Events and festivals | Museum Lates

HMS Captain: Technological Triumph to Tragedy

Discover the fate of the Victorian Navy’s most revolutionary warship in a special lecture held at the Royal Geographical Society

Tuesday 23 September 2025 l 7.30-8.30pm (doors open from 7pm)
Adult: £30 l Child: £15
Other
Talks and tours | Ocean Court

Lecture: Blue Machine

Discover the blue machine that drives our planet with scientist and presenter Dr Helen Czerski

Monday 21 July 2025 l 6.30pm
Adult: £12
National Maritime Museum
Workshops

Hussif workshop with Illuminated Arts

Create your own sewing kit in this workshop. You'll explore ways to creatively combine pattern and stitch whilst you learn about textile social history

Tuesday 2 December 2025 | 11am-1pm
Free, drop-in
National Maritime Museum
Events and festivals | Ocean Court

Watch Ocean with David Attenborough for free

Join us at the National Maritime Museum this World Ocean Day for free screenings of David Attenborough's major new documentary

Sunday 8 June 2025 | Screenings run throughout the day
Free
National Maritime Museum
Talks and tours | Salons in the Queen's House

Salons in the Queen's House: Breadfruit and the Creolising of Caribbean Foodways

In this free lunchtime talk historian Jade Lindo explored the historical and cultural significance of breadfruit in the Caribbean

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Free
Queen's House
Talks and tours | Salons in the Queen's House

Salons in the Queens House: The Seeds of Survival

In this free lunchtime talk historian Akosua Paries-Osei will explore the empire-disrupting botanical knowledge of enslaved women

Wednesday 29 October 2025 | 1pm-1.30pm
Free
Queen's House
Events and festivals | Museum Lates

Loudspeaker Orchestra Concert Series: Voyages and Inaugural Lecture

A programme of new multichannel immersive compositions inspired by maritime heritage and the iconic Cutty Sark

Wednesday 25 June 2025 | 6.45pm-9.25pm
General Admission £5 | University of Greenwich Staff/Student (UoG ID Required) FREE
Cutty Sark
Events and festivals | Museum Lates

Ocean Songs

Live music at the National Maritime Museum celebrating our ocean planet, its mythology, natural wonders and as-yet-undiscovered depths

Friday 11 July 2025 | 7pm
£10 Adult | £8 Students and Members
National Maritime Museum
Events and festivals | Ocean Court

Rhythm!

Go with the flow at the National Maritime Museum's vibrant dance festival, inspired by the ocean and movement

Saturday 12 July 2025 | 11am-5pm
Free
National Maritime Museum
Workshops

Spotlight on Polynesian traditional crafts: Mangaian carving

Join distinguished Mangaian carver and cultural educator Robbie Atatoa as he leads a special workshop

Wednesday 11 June 2025 | 12.30pm-4.30pm
Adult: £7 | Student: £5 | Child: £5 | Members: £5
National Maritime Museum