Open House Festival

From talks to guided tours, discover the must-see highlights of the Queen's House and the National Maritime Museum

Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 September | 10.30am-4pm
Free
In Greenwich

ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2025 awards

Watch back the awards ceremony hosted by Royal Observatory astronomer Dr Ed Bloomer and special guests

Thursday 11 September 2025 | Live online from 7pm
Free
Online

Come Fly with Us: Afghan Kite Making Workshop

Come along to this workshop for adults, where we'll be making Afghan kites as part of our Season of Play

Friday 11 August | 2.00pm-4.00pm
Free | Drop in or book
National Maritime Museum

Young Creatives: Rethink Residency

Learn about artworks by four young resident artists, inspired by the National Maritime Museum's Our Connection to Water exhibition  

November 2023 – February 2024
Free Entry
National Maritime Museum

Sea creatures: real and imagined

A vibrant banner created by Willow Dene School, inspired by maps and monsters in the National Maritime Museum

Free Entry
National Maritime Museum

Our Connection to Water

Life source, sacred ritual, scarce commodity? Seven artists shared what water means to them at the National Maritime Museum

Exhibition ran from 31 March 2023 to 25 February 2024
Free
National Maritime Museum

Lunar New Year

The National Maritime Museum held a fantastic celebration of the Lunar New Year 2026; check back nearer the time to see our exciting plans for 2027 

Saturday 13 February 2027 | 10am-4pm
Free
National Maritime Museum

Moon viewing LIVE

Watch back our live Moon viewing, where Royal Observatory astronomers took a close-up view of the lunar surface to mark 50 years since humans last went to the Moon

Available now
Free
Online

Diwali at the National Maritime Museum

Lantern parades, dance performances and rangoli workshops: celebrate the Festival of Lights in Greenwich 

Saturday 25 October 2025 | 11am-5pm
Free
National Maritime Museum

LGBTQ+ history month

Join us in Greenwich this February for a spectacular series of events celebrating queer histories, identities and communities

Throughout February 2027
Free Entry
In Greenwich