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!

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Regular Family Activities

Florence Nightingale performer gestures towards a taxidermy owl in a glass case, standing next to a girl of about 10 years old

Meet Miss Nightingale

Discover the story of Florence Nightingale

Find out how Miss Nightingale became known as the “Lady with the Lamp” with performances are free with admission and last approximately 30 minutes. Performance times: 11:30am, 1:30pm, 3:30pm. Find out more.

Next up:

Saturday 30th December

Family trail worksheet.

Family Trail

Family Trail

With our family trail explore the Museum together and find out about the life of Florence Nightingale. Pick up your free copy at the museum entrance.

Family Corner

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!

Two letters printed from a template. One letter, completed in a child's handwriting, reads: 'Dear Florence, I am writing to campaign about the hospital and how to improve it. Yours sincerely, Victoria'. The other reads: 'Dear... I am writing to campaign about a better word for all people! Yours sincerely, Florence Nightingale.'

Letter Writing

Write a campaign letter

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!

STEM Trail

STEM Trail

Search the museum for some of our STEM objects. Find the hidden numbers and solve the maths puzzle! Pick up your free copy at the museum entrance.

Florence Nightingale performer reads a copy of her book 'Notes on Nursing'. She stands behind a table displaying old medical equipment.

Free Learning Resources

Free Learning Resources

We know that home-based learning and teacher support is both popular and needed so we’ve devised some Key Stage 1 & 2 resources to help support learning outside the classroom.

We hope you enjoy our free digital learning offer – find all our resources here. 

Upcoming Family Events

Florence Nightingale performer poses for a photo. She wears a black dress with a white collar, white undersleeves, and a white ruffled cap.

Meet Florence Nightingale

Meet Florence Nightingale

Find out how Miss Nightingale became known as the “Lady with the Lamp” with performances are free with admission and last approximately 30 minutes. Performance times: 11:30am, 1:30pm, 3:30pm. Find out more.

Next up:

Saturday 30th December

Mary Seacole performer poses for a photo. She wears a teal dress, maroon plaid shawl, and black felt hat. A maroon feather accents its wide brim.

Meet Mary Seacole

Meet Mary Seacole

Hear about Mary Seacole’s life and work and how she helped soldiers during the Crimean War. Discover her story and find how she became known as ‘Mother Seacole’. Performances are free with admission and last approximately 30 mins. Find out more.

Next up: New dates to be confirmed, please check back.