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

Originally hosted in September 2025 | Rewatch the recording below
Free Entry
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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Charles I & Henrietta: 400th wedding anniversary

King Charles I and Queen Consort Henrietta Maria invite you to celebrate their landmark wedding anniversary with a programme of activities at the Queen's House

From 11 to 23 May 2025 (see page for details)
Varying prices (see page for details)
Queen's House