Royal Museums Greenwich What's On guide, Autumn 2013 by National Maritime Museum

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If you’d like to… ... delve into all things maritime, you might like… Maritime Lecture Series: Nelson, Navy, Nation, p. 7 Charting Africa, p. 17 n Trafalgar Day celebrations, p. 5 n The War of 1812: talk by Peter Snow, p. 22 n Nelson’s Women, p. 17 n n

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Songs and Dancing Sailor workshops, p. 7 Halloween spooktacular, p. 10 n Cutty Sark’s birthday, p. 20 n Island Nation, p. 9 n Diwali celebrations, p. 10 n

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tours of Yinka Shonibare MBE’s installations, p. 13 Georgian Navy manuscripts, p. 17 n Tours at the ship-model stores, p. 23 n Cutty Sark curator’s tours, p. 19 n Yinka Shonibare MBE in conversation, p. 13 n

Left: Fanny’s dress, 2011 © Yinka Shonibare MBE, courtesy James Cohan Gallery

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Jazz Festival, p. 4 Trinity Laban guitar concert, p. 4 n Music of the Sea festival, p. 6 n Family fun: Damru drums, p. 20 n

... journey into space, you might like… An Evening with the Stars, p. 15 Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2013, p. 15 n ROG Christmas Lecture, p. 15 n Back to the Moon for Good?, p. 15 n Undiscovered Worlds, p. 16 n n

Above: Archway to Heaven © Stephen Banks. Front cover: detail of Rockets and Blue Lights (Close at Hand) to Warn Steamboats of Shoal Water, J. M. W. Turner, 1840 © Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA / Photo Michael Agee

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Introduction Contents National Maritime Museum

I’m delighted to welcome you to the very exciting autumn programme at Royal Museums Greenwich.

A beautiful royal villa and England’s first truly classical building, now home to a world-class collection of paintings and contemporary art installations.

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Cutty Sark The last surviving tea clipper and the fastest and greatest of her time, now re-opened in all her glory.

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The home of Greenwich Mean Time, the Prime Meridian of the World, and London’s only planetarium.

In November we unveil our blockbuster temporary exhibition, Turner and the Sea, bringing together outstanding paintings from collections around the world, to explore the centrality of the sea to Turner’s art and life. Never before has a major Turner exhibition explored the artist in such a way.

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The Queen’s House

On Trafalgar Day (21 October) we open ‘Nelson, Navy, Nation’, our new permanent gallery showcasing many of the Museum’s best-known objects to tell the gripping story of the Royal Navy (1688 – 1815). To celebrate this major occasion we are presenting a raft of events ranging from a special Maritime Lecture Series to a sea-shanty festival, pub quiz and fascinating archive sessions. You can find out more details inside.

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22 November 2013 – 21 April 2014 Special Exhibitions Gallery | Sammy Ofer Wing Open late on Thursdays until 20.00 with gallery tours and live music

J. M. W. Turner is one of Britain’s best-loved artists, and this is the first major exhibition of masterpieces showcasing his lifelong fascination with the sea, in the resplendent setting of Maritime Greenwich. With his use of dramatic effects and increasingly experimental style, Turner was an important and often controversial figure who dominated British Romantic art in the first half of the nineteenth century.

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In this new exploration of his work, the National Maritime Museum brings together outstanding paintings and drawings from across the world. Including ‘The Fighting Temeraire’, voted Britain’s favourite painting, ‘Wreck of a Transport Ship’, and ‘Rockets and Blue Lights’ not seen in the UK for ten years, the exhibition examines Turner’s evocative scenes alongside masterpieces by other great artists including van de Velde, Vernet, Constable and Gainsborough. Through these iconic works, Turner and the Sea explores the compelling appeal of the seascape for artists, and how Turner’s treatment of storm, shipwreck and battle challenged his contemporaries and revolutionized maritime art. Find out more at rmg.co.uk/turner Tickets: £10 adults £8 concessions | £5 children family tickets available Gift Aid: this price includes a voluntary donation; tickets excluding this donation are also available. More information, p. 27

Members go FREE Main: J. M. W. Turner, The Fighting Temeraire tugged to her last berth to be broken up, 1838 © The National Gallery, London, Turner Bequest, 1856. Top: Keelmen Heaving in Coals by Moonlight, J. M. W. Turner, 1835, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Widener Collection. Middle: Staffa, Fingal’s Cave, J. M. W. Turner, 1831– 32, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection. Bottom: Rockets and Blue Lights (Close at Hand) to Warn Steamboats of Shoal Water, J. M. W. Turner, 1840 © Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA / Photo Michael Agee

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Turner and the Sea events Every Thursday Evening

London Jazz Festival

Turner and the Sea stays open until 20.00 every Thursday. Join us for free live music performances from students of Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in the Sammy Ofer Wing foyer, and tours of the exhibition.

