Image of the chapel for seamen, Port of London Society
Talks and tours | Maritime History and Culture Seminars

George Charles 'Boatswain' Smith and the Wreck of Floating Chapels

Join us for a free online talk by Professor Hilary Carey

Tuesday 28 October 2025 | 5.15-6.30pm
Free
Online
A diagram of John Harrison's fourth marine timekeeper
Talks and tours | Maritime History and Culture Seminars

1714 and all that: The Board of Longitude reconsidered

Join us for a free online talk by Dr Richard Dunn

Tuesday 23 September 2025 | 5.15-6.30pm
Free Entry
Online
An orchestra performs in the Great Hall of the Queen's House to a packed audience
Events and festivals | Art and culture

Trinity Laban Contemporary Music Group: The Daryl Runswick Competition Final

An evening championing new works by up-and-coming composers

Wednesday 11 June 2025 | 7.30pm
Adult: £15, Adult Members: £12, Child: £7.50, Child Members: £6
Queen's House
A drawing of a Royal Naval Auxiliary tanker seen in starboard-quarter view, turning in the River Thames off Greenwich. In the background is the Old Royal Naval College. There is a black smoke coming out of the top of the boat
Conferences | Maritime history

Britain, Conflict, and the Sea conference

This conference seeks to explore the ways in which modern Britain has been shaped by ideas and practices of maritime war

Friday 12 September 2025 9am-5.45pm | Saturday 13 September 9am-3.30pm
Adult £50 | Postgraduate Researcher/Student £25 | Members £45
National Maritime Museum
A group of people stretch their arms to the side
Experiences | Ocean Court

Movement on the Map: Tai Chi Qigong

Find your flow in these gentle sessions on the Ocean Map

Friday 4 July 2025 | 1pm-1.30pm and 1.45pm-2.15pm
Free
National Maritime Museum
Group of people sitting facing away from camera on yoga mats on the floor which is a giant map, looking towards instructor
Experiences | Ocean Court

Movement on the Map: Yoga

Get moving on the new Ocean Map with some gentle yoga sessions

Friday 13 June 2025 | 9.30am and 10.15am
Free
National Maritime Museum
The Sailor [Maurice Alan Easton] - Cropped
Talks and tours | Art and culture

Curator Tour: The Art of Naval Portraiture

Join Dr Katherine Gazzard, Curator of Art at Royal Museums Greenwich, for a unique tour of the Queen’s House, exploring the complex and often surprising history of naval portraiture

5 and 19 June 2025 | Tours start at 3.30pm
Adult: £5; Adult (includes a signed copy of the book): £20 | Adult Member: Free; Adult Member (includes a signed copy of the book): £18
Queen's House
photo with a model of a woman, standing on a map and a canvas tent behind her, like an animation
Events and festivals | Refugee Week

Maritime Migration: Film Screenings and Panel Discussion

Filmmakers, creatives and academics come together to mark Refugee Week

Friday 13 June 2025 | 6.30pm-8.30pm
Free
National Maritime Museum
DEBUT Concert - Queen's House - June 2025 -
Events and festivals | Museum Lates

DEBUT at the Queen's House

A night of enchanting classical music as part of DEBUT's acclaimed 'Secret Concerts' series

Thursday 4 September 2025 | Performances at 6.45pm and 8.30pm
Adult: £30, Child: £25 (plus £3 booking fee) | Adult Member: £27, Child Member: £22 | Early-bird offer valid until Thursday 17 July 2025*
Queen's House
Knitting needles stuck into a light and dark blue woollen design, with balls of wool and a blanket of yellow and white wool arranged artfully around
Workshops | Art and culture

Knitting with Remiiya Badru

Join us on board historic ship Cutty Sark for a hands-on knitting workshop in a friendly and supportive environment

Saturday 18 October 2025 | More details coming soon
£25 - includes free entry to the ship
Cutty Sark