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  • Membership Lounge refurbishment

    Membership Lounge refurbishment The Friends’ Lounge, located behind the cafe area at The National Archives (TNA), is being refurbished. The first step was the replacement of the windows, part of a much larger project to replace all of the windows in the building being undertaken by TNA. With that work completed, the Trustees have been…

  • Love Letters Exhibition

    The latest exhibition at The National Archives opened on Saturday 24 January 2026 and runs until 12 April. Admission is free, and more than 400 people visited on the first weekend. The exhibition was originally presented in 2020 – but forced to close as Covid regulations came into force. Now significantly updated and extended, it…

  • Members’s social

    In December, the Friends organised a social gathering in the members’ lounge at TNA for members and TNA staff. It was an opportunity for members to meet the trustees and to chat over drinks and mince pies The members’ lounge is due to be refurbished in early 2026. This is partially dependent on work to…