Saturday 23 November | 13.00 – 14.30 Free | Sammy Ofer Wing Foyer Saxophonist Tim Whitehead, former Artist-in-Residence at Tate Britain, performs new work as part of his Turner and the Thames series. The performance will be followed by an interview. D F DA F

Music every Thursday from 5 December 18.30 – 19.30 | Free

Gallery tours every Thursday from 5 December 18.00 – 18.30 | 19.00 – 19.30 Included in exhibition price; spaces limited.

Lost at Sea Late with Thames Festival Thursday 28 November | 18.00 –22.00 Free but advance booking necessary The Museum will be taken over for a night of nautically themed fun to mark the opening of Turner and the Sea and the ‘Nelson, Navy, Nation’ gallery. Enjoy a night of salty carousing with games for grown-ups, dance lessons, grog and gallery tours. D F A D F AM AA

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Friday 6 December | 13.00 – 14.30 | Free The Great Hall, The Queen’s House Students from Trinity Laban’s guitar department will perform a diverse range of music composed and arranged for solo and ensemble groups and selected in response to Turner’s maritime paintings. F DA F A M M

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Saturday 28 – Sunday 29 December 11.30 – 13.30 | 14.30 – 16.30 £40 family ticket (2+2), Members £36 £30 family ticket (1+2), Members £27 Ticket includes entry to the exhibition Explore the exhibition with your Bring own guide, followed by a family all the painting workshop. family Find out more at rmg.co.uk/turner M

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Nelson, Navy, Nation

Trafalgar Day: Monday 21 October

A major new permanent gallery opens at the NMM on Trafalgar Day, 21 October From bustling dockyards to ferocious sea battles, ‘Nelson, Navy, Nation’ brings the tumultuous 18th century to life, exploring how the Royal Navy affected lives afloat and ashore, and turned sea-faring heroes into national celebrities. Explore life in the Navy through fascinating objects from love tokens sent to sweethearts at home to the grisly instruments of naval surgery; and get to know the legendary Admiral Lord Nelson through his personal possessions, including the iconic uniform in which he received his fatal wound, alongside weird and wonderful Nelson memorabilia. From sailors to admirals, land-lubbers to seadogs, ordinary life to the heat of battle, follow the story of the sailing Navy and how it loomed large in the popular imagination, shaping how British people saw themselves and their place in the world. rmg.co.uk/nelsonnavynation

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A day of celebration to mark Trafalgar Day and the opening of the new gallery. Join us for curatorial tours of the gallery at 11.00, 12.00 and 14.00; archive sessions at 11.30, 12.30 and 14.30 (see p. 8), and don’t miss our ‘Instagram Challenge’ to get the Victory noticed online. #rmgshipinabottle

Trafalgar Pub Quiz 19.00 – 22.00 £5 per team (no more than 6 people) The Trafalgar Tavern, Greenwich Test your knowledge of the famous battle in the comfy surroundings of the Trafalgar Tavern overlooking the Thames.

Main: Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Lemuel Francis Abbott, 1880. Top: Extirpation of the Plagues of Egypt – Destruction of Revolutionary Crocodiles; or The British Hero cleansing ye mouth of ye Nile (caricature), 6 October 1798. Above: Toby jug, c. 1800

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National Maritime Museum events

Music of the Sea A special season of rousing, traditional maritime folk music events co-curated with the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) to celebrate the opening of the new ‘Nelson, Navy, Nation’ gallery. Find out more at rmg.co.uk/musicofthesea

Long Haul: A History of the Sea Shanty Musical lecture Thursday 31 October | 19.00 – 20.00 £10 | Members £8

Bold Nelson’s Praise

Celebrate one of our greatest ‘unsung’ maritime traditions, with maritime music historian Roy Palmer and shanty crew Kimber’s Men, on a seaward journey through the tough work and bawdy humour of the sailor’s sea shanty. D

Promenade performance by The New Scorpion Band Trafalgar Day: Monday 21 October Free

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Musical gallery tour Thursdays 21 November and 5 December | 18.00 – 19.00 and 19.30 – 20.30 £12 | Members £10 Join Curator James Davey and EFDSS Library Director, Malcolm Taylor, for a unique musical experience, as singers Maz O’Connor and Gavin Davenport take you on a journey through the gallery with live performances bringing history to life.

