Family Activities and Events
The Museum is a great place for families to have fun together and learn about Florence Nightingale and her legacy. We host a wide variety of activities and events for families all year round.
See what’s on offer below!
Upcoming Family Events
Did you know that all full priced tickets, including family tickets, are annual- so you can return as many times as you like over a year.
Why not make the most of this and return for some of our family events!
Make Do and Mend Poppy Craft
Poppy Craft Activity
Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th November
We invite you to make your own poppy to mark Armistice Day (11th November) and explore our exhibition on the ‘Flying Nightingales’ a group of Second World War Nurses.
In the spirit of the Second World War we are following the motto ‘Make Do and Mend’ and all fabric if from the Work and Play Scrapstore and would otherwise have ended up in landfill.
Mary Seacole Performances
Our popular Meet Mary Seacole performances
Join us to learn about the incredible Jamaican-British Doctress and her work during the Crimean War.
Upcoming Dates:
Saturday 16th November
Performances take place at 11:30, 1:30 and 3:30
Free with Museum Admission
February Half Term
Passionate Pioneers: The Victorians Who Changed The World
Saturday 15th- Sunday 23rd February
Join us in celebration of the wonderful Victorian thinkers, campaigners and inventors who changed the world. Follow our inventors trail and have a go and some hands on challenges.
Free with Museum Admission
Regular Family Activities
New Family Trails
Explore the Museum Together
With our new family trail and Athena’s I spy trail, explore the Museum together and find out about the life of Florence Nightingale, Mary Seacole & Alexis Soyer and the Crimean War. You might even spot a few pets along the way!
Pick up your free copy at the Museum entrance.
Family Corner
So you want to be a Nightingale Nurse?
We’ve worked with the nurses at Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to help children discover what it’s like to be a modern nurse and the many different roles the field of nursing offers today.
In the Family Corner you will also be able to dress up as either one of Florence’s nurses or a modern day nurse!
Letter Writing
What would you campaign for?
Florence wrote some 200 books, pamphlets and articles, and over 14,000 letters. She wrote about nursing, philosophy, sanitation and hygiene, hospitals, and statistics.
Use our letter writing station to start a discussion and send a message campaigning for something you are passionate about, you can even sign your letter from Florence Nightingale with a brass rubbing of her signature.
Home Educating Families
Home Educators Events
6th January 2025
21st April 2025
These events give home educating families the opportunity to have a special performance from the museum’s Florence Nightingale and explore the museum collection whilst it is closed to the general public.
Special event price of one adult free per child (child’s ticket is £6 plus booking fee). Tickets available through Eventbrite.
Free Learning Resources
Studying the Lady with the Lamp?
Check out our free to use resources on our learning page!
Access Our Collection Online
Did you know: approximately 80% of our collection is available to view online completely free!
eHive is a wonderful online catalogue showcasing many museum’s wonderful collections.
Click Here to View our collection (you will be redirected to eHive’s website)
Access
Resources
Museums are for everyone
We have a range of resources that are completely free to borrow to help make it easier to access the museum.
We currently have:
- Wobble cushions
- Magnifying Glasses
- Blue Overlay
- Sensory Toys
- Ear defenders
- 5 minute sand timers
Just ask at the front desk if you would like to borrow anything
Explorer Bags
Sensory bags
We have created a sensory bag that can be borrowed during your visit to help access the collection.
Bags are free to borrow- just ask at the front desk on arrival or email ahead if you would like to reserve one in advance for your visit.
Bags include a clipboard, sensory maps, ear defenders, magnifying glass, fidget toy, 2 minute sand timer, Athena the owl moveable puppet. There is also a colouring booklet and pencils you can take with you at the end of your visit.
Visual Guide
What to expect from a visit
We have created a visual guide outlining what you could expect from your museum visit.
A Visual Guide to the Florence Nightingale Museum
Please get in touch if you have any questions or would like any additional information.
Facilities
The museum has male and female toilets and an accessible toilet.
Baby change facilities are found in both the male and female toilets. Sanitary products and nappies are available.
Free to use lockers are available within the cloakroom, items are left at the owners risk.
The Museum does not have café facilities and we request that no food is eaten within the gallery.
The Museum is all on one level and fully accessible for wheel chair users and pushchairs.
