Royal Museums Greenwich
Royal Museums Greenwich is home to Royal Observatory Greenwich, the iconic historic sailing ship Cutty Sark, the National Maritime Museum and the Queen’s House
Families at Royal Museums Greenwich
Travel across the seas and through the universe at Cutty Sark, the Royal Observatory, the National Maritime Museum and the Queen's House
National Maritime Museum
Discover epic stories of exploration and endeavour that have shaped our world today
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'Observing the Universe reveals how small yet precious we are'
An accident led Takanobu Kurosaki to rediscover life’s beauty and fall in love with astrophotography. Explore his image shortlisted in ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2025
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Earth and space through an astronaut's lens
Discover how NASA astronaut Don Pettit takes out-of-this-world photographs from the unique and constantly moving vantage point of the International Space Station
Application Brief: Creative Practitioner in Residence 2026
Applications for the Creative Practitioner Residency closed on 3 August
Creative Practitioner in Residence 2026
Applications are CLOSED for our six-month residency programme, which invites creatives to respond to the Atlantic Worlds gallery in the National Maritime Museum
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A rare spectacle: photographing the aurora in England
An incredibly strong solar storm in May 2024 made the aurora visible across the UK. Astrophotographer Darren Flinders seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
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Billions of stars, one winning photograph: the core of Andromeda
A trio of photographers from China won the ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2025 competition with a breathtaking image of the core of the Andromeda Galaxy
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A happy accident: photobombed by a meteor
Learn more about this breathtaking accidental capture of a fleeting fireball meteor, winner of Best Newcomer in ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2025