Fishwives Ensemble and Cecil Sharp House Choir Thursday 28 November | 18.30 – 19.30 Free, booking essential

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Women and the Sea

An atmospheric evening of unaccompanied singing with a poignant repertoire of traditional songs giving voice to women’s experience of the sea; from love and loss to hardAtoil and cross-dressing. F M D F A D F 0-5

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National Maritime Museum events Drunken Sailor: History, Music and Rum

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Thursday 12 December | 18.30 – 20.00 £15 | Members £13 Hoorah for Jack Tar! — the patriot, the faithful husband and the drunken reprobate. Meet the three faces of the British sailor in a heady evening of song, rum and history, with musician Jim Causley, Curator James Davey and former RN officer Roger Paine. D F A

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Thursdays 3 October – 7 November 11.00 – 13.00 | NMM Lecture Theatre £48/£36 for the whole series £8 per lecture £6 Members and concessions

Maritime family singing workshops Monday 28 October 10.30 | 11.30 | 13.30 | 14.30 Free ticketed event D F A Have a go at ‘singing in the fish’ or ‘weighing the anchor’. D FAA A+5D 0-5F +6AM+7 AA +5 Dancing Sailor

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Extraordinary Commanders: Prof. Richard Harding

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Season supported by Pusser’s Rum — the Original Navy Rum

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The Seven Years War: Dr Joshua Newton

31 October The Royal Navy and the British Empire: Dr John McAleer

7 November Death and Transfiguration: Prof. Andrew Lambert

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National Maritime Museum Galleries and Displays Voyagers: Britons and the Sea Permanent gallery | FREE

A multimedia gallery introducing some of the themes, objects and stories from the Museum’s collections, highlighting personal responses to the sea and its impact on our lives. rmg.co.uk/voyagers F A M

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Traders: the East India Company and Asia Permanent gallery | FREE

The East India Company dominated Britain’s maritime trade with Asia for nearly 250 years, bringing spices, textiles and tea to British consumers. This permanent gallery tells the extraordinary story of its rise and fall. rmg.co.uk/traders F A M

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Marking the 70th anniversary of the first Allied Arctic convoy to Russia during the Second World War, this display provides a fascinating insight into this gruelling campaign and the remarkable endurance of the men involved. Through contemporary photographs, paintings by war artists, and artefacts from the sailors themselves, discover how the Arctic convoys contended with severe cold, extreme weather conditions and the constant threat of attack by German U-boats and aircraft to supply millions of tonnes of vital supplies to the Soviet Union. D F A M AA

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Top left: the ‘Voyagers’ gallery. Above: Torpedomen of the light cruiser HMS Jamaica. Left: Model of a Chinese flower boat, date unknown

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National Maritime Museum family activities October school holidays Monday 28 October — Friday 1 November

Island Nation What does the sea mean to Britain? What does it mean to be an island nation? Come along and discover more about Britain, its navy and its connection with the sea, through a range of activities celebrating the opening of the new gallery ‘Nelson, Navy, Nation’.

Cut a fine feather 28, 30 October | 1 November 11.00 | 13.00 | 15.00 Make a stylish naval hat to show your importance on board ship, and to explore playful ideas of rank D and style. F A Please collect free timed tickets from the ticket desk. D F AAA +5 0-5 +6M +7 +11

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29, 31 October 12.00 | 13.00 | 14.00 | 15.00 Discover what life was like for a sailor in Nelson’s navy through the eyes of John Simmons, who was press-ganged D F A from his M home in Jamaica. Interactive performance AA D+5 F0-5D A+6F +7A +11 M+12 AA from +5 AA0-5 +5+6 0-5+7 Letters home a boy sailor

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Wednesday 30 October Monday 28 October – 14.30 | 15.30 Friday 1 November (except 31 Oct.) Meet a Museum archivist and look at 11.30 – 13.30 | 14.00 – 16.00 200-year-old letters sent home by sailors who fought at the Battle of Trafalgar, and Make a mini-sailor to add to the giant life was like for family Battle of Trafalgar and find F Afind out whatM D F installation, A MD waiting for their loved ones to return. out who fought for and against Britain. F D AAAF +5A 0-5 M+6 +7M +11AA +12+5 +80-5D +6F +7A +11 +12 +8M

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National Maritime Museum family activities Halloween spooktacular family fun day Thursday 31 October 11.00 – 16.00 | The Queen’s House £12 per person | £40 family ticket (2 adults and 2 children) Come in your scariest fancy dress and join us for a day of spooky fun inside the enchanted Queen’s House with ghostly activities, scary entertainment, and D prizes F A for the best costumes. Find out more at rmg.co.uk/halloween AAD +5F 0-5A +6 AA

