Event
Treasures Tour of the National Maritime Museum
Explore some of the Museum’s most prized – and lesser-known – objects on a guided tour
Visitor highlight
Tours and talks at the National Maritime Museum
Uncover the wonders of our collection during these daily events
Event
Partial solar eclipse 2026 LIVE
Watch back the Royal Observatory Greenwich's live stream of the 90%+ partial solar eclipse visible from the UK and Ireland
Learning resource
Drake's Circumnavigation GCSE Resources
This resource has been created for teachers and students preparing for the 2024 Historic Environment paper. It could also be used by those studying Tudor England as an enquiry into Drake and the significance of his circumnavigation. 
Learning resource
Legacies of Transatlantic Slavery - Video Resource
How have the legacies of Transatlantic Enslavement shaped the world around us? How do people respond to this today? In this series of videos we interviewed people to share their perspectives
Story topic
Queens of the Queen’s House
Find out who the Queen's House was built for, and learn more about the female rulers who left their mark on Greenwich's royal villa
Blog post
Night sky highlights - July 2026
This month Earth reaches its farthest point from the Sun, we look for a lunar crater named by the Artemis II crew, and a morning star cluster heralds in Matariki, the Māori new year.
Practitioner in Residence: Paddy Hartley
Learn more about the textile artist and ceramicist's work while practitioner in residence at Royal Museums Greenwich between 2016-2017
Story topic
The ships of the Windrush generation
The Empire Windrush wasn't the only ship to carry Caribbean passengers to the UK. Find out more about the vessels and people that helped to shape modern Britain
Press release
Royal Observatory Greenwich to livestream 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse
The eclipse on 12 August will be the largest in the UK since 1999, with over 90% of the Sun obscured by the Moon.