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
Workshops

Creative workshop with Zita Holbourne

Let your creativity flourish in this Windrush-themed workshop with artist and activist, Zita Holbourne

Saturday 24 June | 10am-5pm
Free
National Maritime Museum
Free displays

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
Free displays

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
Events and festivals | Community astronomy

Eid Moonsighting LIVE

Watch back our live stream where we attempted to sight the new crescent Moon, which signalled the start of Eid al-Fitr in the UK

Tuesday 9 April 2024 | 8pm - 8.45pm
Free
Royal Observatory
Exhibitions

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
Free displays

The Tempest and the Thames

See an edition of Shakespeare's First Folio on display at the National Maritime Museum, celebrating 400 years since its publication

31 March - 24 September 2023 | 10am-5pm
Free
National Maritime Museum
Events and festivals

Lunar New Year

Get ready to celebrate the Year of the Horse at the National Maritime Museum in February 2026

Saturday 21 February 2026
Free
National Maritime Museum
Events and festivals | Community astronomy

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
Events and festivals

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