Ships; Purchases and Sales, 1902-1955

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Cutty Sark
Cutty Sark Open daily 10am - 5pm Last entry 4.15pm Adult: from £20 | Child: from £10 Members go free

Free National Maritime Museum
National Maritime Museum Open daily 10am-5pm Last entry 4.15pm Free entry Booking recommended

Free Queen's House
Queen's House Open daily 10am - 5pm Last entry 4.15pm Free entry Booking recommended

Royal Observatory
Royal Observatory Open daily 10am-5pm Last entry 4.15pm Adult: from £20 | Child: from £10 Members go free
What's on

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Cutty Sark Events and festivals
Echoes of the Sea and Sky Join us in the month we celebrate Cutty Sark’s 155th birthday for a beautiful chamber choir concert underneath the ship’s magnificent hull.

National Maritime Museum Exhibitions
Women of the RNLI Celebrate 200 years of saving lives at sea at the National Maritime Museum

Cutty Sark Events and festivals
Sea Shanty Festival 2024 Visit Cutty Sark for a fantastic day of sea song performances and workshops in celebration of the tea clipper's 155th birthday
Stories

Art at the Queen's House

Our Ocean, Our Planet

Guide to the night sky

Museum blog

Earth as you've never seen it before Sergio Díaz Ruiz uses satellite imagery to explore climate change by creating an image of Earth as it might be analysed by a distant alien civilisation

Master of disguise: how a Navy sailor escaped a Napoleonic prison Discover the true story of Charles Hare, the 19th-century midshipman who used a French officer's uniform to pull off a daring prison break

A stitch in time: the secrets of textile conservation A 19th century uniform with a dramatic history is on display at the National Maritime Museum. Come behind the scenes to discover the care that went into its conservation
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The Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre Come behind the scenes at our state-of-the-art conservation studio

Caird Library Visit the world's largest maritime library and archive collection at the National Maritime Museum
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Item reference:	BIS/22
Level:	SERIES
Date made:	1902-1955
Credit:	On loan from the P&O Heritage Collection

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