Family Spring Trail
Explore the Brunel Museum this Easter with our Family Spring Trail. Pick up your watering can activity sheet and follow the trail around the museum. Along the way you will discover nature hints, fun challenges and fascinating historic facts about the Brunel Tunnel and the local area. A perfect activity for curious young explorers and …
Mapping Global Movement to the Thames Tunnel
Join researcher Naima El Halili-Kintlerova (QMUL) to discover findings from her recent research project, Mapping Global Movement to the Thames Tunnel. Naima’s work traces the journeys taken by groups and individuals, such as Ibrahim Pacha of Egypt and the Ojibweg, a group of indigenous Americans, who visited the Thames Tunnel. By plotting their long journeys …
Wild Things Gardening Club
Join us at the Brunel Museum for Wild Things Gardening Club, a hands-on session where children can explore nature and discover the wonders of the garden. Through simple gardening activities and nature-inspired crafts, children will learn about plants, insects and the natural world while spending time outdoors. Sessions take place in the Rooftop Garden at …
Brunel: Legacy, Image, Brand
Join us on 9 April, Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s birthday, for a special lecture by Tim Bryan. More than 20 years after coming second in a poll as the country’s ‘Greatest Briton’ the figure of Isambard Kingdom Brunel remains a potent symbol of Victorian engineering progress and an iconic figure in the public imagination. Why does …
Groundbreakers: The Intrepid Men who built the Thames Tunnel
The Brunels didn’t build the Thames Tunnel alone. Without hundreds of miners, bricklayers, carpenters, blacksmiths and others, they’d never have had any success. Against a backdrop of floods, strikes, and gawping tourists, the workers who built the world’s first underwater tunnel achieved a feat once thought unthinkable, and changed the way we travel forever. In …
Free Entry for Marc and Marks
To celebrate the 257th anniversary of the birth of Marc Brunel — the brains behind the Thames Tunnel, the world’s first tunnel under a navigable river — we’re offering free entry to people named Marc or Mark on 25 April 2026 (also St Mark’s Day!). To book your free ticket, prebook below using the code …
Shota Noonan: Notes from a Forgotten Island
Shota Noonan, a student at the Architectural Association School of Architecture, has been conducting a project entitled Notes from a Forgotten Island, which included a residency at the Brunel Museum in which he engaged individuals, asking them to define their perceived boundaries of Rotherhithe and evolving into deeper discussions about identity, memory, and change. The …
Family-Friendly Discover Trees Walk
Join us at the Brunel Museum with your family for a special Discover Trees Walk. This guided walk explores the rich variety of trees in Rotherhithe and Southwark Park, from hidden green corners to well loved local landmarks. Starting and ending at the Brunel Museum, the walk will uncover stories behind the area’s trees, including the …
May Day
Following the success of our Wassail event in January, the Belles of London City return to the Brunel Museum to usher in Spring. Join them on the piazza for show dances, plus a chance to get involved yourself!
Discover Trees Walk
Join us at the Brunel Museum with your family for a special Discover Trees Walk. This guided walk explores the rich variety of trees in Rotherhithe and Southwark Park, from hidden green corners to well loved local landmarks. Starting and ending at the Brunel Museum, the walk will uncover stories behind the area’s trees, including the …