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National Maritime Museum
Date and Times 18 November – 18 December
Prices Free

This Disability History Month, Royal Museums Greenwich is celebrating the lives of D/deaf and Disabled People now and in the past. 

Discover onsite events and accessible digital content highlighting some of the fascinating items in the collection. 

Onsite activities for families:

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Discover Sundays

Sundays throughout November | 11am - 1pm and 2pm - 4pm

Explore disability histories in artist-led creative workshops for the whole family. 

Free | Suitable for all ages and abilities

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Dazzle Ships: BSL workshop

Saturday 6 November | 11am - 1pm and 2pm - 4pm

During this BSL accessible event, the whole family can join artist Christopher Sacre, and discover the extraordinary First World War story of how to hide a ship using dazzle camouflage! Inspired by the Museum's collections, you will have lots of creative fun making your own dazzling camouflaged paper boats!

Free | Suitable for all ages and abilities

Online activities for young people

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SENsory Social Club

Fridays during term time | 11am – 12pm

Join in a different creative adventure each week inspired by the vast collection at The Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre.

The SENsory Social Club is a weekly online club for adults and young people with Special Educational Needs and disabilities to meet and engage with the collection in a fun and interactive way. No matter where you are from, engage in the collection and have fun with new friends.

Online resources for communities:

Tito Bone's Favourite Things

Tito Bone is your average blind, non binary, bisexual drag king who just wants you to smell the world through their nose, ya know? 

Spend some time with Tito as they audio describe their way through some of their favourite things at the National Maritime Museum.

Find out more

Breaking the Spell with Bird la Bird

Watch Bird la Bird’s subtitled video and listen to the audio description to find out more about the Armada Portrait

Watch the video

What’s On

Women of the RNLI
Exhibitions

Women of the RNLI

Celebrate 200 years of saving lives at sea at the National Maritime Museum
2 March – 1 December 2024
Free
National Maritime Museum
Astronomy Photographer of the Year
Exhibitions

Astronomy Photographer of the Year

See the world's greatest space photography at the National Maritime Museum
Open daily | 10am-5pm
Free
National Maritime Museum
Play Tuesdays
Family fun

Play Tuesdays

Bring your under 5 on a different adventure every week! Explore the Museum together through song, dance and stories
Term time Tuesdays | 10.30am, 11.30am, 1.00pm, 2.00pm
£4 per child and accompanying adult | Under 6 months free
National Maritime Museum
Wind, Tide & Oar
Talks and tours

Wind, Tide & Oar

Join us at the National Maritime Museum and Cutty Sark for an exclusive film premiere of Wind, Tide & Oar, as well as a book launch and drinks reception
23 April 2024 | 6pm - 10pm
£20 Adults
National Maritime Museum
Saturday Art Club
Workshops

Saturday Art Club

Join the weekly creative drop-in for young people aged 13-16
Saturdays from October 2023 - April 2024 | 10am-1pm
Free
National Maritime Museum
Character Encounters
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
Safe Harbour
Family fun

Safe Harbour

Safe Harbour is a series of free workshops created to provide a safe space for foster and adoptive families with children under 13 years
Monthly: Next date 27 April 2024 | 12.30pm - 2.30pm
Ticketed | Free
National Maritime Museum
Ocean Blue: Cyanotype workshop
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
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
LGBTQ+ Family Network
Family fun | Identity

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
16 March 2024 | 10am-12pm
Free
National Maritime Museum
Caribbean Takeover
Events and festivals

Caribbean Takeover

Celebrate black history and culture in Britain with the Caribbean Social Forum as they take over the National Maritime Museum's grounds
Saturday 18 May 2024 | 11am - 5pm
Free | Free wristbands required for talks
National Maritime Museum
Indigo dyeing workshop with Abiola Onabulé
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
BSL Tour: Women of the RNLI
Talks and tours | BSL tours

BSL Tour: Women of the RNLI

Join historian and guide John Wilson at the National Maritime Museum, for a BSL tour of the latest exhibition Women of the RNLI
Saturday 25 May and Friday 23 August 2024 | 2-3pm
Free
National Maritime Museum
Youth Collective
Courses

Youth Collective

Find out more about the Youth Collective – a paid creative opportunity for young people aged 16-24 from the Royal Borough of Greenwich
Applications open in Summer 2024
Free
National Maritime Museum
World Oceans Day
Events and festivals

World Oceans Day

A family-friendly celebration of our ocean hosted at the National Maritime Museum
Returning in 2024
Free
National Maritime Museum
Refugee Week 2024
Events and festivals | Refugee Week

Refugee Week 2024

Find out about the events taking place at Royal Museums Greenwich to mark Refugee Week, focused on this year's theme 'Our Home'
16-23 June 2024 | See page for details
Free
Cutty Sark
Windrush Day
Events and festivals

Windrush Day

Celebrate the anniversary of the Empire Windrush's arrival in Britain, and find your own Windrush connection at the National Maritime Museum
Returning in 2024
Free
National Maritime Museum
International Slavery Remembrance Day
Events and festivals

International Slavery Remembrance Day

Explore the legacies of the transatlantic slave trade and its abolition at the National Maritime Museum
Returning in 2024
Free
National Maritime Museum

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