All UK schools and FE colleges with students in Years 1-13 must book their visit to IWM London in advance. Learning sessions support study at all levels in History, Literacy, Art, Citizenship and English Literature.

Transforming IWM London

We are undergoing a major building redevelopment and access around the museum is limited. Find out more at Visitor Information.

Choose what you want to see and do

During the Autumn Term 2013 and Spring Term 2014 the museum will only be partially open.  To ensure that schools still have a full and enjoyable visit we have created a series of itineraries for each Key Stage to support key areas of study. 

These itineraries include visits to relevant exhibitions and galleries and also provide the option to include one of our learning sessions as part of your visit.

Learning sessions must be pre-booked.  Please choose a session suitable for Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 or Post-16.

The itineraries that focus on aspects of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust include a charged learning session and time in the Holocaust Exhibition.

Use of the packed lunch area is included within each itinerary.

Request a visit

Once you have decided what you would like to do complete our visit request form.

If we can match your request with our availability a visit confirmation letter with a suitable itinerary will be emailed to you within ten working days. If we cannot accommodate you we will contact you by email.

Please do not make travel arrangements until you have received a visit confirmation letter. We are not able make provisional bookings or to respond to queries by phone or fax.

Requests for changes should be emailed to learningbookings@iwm.org.uk but we cannot guarantee that we will be able to amend a confirmed booking. We aim to respond to all email enquiries within two working days.

Check our Terms and Conditions

So that all our visitors have a safe and enjoyable visit and we are fair to everyone

• Each school can bring a maximum of 60 students per day.
• Students must be supervised at all times. Our recommended ratio is one adult for every ten children, our minimum is 1:15.
• Entry to The Holocaust Exhibition is limited to Years 9-11 with a compulsory pre-booked learning session and Years 12-13 with an optional session.

For details of current charges and cancellation policies, please see our full Terms and Conditions.