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    Cutty Sark Open daily 10am - 5pm Last entry 4.15pm Adult: £18 | Child: £9 Members go free
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    Queen's House Open daily 10am - 5pm Last entry 4.15pm Free entry Booking recommended
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    Christmas concerts at the Queen's House Join us for an evening of carols and songs, performed by local choir, Hithertones
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    The Queen's House Ice Rink Discover the most beautiful outdoor ice skating location in London
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    Annual Royal Observatory Christmas lecture 2023 Hear about the latest cutting-edge satellite research with Professor John Remedios, Director of the National Centre for Earth Observation
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    Keeping Cutty Sark ship-shape The poop deck floor of Cutty Sark needs to be replaced. Find out how a team of dedicated shipkeepers keep the vessel in peak condition
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    Seeing the sound of a black hole How do you picture something that is invisible and inaudible to humans? Artist and photographer John White has the answer
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    HMS Challenger: a trailblazer for modern ocean science 150 years ago, HMS Challenger departed England on a quest to explore the world’s oceans. Its impact is still felt today
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Photo of the Andromeda Galaxy - a dark black sky sprinkled with stars
Talks and tours | Observatory lectures

Think Space Lectures

Listen to astrophysicists from across the UK talk about cutting edge research in space science

See page for details
Free
Online
Satellite photograph of Great Britain and Ireland during the summer 2022 heatwave. Large swathes of brown in the south and east of England show how the heat has affected the country
Talks and tours | Evenings and Lates

Royal Observatory Christmas lecture

Join us after hours for our annual Christmas lecture with Professor John Remedios

Friday 15 December 2023 | 7 - 8pm
£10 Adult | £5 Child | £9 Students
Royal Observatory
Close-up shot of a person's hands as they use a felt-tip pen to draw an intricate pattern on a small piece of wood
Workshops | Talks & courses

Saturday Art Club

Join the weekly creative drop-in for young people aged 13-16

Saturdays from October - April | 10am-1pm
Free
National Maritime Museum
Talks and tours

Character Encounters

Visit the National Maritime Museum every Saturday to discover a different character from history with their own fascinating story to tell

Saturdays
Free Entry
National Maritime Museum
Family fun | LGBTQ+

LGBTQ+ Family Network

A safe space for local LGBTQ+ families to meet one another, get involved in creative activities for all ages and explore the stories within the collection

20 January 2024 | 10am-12pm
Free
National Maritime Museum
Images of Chinese constellations, the Earth, Moon, Mars, Crab supernova and some spacecraft
Planetarium shows | Identity

Chinese Astronomy

Explore topics in ancient and modern Chinese astronomy, including the Sun, Moon, stars and space exploration

Saturday 16 December 2023 | 10.30am
Adult £10 | Child £5
Royal Observatory
Ted the bear with a rocket, blue planet and the Sun
Planetarium shows

Ted's Space Adventure

A special live planetarium show for under-7s - perfect for little astronauts everywhere!

Weekends and holiday weekdays
Adults £12 | Child £6 | Student & Under 25: £8
Royal Observatory
James Robson the cook, one of the characters you can meet on board Cutty Sark. He wears a flat cap and red scarf, and is pointing at the ship's rigging
Family fun

Meet the characters of Cutty Sark

Meet the captain, chat with the cook, and even take a tour with Nannie the Figurehead! You never know who you might run into on board Cutty Sark...

Weekends and Fri-Mon in school holidays | 11am, 12pm, 2pm, 3pm
Included with entry to Cutty Sark
Cutty Sark
Inside Royal Museums Greenwich collections centre - rows of objects including two ships figureheads
Talks and tours

Saturday Super Store Tours

Come behind the scenes and explore the stores at the Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre
 

Saturdays at 1.30pm
£12
Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre
A collage of different moons of the solar system; Triton, Enceladus, Phobos, Pandora, Ganymede, Iapetus and Mimas
Planetarium shows

Moons Beyond Counting

Explore the many moons found in the solar system, with our Royal Observatory astronomers. Suitable for adults and families

Weekends and holiday weekdays in December
Adult £12 | Child £6 | Student & Under 25: £8
Royal Observatory
Events and festivals | Evenings and Lates

