Essential Information
| Type | Family fun |
|---|---|
| Location |
Queen's House
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| Date and Times | 30 July - 27 August 2024 | Timings vary |
| Prices | Free |
Come along to the Queen's House this summer and let your imagination run free at our workshops and craft sessions!
Check out the programme below, as well as all the fun summer activities for families happening at our other Royal Museums Greenwich sites.
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Workshops
Families takeover
Tuesday 30 July on the West Central Lawns, Monday 5 August and Thursday 29 August on the South West Lawns | 11am-1pm and 2pm-4pm
Join us for a unique family activity where you'll design and explore an immersive art gallery on the lush green grounds of the Queen’s House.
Engage your senses and creativity as you shape a living art experience! Come with your ideas on what changes would make art galleries more accessible and friendly places for your family.
Innovations of architecture
Saturday 10 August on the lawns in front of The Cove playground and Wednesday 21 August on the South West lawns | 11am-1pm, 2pm-4pm
Join us for a fun and creative family workshop inspired by the pioneering architecture of the Queen's House, with a modern twist.
You are invited to create your own innovative structures as a family and bond, create, and discover together! Explore the world of architecture with your kids through hands-on activities using recycled and found materials like frames, string, fabric, cardboard, and plastic bottles.
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Crafts
Queen's House Undercroft | 7, 20 and 27 August | 11am-1pm and 2pm-4pm
Patterned collages
Wednesday 7 August
Inspired by the black and white patterned floor at the Queen’s House, create your own patterned collage. This can repeat the geometric shapes seen within the iconic floor design or become something more abstract!
Ruff making
Wednesday 21 August
Join us as we make Jacobean ruffs, which were all the rage in the 17th century! You'll get inspiration from the Armada Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I found in the Queen's House, and all of the other stylish people of that time.
Paper tulips
Tuesday 27 August
Inspired by the enchanting Tulip staircase in the Queen’s House, join us for an origami workshop and learn to make beautiful paper tulips to give to someone you love.
Under 5s storytelling
Tuesday 13 August | Great Hall | 30-minute timed sessions starting at 11am, 12pm, 2pm and 3pm
Queen Anne is throwing a marvellous Masque, and everyone is invited!
Under 5s and their families are invited to join us for movement, songs and sensory play as we tell the story of one of Queen Anne's incredible parties!
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Queen's House characters
12pm, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm, see dates below
Meet historical characters connected to the Queen's House and take part in exciting performances that bring the past to life.
Dates:
July: 28 and 29
August: 2, 4, 5, 9, 11, 12, 16, 18, 19, 25, 26, 30
September: 1
What’s On
More fun for families at Royal Museums Greenwich.