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Saturday 9 November 11.00 – 17.00 Celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights, and British Asian heritage with a day filled with colour, music and fun activities for all the family. Discover more about how trade by D seaFbrought A people, ideas and culture from Asia to Britain. D F D AAAF +5A 0-5 M+6 +7M

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Tuesday 29 October 10.30 – 12.30 | 13.00 – 15.00 Join the Navy and come aboard for an adventure D F atAsea, with a range M of activities for little ones to enjoy with their family. F+5D A0-5F +6A +7 M+11 +12M +8

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Wednesday 30 October 12.00 – 16.00 Tell us your thoughts about four historic in the Museum and help us film D F D F objects A M the ideas they bring together. AA +5 D0-5 +5 D0-5 F+6D A+7F +11A +12 M+8 M

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National Maritime Museum family activities December school holidays Thursday 26 December – Friday 3 January

Neptune: the king of the sea 26 December – 3 January (except 28 Dec.) 12.00 | 13.00 | 14.00 | 15.00 Meet King Neptune to find out about his incredible powers control the sea, D F to A Mand how sailors tried to win his favour for a safe journey. AA D+5 F0-5D A+6F +7A +11 M+12 +8M

Art and the Sea The sea is constantly changing — it can be peaceful or full of awesome power. J. M. W. Turner is one of the best-known artists who painted the many moods of the sea. Find out more about him and the art of seascapes in activities exploring the Museum’s world-famous paintings.

Seascapes 26 December – 3 January (except 28 and 29 Dec.) 11.30 – 13.30 | 14.00 – 16.00 D F A Paint your own seascape in the style of J. M. W. Turner. D F D AAAF +5A 0-5 M+6

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11.30 – 13.30 | 14.00 – 16.00 Be inspired by Britain’s maritime past and uncover some surprising D F A connections to the sea. What does the sea mean to you? D F D AAAF +5A 0-5 M+6

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26 December – 3 January 11.30 – 13.30 | 14.00 – 16.00 The Queen’s House Create a story around a painting of your choice. Draw and write your ideas to capture the D epic sounds, F A smells and M atmosphere of your adventure at sea. F D AAAF +5A 0-5 M+6 +7M +11 +12 +8

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THE QUEEN’S HOUSE Contemporary Arts Programme Yinka Shonibare MBE at Greenwich 18 September 2013 – 23 February 2014

This beautiful royal villa, completed around 1638 for Charles I’s queen, Henrietta Maria, features the National Maritime Museum’s world-class collection of paintings. Designed as England’s first truly classical building, Inigo Jones’s Palladian masterpiece features the elegant Tulip Stairs and the awe-inspiring Great Hall, a perfect 40-foot cube.

The Royal Museums Greenwich contemporary arts programme continues this autumn with a series of recent works by one of Britain’s leading artists. Following the acquisition of ‘Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle’ in 2012, we have invited Yinka Shonibare MBE to infiltrate the Museum’s historic collections. Among the artist’s works on show are two life-size figures inspired by the life and loves of Lord Nelson (displayed in the UK for the first time), a new work conceived specially for the Royal Observatory Greenwich, and a gravity-defying outdoor sculpture for the Queen’s House lawns. rmg.co.uk/yinka Right: Wind Sculpture, 2013 © Yinka Shonibare MBE, courtesy Stephen Friedman Gallery, commissioned by Yorkshire Sculpture Park

The Queen’s House Art Gallery displays include works by artists such as Gainsborough, Reynolds, Hogarth, Turner and the van de Veldes, portraying the history of our maritime past. Discover the beauty of this collection, the role the Queen’s House played in the development of Maritime Greenwich, and the history of its royal occupants. Find out more at rmg.co.uk/queens-house

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Contemporary Arts Programme Yinka Shonibare MBE at Greenwich Events

Curator tours of Yinka Shonibare MBE at Greenwich

Public Art Debates: Inspired by Empire

Wednesdays 30 October and 27 November | 15.30 | FREE Join Curator Melanie Vandenbrouck as she discusses the installations and wider work of Yinka Shonibare MBE. D F A

Saturday 26 October | 14.00 Queen’s House | FREE Artist Susan Stockwell hosts the first in a series of fascinating talks from a range of artists and curators on the theme of the British Empire, discussing how her own work has responded to its globalizing power. D F A M AA

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Wednesday 4 December | 19.00 Sammy Ofer Wing | £15 | Members £12 Join Yinka Shonibare MBE in conversation with Senior Curator Christine Riding as they discuss the artist’s work and his attraction to the collection at the National Maritime Museum. The talk will explore Shonibare’s new installations at Royal Museums Greenwich, starting with ‘Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle’ and how it gave birth to the other pieces on show. D F AA Life, Love and Laughter

