School bookings

Bookings for the Autumn term 2023 school sessions are now open. Read the guide below for more details before submitting your enquiry online here.

The Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre is home to the Royal Museums Greenwich stored collections and state of the art conservation studios.

This facility is full of inspiring objects which normally would be away from public view. 

The Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre

Our school sessions are designed to support cross-curricular learning, with a particular focus on history and science. The Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre offers opportunities to explore objects that are not on public display and to see where conservation actually happens.

Our school sessions support pupils to build scientific investigation skills, visual literacy, critical thinking, historical enquiry, language skills and more! 

Book an onsite school session

Onsite primary school sessions 2023-24

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KS1 Working Scientifically: looking after special everyday materials
Location Prince Phillip Maritime Collection Centre
Curriculum links PSHE, Science, History
Session times

Tuesdays and Wednesdays 10.15-12.00 13.00-14.30

Capacity 30 pupils per group
Price £90 per session, Free for Greenwich schools

What causes damage to different materials and how can they be looked after? Put on a lab coat and become a conservator for the day! Use practical scientific methods and skills to identify materials and their different properties. This session also includes a behind-the-scenes look at one of our favourite objects. 

Pupils will:

  • Use practical scientific methods, processes and skills 
  • Perform simple tests 
  • Observe and use observations to answer questions 
  • Discover threats to objects and how to look after them
KS2 Art and Science matters
Location Prince Phillip Maritime Collection Centre
Curriculum links  Science, Art & Design, History
Session times

Tuesdays and Wednesdays 10.15-12.00 13.00-14.30

Capacity 30 pupils per group
Price £90 per session, Free for Greenwich schools

Come and see what happens behind the scenes in a museum! Visit a studio and meet a conservator whose job it is to repair and prepare paintings / objects for display. Discover how dyes and pigments are made and the artistic and scientific differences between them. Wear a lab coat and take part in a practical experiment exploring filtering, evaporation and solubility. 

Pupils will:

  • Experiment with materials that dissolve in liquid
  • Recover substances from a liquid using filtering
  • Discover how dissolving, mixing and changes of state can be reversible
KS2 Discovering my world; Maps charts and globes
Location Prince Phillip Maritime Collection Centre
Curriculum links History, Geography, Design & Technology 
Session times

Tuesdays and Wednesdays 10.30-14.00

Capacity 30 pupils per group
Price £90 per session, Free for Greenwich schools

How has navigation changed and what can different maps, charts and globes tell us? The Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre has a unique collection of historic globes and maps. Visit the stores and explore a map made over 600 years ago as well as two very different globes. Use globes to help identify and label different places in the world. Use your discoveries to make globes which can be taken back to school.

Pupils will:

  • Identify the position and significance of latitude, longitude, Equator, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, Arctic and Antarctic Circle, the Prime/Greenwich Meridian. 
  • Use maps, atlases, globes to locate countries 
  • Develop understanding of the history of mapmaking

Join our community garden

On the grounds of our conservation and storage facility,  we have a secret garden.  Our community garden is a place where people of all ages can get involved, learn new skills, develop an understanding of nature and discover heritage and history through the growth of vegetation.

We offer opportunities for local schools or clubs to join us for facilitated sessions for free. If your school or club are interested in using this rich resource in the heart of Kidbrooke please email ppmcc@rmg.co.uk.

Learners enjoying one of our Garden Clubs