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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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    Royal Observatory Temporarily closed Major restoration project
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    Diwali at the National Maritime Museum Lantern parades, dance performances and rangoli workshops: celebrate the Festival of Lights in Greenwich
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    Evening Concerts at the Queen's House: Harpists Gloria Rappo and Xinyi Wu Enjoy a night of harp music in the former royal residence, performed by harpists Gloria Rappo and Xinyi Wu from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
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    ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2026 winners Take a look at the winning images in the world's biggest space photography competition
    Turner's 'The Battle of Trafalgar': a maligned masterpiece? J.M.W. Turner's vast naval scene is a treasure of the Royal Museums Greenwich collection, but why was it so controversial when it was unveiled in 1824?
    Dog that dived to the bottom of the ocean surfaces at the National Maritime Museum A toy that journeyed to the very bottom of the ocean has been donated to the National Maritime Museum.
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Visitor highlight
Sea Things gallery
Explore the sea through personal stories from the deep
Visitor highlight
Traders: the East India Company & Asia
Explore Britain’s trade and connections with Asia – visit the Traders gallery at the National Maritime Museum
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Maritime London gallery
Discover how life on the River Thames has evolved in the past 300 years at the National Maritime Museum's Maritime London gallery
Blog post
What is a nocturnal?
Learn more about the nocturnal or ‘nocturlabe’, used for centuries to tell the time based on the movement of the stars
Blog post
Unfit for service: healthcare and welfare in Nelson's Navy
Hidden in the seemingly mundane bureaucratic letters of the Royal Navy lie some fascinating insights into the role of the British state in providing healthcare and welfare to ill and injured seamen.
Astronomy Ambassadors Group
Meet other like-minded young people between 16 and 21 years old and become a part of the Royal Observatory's future
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Think Space lectures
Listen to astrophysicists talk about cutting-edge research in space science with our free online lectures.
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Anti-Fraud, Bribery and Theft Policy
This document sets out the framework for the assessment and management of fraud risk and the investigation and resolution of allegations of irregularity made against employees of RMG for fraud, theft, bribery or money laundering
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What did Galileo discover?
Galileo pioneered the use of the telescope for observing the night sky. His discoveries undermined traditional ideas about a perfect and unchanging cosmos with the Earth at its centre
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