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Friday 6 December | 15.00 | FREE Yinka Shonibare MBE has curated a room in the Queen’s House in which he features several caricatures of Lord Nelson. Join Conservator of Prints and Drawings Clara de la Peña McTigue, Curator of Naval History James Davey and Curator of Art Melanie Vandenbrouck in conversation about these interesting cultural commentaries on the naval hero. D F A

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ROYAL OBSERVATORY GREENWICH Stand on the Prime Meridian of the World Every place on Earth is measured in terms of its distance east or west from the Prime Meridian of the World at Greenwich — Longitude 0°0'0". Stand at the centre of world time with one foot in the west and one foot in the east, take photos on the Meridian and purchase the official Meridian Line Certificate. Step back in time to discover how the Astronomers Royal lived and worked at Flamsteed House and the Astronomer Royal’s Apartments; plus explore the fascinating Time and Longitude galleries.

Tickets: Adults £7 | Children £2.50 Concessions £5.50 | Under 5s free This price includes a voluntary donation; tickets excluding Members this donation are go also available. FREE More information on p. 27 Avoid the queues and book ahead online at rmg.co.uk/observatory Buy an Astro Ticket for combined Observatory admission + Planetarium ticket, saving up to £5. Or save even more with our Big Ticket including admission to the Observatory, Cutty Sark, and Turner and the Sea. For more information visit rmg.co.uk/observatory

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Royal Observatory events and displays An Evening with the Stars

The ROG Christmas Lecture

Saturday 21 December 19.00 – 21.00 | Adult £8 | Members and concessions £6

A fascinating evening of astronomy with a planetarium show about the sky on the night of your visit, viewings through ourAA 18-tonne Victorian telescope, and time on the Prime Meridian of the World with a hot drink and astronomers to answer your questions. Note: In the event of adverse weather conditions observing may not be possible and a presentation by oneD of our F A astronomers will replace the observing session. No refunds can provided. AA be+5 0-5 +6 +7D AA

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Back to the Moon for Good? Friday 22 November | 19.00 – 21.00 Adult £8 | Members and concessions £6 Join us for a special event exploring man’s dreams for returning to the Moon, and the potential role of the Google Lunar-X prize in making these dreams a reality. Following an introduction to the history of lunar exploration, a panel of engineers, scientists, architects and authors will discuss the why, how and when of a return to the Moon, plus a screening of a new planetarium show, ‘Back to the Moon forDGood’? F A M AA

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Don’t miss this captivating display of the winning entries from this year’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition; a mesmerizing collection from ethereal images of the sky viewed from Earth to swirling nebulae in deep space. rmg.co.uk/astrophoto D F A AA

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Peter Harrison Planetarium

See the stars in a whole new light in a spectacular cinematic experience at London’s only planetarium. Enjoy a breath-taking journey across the Universe

with a variety of shows for all ages, capturing the complexity, beauty and wonder of our night skies.

Planetarium shows NEW Undiscovered Worlds

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We Are Aliens

from 1 October Explore how understanding life on Earth New scientific developments have seen the guides the hunt for alien life elsewhere in the Universe. Travel with us to Mars, D F discovery of other solar systems orbiting Europa and planets beyond to try to stars like our Sun; explore these exciting D F A M answer the question… are we alone? AA +5 0-5 discoveries bringing us one step closer to finding other Earth-like worlds. AA +5 0-5 +6 +7 +11 +12 +8

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1 – 31 December A live show exploring what the night sky has to offer over the Christmas period and beyond. Travel past the Moon, planets, stars and constellations, and D F discover the latest ideas about what the Christmas Star might have been. AA +5 0-5

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1 October – 30 November Gaze at beautiful winning images from this year’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition, find out how such incredible shots are captured, D F and A what makes them interesting to scientists and photographers alike. AA +5 0-5 +6 +7

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Caird Library and Archive Did you know…

Nelson’s Women

…the National Maritime Museum can help you trace your family history, with the most comprehensive maritime archive in the world? Access manuscripts, rare books, maps, prints, drawings and electronic resources, with trained staff on hand to assist your searches. For opening times and more information visit rmg.co.uk/cairdlibrary or call 020 8312 6516/email library@rmg.co.uk

Introduction to the Caird Library Mondays 28 October and 25 November | 11.00 – 12.00 Caird Library | FREE

An opportunity to view a selection of the Caird Library’s rare manuscripts on maritime history including personal letters, diaries, crew lists and log books. F AM M F A D

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Monday 21 October | 14.30 The Queen’s House | Free In the regal surroundings of the Queen’s House, discover more about Nelson’s relationship with the women in his life using manuscripts from the Caird Library collection. D F A D F AM M AA +5 Your 0-5 AA+6 +5+7 0-5+11 History +6+12 +7+8 +11 Trace Family

