Events
Use this section to find out what's on at the BPMA. For reports on recent events, and what else we have been up to, go to the News section or visit our Blog.
Browse the events below, go to the Events at a Glance page to see the full calendar for 2010, or download a copy of our Events Guide 2010 (1014.2KB).
Most of our events are free.
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As well as tours and lectures, there are family events throughout the year, walking tours around London, in-depth Discover sessions, and a host of events taking place as part of London 2010: Festival of Stamps.
The BPMA mounts several new Exhibitions each year. For information about these please see the Exhibitions section of this website.
Guided Tour of the Museum Store - August
An opportunity to view our extensive museum collection, including letterboxes, telephone kiosks and postal vehicles.
Saturday Opening at The Royal Mail Archive Search Room - August
A weekend opportunity to visit The Royal Mail Archive.
Guided Tour of the Museum Store - September
An opportunity to view our extensive museum collection, including letterboxes, telephone kiosks and postal vehicles.
Guided Tour of the Museum Store - September
An opportunity to view our extensive museum collection, including letterboxes, telephone kiosks and postal vehicles.
Talk: Treasures of the Archive
BPMA Assistant Curator Vyki Sparkes takes a closer look at the current Search Room exhibition.
Discover… Letter Boxes of King George V’s Reign
Discover the stories behind the boxes of King George V’s reign.
Oral History Drop-In Session
Come to the BPMA and share your memories, views and opinions of the British postal service.
Guided Tour of the Museum Store - October
An opportunity to view our extensive museum collection, including letterboxes, telephone kiosks and postal vehicles.
Talk: Bertram Mackennal
BPMA Curator of Philately Douglas Muir talks on this prolific designer of works including postage stamps, medals and coinage of King George V's reign.
Saturday Opening at The Royal Mail Archive Search Room - October
A weekend opportunity to visit The Royal Mail Archive.
Talk: Grandpa England - The Public and Private Life of King George V 100 Years On
An examination of the life of Britain’s first contemporary monarch, George V, the philatelist King.
Tour of the Royal Mail Archive - October
Come along for an introduction to The Royal Mail Archive and a behind the scenes tour of our collections.
Guided Tour of the Museum Store - November
An opportunity to view our extensive museum collection, including letterboxes, telephone kiosks and postal vehicles.
Talk: GPO Film Unit
Film archivist and documentary historian Steve Foxon introduces and discusses the films of the GPO Film Unit made during the reign of King George V.
Archive Open Day
Drop in for this day of behind the scenes tours and see specially selected items from the archive which link to the theme of Science, Innovation and Medicine.
BPMA Open Afternoon
Following the Friends of the BPMA AGM, come along for a series of activities to find out more about BPMA and our collections.
Talk: Architecture as Public Art - Buildings on British Stamps
Professor Brian Goodey, the departing Chair of the Postal Heritage Trust, will review the buildings chosen for British stamp issues (and non-issues) and the picture of British architecture that they generate.
Saturday Opening at The Royal Mail Archive Search Room - December
A weekend opportunity to visit The Royal Mail Archive.
