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.
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.
Saturday Opening at The Royal Mail Archive Search Room - February
A weekend opportunity to visit The Royal Mail Archive.
Britain Loves Wikipedia
Britain Loves Wikipedia is a scavenger hunt and free content photography contest being held in museums and cultural institutions across the UK throughout February. Bring your camera to our Museum Store and find out about Britain's postal past.
Afternoon Tour of the Museum Store - March
An opportunity to view our extensive museum collection, including letterboxes, telephone kiosks and postal vehicles.
Panel Discussion: Stamps in the 21st Century
Join us for a discussion on stamp design and the future of stamps, with special guests from across the spectrum of philately and stamp design.
Afternoon Tour of the Museum Store - April
An opportunity to view our extensive museum collection, including letterboxes, telephone kiosks and postal vehicles.
Talk: Britain's Postal Heritage
Bettina Trabant, Postal Heritage Officer at Bruce Castle Museum will illustrate the diversity of the Postal History Collection at Bruce Castle.
Saturday Opening at The Royal Mail Archive Search Room - April
A weekend opportunity to visit The Royal Mail Archive.
Talk: Ten Collections - One Collector
Vice President of the National Philatelic Society and thematic collector Dane Garrod presents a visual display and talk from his varied collection.
Tour of the Royal Mail Archive - April
Come along for an introduction to The Royal Mail Archive and a behind the scenes tour of our collections.
Afternoon Tour of the Museum Store - May
An opportunity to view our extensive museum collection, including letterboxes, telephone kiosks and postal vehicles.
Talk: The King's Stamps
A new set of King George V stamps will be issued on 8 May 2010. The printers will share the story of how these stamps were developed.
Talk: Royal Philatelic Collection
Keeper of the Royal Philatelic Collection Michael Sefi discusses the Collection's highlights.
Talk: The Design is in the Post - Artists and the GPO
Designers and authors Brian Webb and Peyton Skipworth discuss how artists have shaped the GPO's image.
Talk: Air Mail Boxes of King George V
This talk by BPMA Assistant Curator Julian Stray will explain the appearance and subsequent removal 8 years later of blue letter boxes.
Talk: Illustrating Britain and Stamp Design
Designer and illustrator Ronald Maddox will describe the design process and many of the designs and artworks he has completed over the years.
Afternoon Tour of the Museum Store - June
An opportunity to view our extensive museum collection, including letterboxes, telephone kiosks and postal vehicles.
Evening Tour of the Museum Store - June
An opportunity to view our extensive museum collection, including letterboxes, telephone kiosks and postal vehicles.
Discover… King George V: A-Z
Twenty six postal stories relating to King George V and his reign, one for each letter of the alphabet.
Saturday Opening at The Royal Mail Archive Search Room - June
A weekend opportunity to visit The Royal Mail Archive.
Talk: The Combination Pillar Boxes of 1931
In 1931, Post Office Engineers introduced a new design of pillar box. Julian Stray, BPMA will explain their differences and reveal why the flawed new design eventually fell from favour.
Walking Tour: Highlights of GPO London - June
Taking you into the heart of old GPO London to explore over 300 years of postal history.
Evening Tour of the Museum Store - July
An opportunity to view our extensive museum collection, including letterboxes, telephone kiosks and postal vehicles.
Afternoon Tour of the Museum Store - July
An opportunity to view our extensive museum collection, including letterboxes, telephone kiosks and postal vehicles.
Walking Tour: Highlights of GPO London - July
Taking you into the heart of old GPO London to explore over 300 years of postal history.
Talk: Construction and Rise of the Post Office Railway
BPMA Curator Chris Taft discusses the construction and rise of the Post Office (London) Underground Railway during the reign of King George V.
Tour of the Royal Mail Archive - July
Come along for an introduction to The Royal Mail Archive and a behind the scenes tour of our collections.
Afternoon 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.
Afternoon Tour of the Museum Store - September
An opportunity to view our extensive museum collection, including letterboxes, telephone kiosks and postal vehicles.
Evening 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.
Afternoon 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.
Afternoon 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.