Thursday 14 November | 18.30 – 19.30 NMM Seminar Room Free but booking required Be inspired by this introductory session on how the Caird Library can aid your family history research, as we follow a mariner’s career through a selection of manuscripts from the library’s extensive collection. D F A D F AM AA

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Family Learning: Archive Events George Perceval, Boy Sailor Wednesday 30 October | 14.30 | 15.30 Baltic Glass gallery, NMM | Free Meet a Museum archivist and look at 200-year-old letters written by an 11-year-old boy who served in Nelson’s navy. Find out his life at M D more F about A sea through the letters he wrote to his motherAA and+5 father. D0-5 F+6D A+7F +11A +12 M+8 AM M

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CUTTY SARK

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Tickets: Gift Aid price £12 Concessions £9.50 | Children £6.50 Family tickets available These price includes a voluntary donation; tickets excluding this donation are also available. For more information see p. 27

Big Ticket Cutty Sark is the world’s sole-surviving tea clipper, the speed machine of her time and a living reminder of the great days of sail. Famous for her record-breaking passages around the globe, Cutty Sark survived hurricanes and storms in the world’s wildest oceans, carrying cargoes from tea to wool and whisky to buffalo horn. Come aboard and immerse yourself in the experience of life at sea over a century ago: clamber among tea chests in the cargo hold, take the helm at the ship’s wheel or catch a glimpse of the ‘ghost’ of the ship’s cook in the master’s saloon. Up on the weather deck venture beneath the towering masts, carrying over 11 miles of rigging, and explore the crew’s cabins. Down in the dock you can roam directly underneath the ship and see the elegant lines of the innovative streamlined hull. Cutty Sark has captured the imagination of millions. Come aboard to experience her magic first-hand. For further information or to book visit rmg.co.uk/cuttysark @CuttySark

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Curator’s tours Thursdays 17 October and 21 November | 15.30 – 16.30 £15 (including admission to ship) £12 Members and concessions Join curator Jessica Lewis for a tour of Cutty Sark. Originally designed to last just 30 years, the famous ship is now nearly five times that age. Come and discover the secrets of her success and learn about the recent conservation project to preserve this beautiful and unique vessel for future generations. D F A M AA

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Cutty Sark family fun Ship shadow puppets Thursday 31 October and Friday 1 November 11.30 – 13.30 | 14.00 – 16.00 Make a shadow puppet inspired by Cutty Sark’s journeys to India then bring it to life in your show. Join D own F puppet A Min on 31 October and make your shadows spooky! D AAF +5A 0-5 +6 +7M +11 +12 +8

Autumn 2013 Take part in a range of family-friendly activities at Cutty Sark this autumn and winter. Join us in October to celebrate the rich and wonderful culture of India, one of the many countries to which Cutty Sark has sailed; help to mark the ship’s birthday in November, and get creative with Christmassy crafts in December. Admission charges to Cutty Sark apply, activities FREE with entry. Also ask for our family-friendly trails at the admissions desk.

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November: Cutty Sark’s birthday Family fun weekend: land yachts

October: a festival of India Family fun weekend: Damru drums

Saturday 2 November Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 October 11.30 – 13.30 | 14.00 – 16.00 11.30 – 13.30 | 14.00 – 16.00 Experiment with wind and sails and make Make and decorate a traditional drum D F your A very own land M yacht in this special D inspired by the ship’s voyages to India and family workshop to celebrate the ship’s the cargoes she collected there. D AAF +5A 0-5 birthday +6 +7M +11 +12 +8 this month — she will be 144! D AAF +5A +5 0-5 Cutty Sark rangoli AA patterns

Monday 28, Tuesday 29 and Wednesday 30 October 11.30 – 13.30 | 14.00 – 16.00 Indian rangoli patterns are used for celebrations and believed to bring good luck. Take a close look at the ship to collect ideas then floor D help F create A a colourfulM pattern underneath her spectacular hull. D AAF +5A 0-5 +6 +7M +11 +12 +8 AA

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Membership

Join us today! Become a Member of Royal Museums Greenwich and enjoy FREE entry to: Major exhibitions Planetarium shows Flamsteed House and the Meridian Line Cutty Sark Exclusive Members’ events

Plus Discounts in our shops, cafés

The War of 1812: a talk by Peter Snow, cbe Tuesday 29 October | 18.30 – 20.30 National Maritime Museum £5 Members | £10 guests In August 1814, the Royal Navy landed an army on the coast of the United States at the start of one of the most remarkable amphibious operations of all time. What followed was the most dramatic four weeks in Anglo-American history. Peter Snow’s illustrated lecture will describe this bizarre episode in the almost forgotten war of 1812.

