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The tours are suitable for all ages and offer an interactive introduction to the museum's galleries.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/character-encounters-at-the-national-maritime-museum-74473/", "official_url": "https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/national-maritime-museum/character-encounters-national-maritime-museum", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2aa5193e87361b9553a2ad24cd572dfd6a16b22def65a237141b7087e52ad74f-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Members' treasures tours", "start": "2026-11-08T11:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "National Maritime Museum", "address": "Romney Road, SE10 9NF London", "price": "Free for Members", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.rmg.co.uk/webstore/shop/viewItems.aspx?cg=MEMTIK&c=NMMMEM#15793", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/maritime"], "description": "A guided tour that explores the treasures of the National Maritime Museum, exclusively for Members. One of the Museum's guides takes you through highlights such as the Fijian double-hulled canoe in the Pacific Encounters gallery and the coat Nelson was wearing when he was shot at the Battle of Trafalgar. Please meet the tour guide at the ticket desk in the Sammy Ofer Wing, next to the Parkside Café.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/members-treasures-tours-37274/", "official_url": "https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/national-maritime-museum/members-treasures-tours", "image": "https://noky.io/images/acfaf900eff57e85bac3596dd7e43c404237bfdc95531cdebe5acac90b02b30d-1200.webp"}, {"title": "London Museum Docklands highlights tour", "start": "2026-11-07T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-28T00:00:00Z", "place": "London Museum Docklands", "address": "Hertsmere Road, E14 4AL London", "price": "from £11.00", "price_from": "11.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://museumtickets.londonmuseum.org.uk/ticketbooth/shows/1173649704/events/428918253", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/london"], "description": "A guided gallery tour through London Museum Docklands, taking in the museum's highlights. Run by the museum, it covers the history of London's docks, the East End and the people who have lived and worked there for over two centuries. Walking through the historic warehouse building, visitors learn how unused marshland was transformed into towering Canary Wharf. The guide shares the grim details of dock work, the ins and outs of the 'sailortowns' and the heroic efforts of those defending the docks during the war.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/london-museum-docklands-highlights-tour-63339/", "official_url": "https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/welcome-to-docklands/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e0cb969730f37b534ba5796b0f70a4dc816b8fdcdabad001de6a75796a8f5d56-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Ukraine’s veterans. 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The speakers are veterans and practitioners who have built and led veteran-support initiatives, discussing rehabilitation, peer support, policy reform, what has worked and what veterans still lack. 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