Plan your visit to the National Maritime Museum
Opening times, tickets, visitor information and helpful guides
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The missions before the Moon landing
2019 was the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission and humans walking on the Moon. But it also saw the anniversaries of Apollo 9 and 10.
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Space race timeline
Explore and learn about the key events and achievements that shaped almost twenty years of competition between the United States and the Soviet Union
Summer holidays in Greenwich: great things to do with kids
Free kids' activities, once-in-a-lifetime experiences and four brilliant family-friendly museums: get ready for an amazing summer day out with the kids in London
See great art in Greenwich
Free museums and art galleries, quirky markets, sculpture trails and stunning architecture: check out Greenwich's best creative hotspots
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Nelson's Ship in a Bottle KS2 classroom resource
Discover resources to support KS2 students to explore the artwork ‘Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle’ by Yinka Shonibare CBE.
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Pluto and the Dwarf Planets
Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers explore Pluto and explain why it's not considered a planet anymore.
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Are there aliens?
Life began on the Earth around 3.5 billion years ago. Could life have evolved on other planets and if so where are they? Astronomers at the Royal Observatory Greenwich explain how we might detect them in this video.
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Moon Watch
Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomer Radmila shows how you can best find the Moon in the daytime sky and how you can demonstrate the changing phases of the Moon in the classroom using hands-on models.