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Type Talks and tours
Location
Date and Times Tuesday 12 November 2024 | 10.30am-11.30am
Prices Free for Members | Booking essential

Member exclusive. Not a member? Join now

Turner’s largest painting and only royal commission, ‘The Battle of Trafalgar’ is one of the jewels in the National Maritime Museum’s fine art collection. Due to the roof works taking place at the National Maritime Museum, this painting is no longer available to view at the Museum, but can still be seen at the Prince Philip Maritime Collection Centre. We have organised a series of exclusive viewings just for Members, accompanied by a curator from the Museum to learn more about this iconic image.

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What’s On

Girls doing craft
Family fun | Member events

Members' crafting

Join us for exclusive craft workshops, just for Members.
Every other month | 11am-11.45am, 12.15pm-1pm, 1.30pm-2.15pm, 2.45pm-3.30pm
Free for Family Members – booking required
In Greenwich
Photograph of the entrance to the National Maritime Museum
Events and festivals | Member events

Members' Summer Party

Join fellow Royal Museums Greenwich Members for a fabulous evening at the National Maritime Museum
Tuesday 1 July 2025 l 6.30pm-8.30pm (Sold out)
Free for Members – booking required
National Maritime Museum
Talks and tours | Member events

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 for Members | Booking essential
In Greenwich
Illustration of a pirate, with dagger and rifle over his shoulder
Talks and tours | Member events

Members' Lecture: Pirate Commonwealths

Join Dr Richard Blakemore as we delve deeper into 'pirate commonwealths' and how they affected empires, politics and piracy in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
Thursday 10 July 2025 | 6.30pm
Free for Members
National Maritime Museum
Eleanor Anne Porden
Talks and tours | Member events

Members' Lecture: Eleanor Anne Porden

Uncover the often-forgotten life of John Franklin's first wife, Eleanor Anne Porden, with author Sam Pope
Monday 14 July 2025 l 6.30pm
Free for Members
National Maritime Museum
Aerial view of waves crashing in a dark blue sea
Talks and tours | Member events

Members' Lecture: Blue Machine

Discover the blue machine that drives our planet with scientist and presenter Dr Helen Czerski
Monday 21 July 2025 l 6.30pm
Free for Members
National Maritime Museum