.
How to master social media for your business
Tuesday 25 November 14.00 Discover how to leverage social media to build and grow your brand online.
Palestine - 1: reimagining Palestine's past
Tuesday 25 November 19.00 A brand new anthology of Palestinian fiction.
How to hone your digital marketing skills
Thursday 27 November 10.00 Master digital marketing for small businesses. Gain clarity and boost your online presence effectively.
Hidden in Plain Sight: The Secret Maps of a Forgotten Map Library
Thursday 27 November 19.00 James Cheshire reveals the classified maps he discovered in a university’s map library.
Story Explorers: A journey through imaginary worlds
Until Sunday 18 January 2026 Take a free family trip through our collection and discover the stories behind objects which take you to wondrous places. Designed for children 0 – 9.
Secret Maps
24 October 2025 – 18 January 2026 Who shapes your world? Who decides what you see? What hides behind grid lines?