Dated event / Kennington

Beauty and Destruction: Wartime London in Art

Follow a child-friendly stamper trail through paintings, drawings, photographs and objects exploring wartime London.

Who it’s for: All ages
Price: Free entry
When: 20 March 2026 at 10:00 to 1 November 2026 at 18:00
London local time.

About this outing

Discover how artists saw London during the Second World War through more than 45 paintings and drawings, alongside photographs, film, objects and oral histories. Families can pick up a child-friendly stamper trail and activity sheet to spot details, ask questions and explore the artworks together. The museum suggests allowing an hour. This is an ongoing free exhibition on Level 3, available during normal museum opening hours until 1 November 2026.

Planning your visit

Ongoing exhibition. IWM London opens 10am–6pm every day except 24–26 December. Visit only during museum opening hours; the date range is not a continuous overnight session.
Museum entry is free and no advance booking is needed.