Cutty Sark is a beloved icon of Greenwich and the last surviving tea clipper from the golden age of sail. Our daily tours and gallery talks are the perfect way to discover the must-see highlights of ...

Delve deeper into the history of time, space and navigation with talks and tours at the Royal Observatory ...

Journey down the river to Greenwich and take part in a range of creepy crawly-themed activities at the National Maritime Museum this October half term! Featuring craft workshops and storytelling ...

Head to the Royal Observatory for a range of fun and spooky half term activities, from live demonstrations to talks and tours. There's never been a better time to visit the Royal Observatory in ...

The General Collection made up of loose or individual items, detailed below. For more details about the Atlas Collection of bound volumes, see research guide P2. Maps and charts can be ordered for ...

For 350 years the Royal Observatory has been a place where people come together to explore the universe. Generations of astronomers spent countless nights looking up at the night sky, mapping the ...

Don't miss your last chance to visit the Royal Observatory this year: we're closing on 2 November for an exciting renovation project. Before that we have lots of exciting last-chance events, talks, ...

For thousands of years, civilisations have turned to the stars for guidance. From the Polynesians who travelled across oceans using only the stars to light their way, to ancient farmers who timed ...

Royal Museums Greenwich and the Centre for Port Cities and Maritime Cultures, University of Portsmouth are co-convening this two-day interdisciplinary conference exploring marginalised histories in ...

A view of the ‘Ma Robert’ on the River Zambesi, surrounded by trees and greenery whilst the passengers converse onboard. Mountains can be seen in the distance. A piece of driftwood lies in the left ...

The official place of deposit for records of the Royal Navy is The National Archives at Kew. However, the Archive and Library has many complementary resources which will assist in researching the ...

In 1854 Robert McClure was credited as the first man to navigate the North-West Passage – although much of his journey was over ice, rather than water. In 1850 Robert McClure led one of the many ...