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    Cutty Sark Open daily 10am - 5pm Last entry 4.15pm Adult: £22 | Child: £11 Members go free
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    National Maritime Museum Open daily 10am-5pm Last entry 4.15pm Free entry Booking recommended
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    Royal Observatory Open daily 10am-6pm Last entry 5.15pm Adult: £24 | Child: £12 Members go free
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    Queen's House Classic Treasures Tour with drinks on the balcony Head to Greenwich for a new refreshing and effervescent tour experience
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    Pirates Explore the myth, discover the truth: Pirates at the National Maritime Museum is now open
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    Cutty Sark Rig Climb Experience life at sea and climb the rigging of one of London's true icons
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    Turning our view of the world inside out: introducing the new Ocean Map The National Maritime Museum's Ocean Map reminds us just how much of the Earth is covered by water – and how important the ocean is to our planet
    Pirates: fact or fiction? From buried treasure to walking the plank, how much of what we think we know about pirates is really true?
    A whistle for a life: surviving the Titanic tragedy Meet steward Cecil and passenger Lillian, two young people whose fates intertwined during the sinking of the Titanic
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Rising Waters of Venice
Discover how the works of Canaletto are being used in contemporary research about Venice
All Aboard
All Aboard: Reminiscence and reconnection for people living with dementia and their carers
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Alone at sea: Donald Crowhurst and the story of solo yacht racing
The Mercy starring Colin Firth portrays Donald Crowhurst's tragic attempt to sail around the world single-handedly in the first race of its kind. Maritime specialist Jeremy Michell sheds light on the perils of sailing alone, the progress of yacht racing, and the importance of remembering failure.
LGBTQ+ Family in Residence at the National Maritime Museum
Discover how the National Maritime Museum's first LGBTQ+ Family in Residence created an inclusive and family-friendly workshop for the Out at Sea festival – and why they found the process so rewarding
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The history of lining at Royal Museums Greenwich
The National Maritime Museum pioneered conservation techniques still in use today
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Who was William Westall? Artist profile
William Westall was a British painter best known for his views of the Australian landscape
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What does 'lining' a painting mean?
Lining is a major treatment in paintings conservation, and should only be used when absolutely necessary
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What was the Grand Tour?
Find out about the travel phenomenon that became popular amongst the young nobility of England
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Tsunamis
A tsunami is a wave, or a series of waves, caused by some activity on the seabed or at the surface. They can be hugely destructive to life on Earth.
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Submarine volcanoes
Submarine volcanoes are found deep on the ocean floor. They can erupt just as violently as volcanoes found on dry land
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