Talks and tours | BSL tours

BSL Tour: The Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre

Join guide John Wilson for a British Sign Language (BSL) tour of our state-of-the-art conservation and storage facility

Thursday 23 October 2025 | 2pm-3pm
Free
Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre
Talks and tours | BSL tours

BSL Tour: Portraits in the Queen's House

Join guide John Wilson for a British Sign Language (BSL) tour of the portraits in the Queen's House

Friday 12 December 2025 | 2pm-3pm
Free
Queen's House
Talks and tours

An Evening with Dame Donna Kinnair

Join us at the Queen's House for the National Windrush Museum's first Summer Season lecture, honouring the legacy of the Windrush Generation and their contributions to British society

18 June 2024 | 6.30pm - 8pm
Free
Queen's House
Talks and tours

Whose House: Creative Visions for Housing

Join us at the Queen's House for the first event in the Whose House architecture series, exploring what housing in the 21st century could look like

27 June 2024 | 7pm - 8.30pm
£7 Adults
Queen's House
Talks and tours | Maritime History and Culture Seminars

‘Some stories bear retelling. They compel retelling’: The Lives and Afterlives of Henry VIII’s Queens

A free online talk on the National Portrait Gallery’s new exhibition ‘Six Lives: The Stories of Henry VIII’s Queens’

Tuesday 25 June 2024 | 5.15pm - 6.30pm
Free Entry
Online
Talks and tours

Feeling Blue curator tour

Join Assistant Curator Maya Wassell Smith for a tour exploring the influences and inspirations behind Feeling Blue, a tapestry created by Alberta Whittle and Dovecot Studios

Tuesday 14 May 2024 | 3.30pm
Adults £5
Queen's House
Events and festivals | Museum Lates

Attention All Shipping

Charlie Connelly's hilarious one-man show brings the legendary shipping forecast vividly to life

Friday 17 October 2025 | 7-9pm
Adult: £22 | Member: £20
Cutty Sark
Workshops

Indigo dyeing workshop with Abiola Onabulé

Join fashion designer Abiola Onabulé to learn about the complex history of indigo and create a unique dyed piece to take home

Sunday 19 May 2024 | 1.30-5pm
£15 Adults
National Maritime Museum
Workshops

Ocean Blue: Cyanotype workshop

Join artist Lizzie Cardozo for a cyanotype print workshop for adults, and explore your relationship to the ocean through printmaking

Sunday 28 April 2024 | 2-4pm
£15 Adults
National Maritime Museum
Workshops

Tea in Transition: Herbal Tea Blending Workshop

Learn about the healing properties of a range of medicinal plants, and learn how to combine them into unique blends as you create your own herbal tea bags

Wednesday 27 March 2024 | 6.30 - 8.30pm
£7 Adults
National Maritime Museum