Essential Information Location National Maritime Museum Date and Times 17-25 June 2023 | See page for details Prices Free The theme for Refugee Week 2023 is 'Compassion', taking a stand to make the UK a more welcoming place for people seeking sanctuary. Royal Museums Greenwich are taking part in Refugee Week to recognise and understand the difficulties for refugees, and look at the need for compassion, not just to ourselves but to all our human neighbours and our one shared home, planet earth. On Saturday 17 June the National Maritime Museum will be hosting a day of activities and displays that explore the experiences of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants and the importance of compassion. Then on Wednesday 21 June, the Museum is hosting a very special screening of The Swimmers, a biographical drama telling the remarkable true story of two young women's journey from war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics. What's on in 2023 Click the links below to find out more about the Refugee Week events taking place at the National Maritime Museum. Saturday 17 June Workshops and talks Visit the National Maritime Museum for a day of activities and displays that explore the experiences of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants Wednesday 21 June The Swimmers From war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics, join us for a special screening of this inspiring biographical drama Plan your visit to the National Maritime Museum Find everything you need to know before visiting historic Greenwich Collections and connections Find more stories, projects and videos related to migration and belonging at the National Maritime Museum Migration objects at the National Maritime Museum Take a look at items relating to migration in our collection Migration, Heritage and Belonging Project Funded by Esmee Fairbairn, the Migration, Heritage and Belonging Project explores the migration-related collections of three museums spanning the South West of England to East Anglia A closer look at Ship of Fools by Kehinde Wiley From perilous refugee crossings to black history and identity, explore the different meanings contained in artist Kehinde Wiley's work Refugee Narrative Maps A series of maps by artist Djordje Balmazovic were recently acquired by Royal Museums Greenwich The making of The Sea Deity with Action for Refugees Lewisham Artist Eve Shepherd looks back on the creation of a new sculpture for the National Maritime Museum, made in collaboration with Action for Refugees Lewisham. Jodocus Hondius' Sea Atlas: Refugee Week For Refugee Week, Megan Barford looks at the skilled engraver - and refugee - behind one of the Museum's beautiful 16th-century sea atlases Visit the National Maritime Museum Discover epic stories of exploration and endeavour that have shaped our world today Find out more Our partners