Coming events Turner and the Sea Members’ Preview Late November Free | Members-only event

and events programme

A preview evening for Members of our new temporary exhibition, Turner and the Sea. Join us for drinks and nibbles beforehand.

From just £35 a year or £75 for a family

Members’ Christmas Party

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No.1 Smithery at the Historic Dockyard, Chatham State-of-the-art ship-model stores at No.1 Smithery No.1 Smithery houses one of the finest collections of ship models in the world, holding over 3,000 objects from the National Maritime Museum and Imperial War Museum in state-of-the-art storage facilities. Public access to stored collections, using the Collections Research Area, can be arranged by prior appointment, Thursday – Saturday, 10.00 – 16.00: please contact shipmodels@rmg.co.uk or 020 8312 6561 for further information. Throughout the year there are also events offering special behind-the-scenes visits to see ship models not on public display, and to find out more about their history. No.1 Smithery is a joint project between the Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust, the National Maritime Museum and the Imperial War Museum, and forms part of the Historic Dockyard, Chatham, an 80-acre site with historic buildings, museum galleries, historic warships and a vibrant programme of events and activities. For more information on the Historic Dockyard, Chatham, visit thedockyard.co.uk

‘What sort of fleet’? Tours at the ship model stores Saturday 28 September 10.30 | 12.30 | 14.30 In the late 1890s Imperial Germany embarked on a sustained programme of naval expansion. Britain, the world’s strongest naval power, rose to the challenge. Using ship models and plans from the National Maritime Museum’s collection, we will examine the types of warships that formed the core of Britain’s battle fleet on the eve of World War I. Tours last approximately one hour and are free, although if you wish to visit other sites at the Historic Dockyard a charge for admission applies. Numbers are limited so please book in advance on 01634 823 815.

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A whole day out at Royal Museums Greenwich Suggested itineraries for all the family The sea and her travellers Ships and stars

Explore above and below decks on board Cutty Sark

Take your younger shipmates to investigate the Children’s Gallery

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Enjoy a Cutty Sarkinspired cup of tea at the Even Keel Café

3 Get to know Nelson and the world of the Navy in our brand new gallery ‘Nelson, Navy, Nation’

Top up your rations at the Museum Café with great views out into Greenwich Park

Discover evocative seascapes by one of Britain’s favourite artists in Turner and the Sea Above: detail of Rockets and Blue Lights

Image, itinerary blue 1: detail of Rockets and Blue Lights (Close at Hand) to Warn Steamboats of Shoal Water, J. M. W. Turner, 1840 © Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA / Photo Michael Agee

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Get discounted admission to Turner and the Sea, Cutty Sark and the Observatory with the Big Ticket. Ask at admissions desks Become for details.

Make your way to the National Maritime Museum and up the hill to the Royal Observatory: take your photo on the Prime Meridian, visit the Astronomer Royal’s apartments, and spot the new Yuri Gagarin statue.

Prime Meridian of the World

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See how the sea has inspired world-class art at the Queen’s House, including the new installations by Yinka Shonibare MBE

a Member to revisit as much as you like for free!

Go on a breathtaking journey through space at a planetarium show — try We Are Aliens or Undiscovered Worlds

Catch this year’s captivating winning entries in Astronomy Photographer of the Year Left: Archway to Heaven © Stephen Banks

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Shop, Eat, Drink at Royal Museums Greenwich Members enjoy a 10% discount

Delicious... Food and drink

Gifts with a difference

A selection of fresh food, drinks and snacks can be purchased at the National Maritime Museum Café, PAUL Bakery, Astronomy Café and the Even Keel Café at the Cutty Sark. For the best of contemporary British cuisine and unrivalled views of Greenwich Park visit the 16 Seconds West Brasserie, a fully licensed restaurant in the National Maritime Museum. To pre-book a table visit rmg.co.uk/food

The Museum Shop, Astronomy and Meridian Shops and the Cutty Sark Shop are a treasure-trove of toys, books, clothes, jewellery, tableware, ceramics, clocks and watches — inspired presents for everyone from the budding astronomer or pirate to the discerning bookworm or ship’s captain. Browse gifts online at shop.rmg.co.uk

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Information Travel

Cutty Sark, Zone 2

Greenwich, Zone 2

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Prime Meridian

Just two stops from London Bridge by train

Admission

Access

Admission is free although charges apply to special exhibitions and some events, planetarium shows, Flamsteed House, the Meridian Courtyard and Cutty Sark.

