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Date and Times Saturday 6 May | 11am-1pm and 2pm-4pm
Prices Free

Come and draw your own royal bestiary!

Many of the royal vessels and ships in Royal Museums Greenwich's collection are embellished with golden carvings of heraldic beasts and mythical creatures.

Join artist Nicole Mollett, practitioner in residence at Royal Museums Greenwich, to draw your own decadent beast inspired by the collection, which can also be turned into an animated paper puppet using brass spilt pins.

These free drop-in sessions are suitable for all ages and abilities. The sessions will take place in the RE:THINK space, on the ground floor of the National Maritime Museum.

Coronation celebrations in Greenwich

Family picnics, free workshops and tours, plus a very special World Record attempt! Enjoy the bank holiday weekend celebrating King Charles III's coronation
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Practitioner in Residence: Nicole Mollett
Learn more about the multimedia artist's work while practitioner in residence at Royal Museums Greenwich during spring 2023
Residencies at Royal Museums Greenwich
Find out more about the Residency Programme at Royal Museums Greenwich

What’s On

Exhibitions

Women of the RNLI

Celebrate 200 years of saving lives at sea at the National Maritime Museum
Open daily | Ends 1 December 2024
Free
National Maritime Museum
Family fun

SENsory Sailors

Come along and enjoy this brand new sensory play session for children under 13 years with special educational needs
Once a month on Saturdays | 11am-12.30pm
Free | Pre-booking required
National Maritime Museum
Family fun

Play Tuesdays

Bring your under 5 on a different adventure every week! Explore the Museum together through song, dance and stories
Term time Tuesdays | 10.30am, 11.30am, 1.00pm, 2.00pm
£4 per child and accompanying adult | Under 6 months free
National Maritime Museum
Family fun

Discover Sundays

Each Sunday come and explore the Museum's collection through hands on creative activities
Term time Sundays | 11am - 1pm | 2pm - 4pm
Free | Drop-in
National Maritime Museum
Exhibitions

Astronomy Photographer of the Year exhibition

See the world's greatest space photography at the National Maritime Museum
Open daily until July 2025 | 10am-5pm
Free
National Maritime Museum
Talks and tours

Character Encounters at the National Maritime Museum

Visit the National Maritime Museum every Saturday to discover a different character from history with their own fascinating story to tell
Every Saturday
Free
National Maritime Museum
Workshops

Saturday Art Club

Join the weekly creative drop-in for young people aged 13-16 during term time at the National Maritime Museum
Saturdays from October 2024 - April 2025 | 10am-1pm
Free
National Maritime Museum
Family fun

Safe Harbour

Safe Harbour is a series of free workshops created to provide a safe space for foster and adoptive families with children under 13 years
Monthly: Next date 30 November 2024 | 12.30pm - 2.30pm
Ticketed | Free
National Maritime Museum
Talks and tours | Member events

Flamsteed Lecture: The Search for Life on Mars

Join us as we explore the possibility of life on Mars in this Flamsteed Astronomy Society lecture by Professor Andrew Coates
Monday 9 December 2024 | 7.15pm
Flamsteed Members: FREE | Guests of Flamsteed Members: £15 | Royal Museums Greenwich Members: £12
National Maritime Museum
Talks and tours | BSL tours

BSL Tour: Amazing Animals in Maritime History

Join historian and guide John Wilson at the National Maritime Museum, for a British Sign Language (BSL) tour about remarkable animals
Saturday 15 February 2025 | 1.15pm-2.15pm
Free
National Maritime Museum
Exhibitions

Pirates

Explore the myth, discover the truth: get ready for a major new exhibition coming to the National Maritime Museum in 2025
29 March 2025 – 4 January 2026
Tickets on sale soon
National Maritime Museum