Christmas concerts at the Queen's House

Join us for an evening of carols and songs performed by local choir, Hithertones

Saturday 16 December | Performances at 6pm and 8pm
Adult £18, Child £8, Concessions £15 (Members/students/under 25s/seniors/disabled visitors)
Queen's House
Family fun | Christmas

Members' crafting: Christmas stars

Join us for a special Christmas themed craft workshop

Sunday 17 December 2023 | 11am-11.45am, 12.15pm-1pm, 1.30pm-2.15pm, 2.45pm-3.30pm
Free for Members – booking required
National Maritime Museum
A woman looks through an historic telescope at the Royal Observatory during an evening stargazing event
Events and festivals | Evenings and Lates

Evening With The Stars

Explore the wonders of the night sky and look through the telescopes of the Royal Observatory at our classic museum late event

Select Fridays and Saturdays | 5.30-7.30pm, 6.50-8.50pm
Adults: £24 | Students & Under 25s: £21.60 | Children (7+): £12
Royal Observatory
A group of four with adults and children participating in a craft.
Family fun

Safe Harbour

The first event in a new programme for foster and adoptive families

Monthly: Next date 30 December| 12.30pm - 2.30pm
Ticketed | Free
National Maritime Museum
A red, yellow, pink and blue gas clouds behind images of Saturn and the Earth. Over the top of this are white, glowing sound waves and music notes.
Planetarium shows

Audio Universe: Tour of the Solar System

Experience the Solar System like never before - by traveling on a spacecraft that can turn the objects in space into sound! Suitable for adults and families, including those with visual impairments.

1, 2, 3 & 5 January 2024 | 3:30pm
Adult £12 | Child £6 | Student & Under 25: £8
Royal Observatory
Family engaging coding workshop
Family fun

Coder Dojo

Be inspired by the collection and create computer programmes, animation, art and electronic experiments in response

First Saturday of the month
Free
Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre
Conservator in action
Workshops | Identity

Make, Do and Maintain

Join our community of makers at The Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre

First Saturday of every month | 10:30am-12:00pm
Free (+ £1.00 booking fee)
Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre
Images of each planet in the solar system and the Sun
Planetarium shows

Meet the Neighbours

Tour the Solar System and beyond in this show, presented live by a Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomer. Suitable for adults and families

Weekends and holiday weekdays in January
Adult £12 | Child £6 | Student & Under 25: £8
Royal Observatory
Talks and tours | Member events

New Members' Tour

Embark on a voyage of discovery around the Museum in the company of one of our volunteer guides

Various dates | 11am - 12pm
Free | Booking essential
National Maritime Museum
Close up of ship on tapestry
Conferences

Weaving Waves: The History and Conservation of Maritime Tapestries

Join us for 'Weaving Waves', a symposium welcoming speakers and attendees interested in the curation and conservation of maritime tapestries

12 January 2024
Adults £30 | Members, online, students, unemployed or underemployed, retired, early career researchers £20
National Maritime Museum
Van de Velde Studio
Talks and tours | Talks & courses

The Van de Veldes Festival

Take part in a range of events to mark the final days of our exhibition The Van de Veldes: Greenwich, Art and the Sea

12-14 January 2024 | 10.30am-5pm
Free
Queen's House
Sensory Sailors
Family fun

SENsory Sailors

Come along and enjoy this brand new sensory play session for children with special educational needs

Once a month on Saturdays | 11am-12.30pm
Free | Pre-booking required
National Maritime Museum
Talks and tours | Member events

Finding horror in the white spaces with Ally Wilkes

Learn about the terrifying real-life Antarctic expeditions which inspired Ally Wilkes' novel All the White Spaces

Thursday 25 January 2024 | 6.30pm - 7.30pm
Free for Members – booking required
National Maritime Museum
Participants viewing the oldest portolan chart in the National Maritime Museum's collections from 1456.
Talks and tours

Delve Deeper

Delve deeper into Royal Museums Greenwich's collection on our specialist tours

Thursday 25 January 2024 | 7-8.30pm
£20 for Adults and £10 for members
Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre
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