All our venues are accessible except the conservation studios and some parts of the Royal Observatory. For access queries please call 020 8312 6585 or email kweston@rmg.co.uk

Booking All tickets can be booked at rmg.co.uk/tickets. If you experience any problems please call our booking line on 020 8312 6608 (09.00 – 16.00) or email bookings@rmg.co.uk

Opening times All venues open daily, 10.00 – 17.00. Ground floor of National Maritime Museum open until 20.00 every Thursday. Last admission to Royal Observatory, 30 minutes before closing; Cutty Sark, 60 minutes before closing. Check rmg.co.uk/latest before your visit — certain areas may occasionally be closed for events. All images © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, unless otherwise stated. © 2013 National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, SE10 9NF. All information correct at time of print but may be subject to change.

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Play Tuesdays Britain and the Threat of Invasion Damru drums Explore Saturdays

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Damru drums Ahoy captain! Discover Sundays

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Play Tuesdays Extraordinary Commanders Explore Saturdays

Britain’s Greatest Naval Dispatches Charting Africa Cutty Sark Curator’s tour

Trafalgar pub quiz Bold Nelson’s Praise Nelson’s Women Georgian Navy Manuscripts

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Heart of oak Cut a fine feather Trafalgar Square remembers Cutty Sark rangoli patterns Introduction to the Caird Library

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A sailor’s Trafalgar story Play Tuesdays: Navy blues The War of 1812 Cutty Sark rangoli patterns

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Cut a fine feather Letters home from a boy sailor In your words… Curator’s tour of Yinka Shonibare MBE at Greenwich George Perceval, Boy Sailor Cutty Sark rangoli patterns Long Haul The Royal Navy and the British Empire A Sailor’s Trafalgar Story Ship shadow puppets Halloween Spooktacular

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Tue 22 Play Tuesdays Thu 24 The Seven Years War Sat 26 Public Art Debates:

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Sat 19 Explore Saturdays Sun 20 Discover Sundays Mon 21 Trafalgar Day celebrations

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Heart of oak Cut a fine feather Trafalgar Square remembers Ship shadow puppets Dancing Sailor Sat 2 Land yachts Explore Saturdays Sun 3 Your Cutty Sark Ahoy captain! Discover Sundays Tue 5 Play Tuesdays Thu 7 Death and Transfiguration Sat 9 Diwali celebrations Asian Maps Explore Saturdays Sun 10 Discover Sundays Tue 12 Play Tuesdays Thu 14 Trace Your Family History Fri 15 An Evening with the Stars Sat 16 An Evening with the Stars Explore Saturdays Sun 17 Discover Sundays Tue 19 Play Tuesdays Thu 21 We’ll Rant and We’ll Roar Cutty Sark Curator’s tour Turner Members’ Preview Fri 22 Back to the Moon for Good?

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London Jazz Festival Explore Saturdays Discover Sundays Introduction to the Caird Library Play Tuesdays Curator’s tour of Yinka Shonibare Lost at Sea Late with Thames Festival Women and the Sea Explore Saturdays

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Discover Sundays Play Tuesdays Yinka Shonibare MBE in coversation Thu 5 We’ll Rant and We’ll Roar Fri 6 Trinity Laban guitar concert Life, Love, and Laughter Sat 7 Christmas cargoes Explore Saturdays Sun 8 Christmas cargoes Ahoy captain! Discover Sundays Tue 10 Play Tuesdays Thu 12 Drunken Sailor Fri 13 An Evening with the Stars Sat 14 An Evening with the Stars Explore Saturdays Sun 15 Discover Sundays Tue 17 Play Tuesdays Sat 21 The ROG Christmas Lecture Explore Saturdays Sun 22 Discover Sundays Thu 26 Seascapes A story begins… Neptune: the king of the sea Fri 27 Seascapes A story begins… Neptune: the king of the sea Ahoy captain!

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Sensational Seascapes A story begins… Explore Saturdays Sun 29 Sensational Seascapes Tea treasure-chests Discover Sundays A story begins… Neptune: the king of the sea Mon 30 Seascapes A story begins… Neptune: the king of the sea Tea treasure-chests Tue 31 Seascapes A story begins… Neptune: the king of the sea Play Tuesdays: adventures at sea

EXHIBITIONS Yinka Shonibare MBE at Greenwich 18 September 2013 – 23 February 2014 The Queen’s House Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2013 19 September 2013 – 23 February 2014 Royal Observatory Greenwich Turner and the Sea 22 November 2013 – 21 April 2014 National Maritime Museum

NMM family activities Maritime Lecture Series Turner and the Sea events Nelson, Navy, Nation events Music of the Sea Caird Library and Archive events Members’ event Queen’s House events Royal Observatory events Cutty Sark events

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