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    Cutty Sark Open daily 10am-6pm Last entry 5.15pm Adult: £18 | Child: £9 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-7pm Last entry 6pm Adult: £18 | Child: £9 Members go free
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    Matariki Celebrate the Pacific and Māori New Year and learn about the connections between the stars and Pacific cultures
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    Astronomers Take Over This brand-new interactive gallery gives curious minds aged 4 to 104 the space to play, learn and explore!
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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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    ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2026 shortlist Discover a selection of the breathtaking images shortlisted in the global astrophotography competition
    250 years of the Declaration of Independence The National Maritime Museum has put on display one of the earliest British reports of American independence, sent by a naval commander blockading New York
    Making Waves: Dr Dawn Wright Oceanographer and chief scientist Dr Dawn Wright on diving to the deepest part of the ocean – and why we need to stand up for our blue planet
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    Caird Library Visit the world's largest maritime library and archive collection at the National Maritime Museum
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Go behind the scenes with our expert curators, astronomers, conservators and library & archive team

31 Oct 2023
Astronomy news from the Astronomy Ambassadors Group - October 2023
See what cosmic news our young people have found for you!
15 Oct 2021
Away from the fleet: Royal Navy experiences in World War I trenches
Alternative Royal Navy experiences of the First World War
13 Nov 2018
Behind the Mask of Youth
Artist Mat Collishaw talks about his Mask of Youth and reflects on the masks Elizabeth I wore all her life.
02 Apr 2020
Beneath the Earth's surface: using X-rays to find out how globes were made
Table globes are truly beautiful objects, with historic representations of the Earth and stars captured in intricate detail. But take a look beneath the surface and the marvels get more mysterious...
06 Nov 2018
Bettina von Zwehl
Artist Bettina von Zwehl's series of photographic portrait miniatures, inspired by 16th century works of art, is on display in the Queen's House.
08 May 2018
Black and white photography of the Great British Seaside
In a world of bright deckchairs and beach huts, black and white photographs demand that we look at the seaside differently.
08 Nov 2018
Black Poppies – Britain’s Black Community and the Great War
Author and historian Stephen Bourne shares stories of the African and Caribbean Royal and Merchant Navy personnel who served in the First World War.
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