The Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre is a true working environment, where literacy, art, science, technology and humanities collide and are applied.
Come behind the scenes to see the inner workings of a National Museum.
Set in the heart of this state of the art facility is our learning department with modern learning and seminar spaces designed to support STEM and Humanities based learning offering unrivalled opportunities to explore and understand objects as never before from a cultural, material and analytical perspective.
Our school programmes support pupils to use our collections to build scientific investigation skills, visual literacy, critical thinking, historical enquiry and language skills. We invite pupils to use their imagination and activate their curiosity to ask questions, create stories, play and take a really close look at the things around us.
Book an onsite school session
Onsite primary sessions
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| Location | Prince Phillip Maritime Collection Centre | |
| Curriculum links | PSHE and Science | |
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| Capacity | 30 pupils per group | |
| Price | £90 per session, Free for Greenwich schools |
Put on a lab coat and become a conservator for the day and use practical scientific methods and skills to identify materials and their different properties. Pupils will have fun investigating a range of objects within the collection as well as discovering what they are made from. Pupils will leave knowing how to look after their special possessions and express what they are made from.
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| Curriculum links | Science and Art & Design | |
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| Capacity | 30 pupils per group | |
| Price | £90 per session, Free for Greenwich schools |
Our skilled conservators work hard in the studio ensuring the collection looks its best using a range of skills. See the science behind the collection as pupils support our conservators prepare our textile and painting collection for display. Pupils will experience in house experiments exploring filtering, evaporation, and solubility.
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| Curriculum links | Literacy and Thematic based learning | |
| Session times | Mondays and Thursdays Sessions last 2 hours | |
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Do you collect things or have specific objects that you consider to be important or special? If so, you have already started to create your own museum. The idea of creating a museum sounds scary but in fact a museum is just like a book with lots of little stories inside it. Our team of museum specialist are ready to visit your school and give you the tools to create a museum in your very own classroom
| Location | Prince Phillip Maritime Collection Centre | |
| Curriculum links | History, Geography, Design & Technology | |
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| Capacity | 30 pupils per group | |
| Price | £90 per session, Free for Greenwich schools |
With one of the most unique and vast collections of globes and maps, There is no better place to learn about the world. Join us as we identify the position and significance of latitude, longitude, Equator, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, Arctic and Antarctic Circle and the Greenwich Meridian. Discover why maps look like they and learn about the people behind important geographical items.
| Location | Prince Phillip Maritime Collections Centre and Outreach | ||
| Curriculum links | Literacy and History | ||
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| Price | £150 per class, £90 per class for Greenwich schools (maximum of 30 pupils per class) |
Our specialist story store team are looking for schools to loan our collection to, in exchange of exciting writing inspired by our collection. The story store team will install an exciting and unique mystery object from our collection into your class room along with an ideas planning session. The pupils will then get to visit the Story store to file away their story next to other magnificent objects that will inspire further writing.
Secondary Schools
Bespoke your own session
KS3/4
Want to see behind the scenes?
Our Collections and Conservation Store the Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre in nearby Kidbrooke is open to visitors. If you want to take a tour of our collections not currently on display and learn about conservation science through a bespoke session, contact ppmcc@rmg.co.uk.
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.
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