Royal Museums Greenwich What's On October - December 2014 by National Maritime Museum

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Longitude season – Ships, Clocks and Stars: the Quest for Longitude

Longitude Punk’d

The Art & Science of Exploration, 1768–80

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Peter Harrison Planetarium

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Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2014

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Travel through time and space with spectacular new planetarium shows

Talks, comedy and music in the intimate space of Cutty Sark’s hold — booking fast!

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Shop, Eat, Drink at Royal Museums Greenwich

See the Stubbs paintings saved for the nation now on display

This year’s captivating Astronomy Photographer competition winners are unveiled

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Free family events and workshops for all ages at the Museum and Cutty Sark

Images. 6: detail of ‘The Kongouro from New Holland’, by George Stubbs, 1772. 11: detail of Oxbow Bend Reflections © David Kingham. 14: Dame Diana Rigg © John Timbers

Welcome The Cutty Sark and the Queen’s House will be buzzing with big names and thoughtprovoking ensembles who take over these unique spaces with art, comedy, music and drama performances: everything from reflective responses to war to the fantastically eclectic Cutty Sark Studio Theatre (returning after its sell-out inaugural season earlier this year). And finally, don’t miss the unveiling of the breathtaking winners of this year’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition at the Royal Observatory, the world’s premier annual exhibition of images of the heavens.

Welcome to another jam-packed few months of exhibitions and events at Royal Museums Greenwich. This autumn is our busiest ever, with the continuation of our special Longitude season, centred around the must-see exhibition Ships, Clocks and Stars: the Quest for Longitude at the National Maritime Museum, a dramatic exploration of the inventions and rivalries that solved the world’s greatest scientific problem of its day. Alongside this we have the fantastic Longitude Punk’d, a completely different D F of the A Longitude story M interpretation by steampunk artists at the Royal AA 5+ 0-5 6+ 7+ 12+ 8+ Observatory, complete with11+a spaceship in the Meridian Courtyard; and a newD AA exhibition at the Queen’s House D F celebrating the brilliant artists aboard AA 5+ D F A M Cook’s three great voyages:AA the perfect 5+ 0-5 D F A see our two Stubbs M opportunity to AA 5+ 0-5 6+ 7+ 11+ 12+ masterpieces for the first time since AA AA 5+ 0-5 6+ 7+ 11+ 12+ 8+ 15+ undergoing major conservation work. A truly inspiring selection of events runs throughout the season bringing the exhibitions to life — from behind-thescenes tours to live music, fascinating seminars, lively ‘lates’, a festival of time-keeping and shamanic meditation — there really is something for all ages and interests.

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ROYAL MUSEUMS GREENWICH Enjoy a whole day out exploring four world-class attractions

National Maritime Museum Experience the world’s largest maritime museum, filled with inspirational stories of exploration and endeavour at sea.

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Nelson, Navy, Nation Ships, Clocks and Stars Family fun activities Views from The Brasserie The Great Map

Royal Observatory Greenwich Discover the past, present and future wonders of astronomy at the centre of time, and stand astride two hemispheres on the Prime Meridian Line.

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The Prime Meridian Line Longitude Punk’d Great Equatorial Telescope Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2014 Planetarium journeys through space

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ROYAL MUSEUMS GREENWICH right at the very heart of spectacular Maritime Greenwich.

Cutty Sark Venture aboard and beneath one of the world’s most famous ships – the last surviving tea clipper, and the fastest and greatest of her time.

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Cutty Sark Studio Theatre 145th birthday celebrations Underneath the hull Cutty Sark characters Toddler takeover

The Queen’s House Explore a world-class art collection set amidst the history and beauty of one of the most important buildings in English architecture.

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Rozanne Hawksley: War and Memory War Artists at Sea The Art and Science of Exploration Curators’ tours

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National Maritime Museum | Until 4 January 2015 Discover how the critical problem of finding where you were at sea preoccupied the greatest minds of the 17th and 18th centuries. Explore the ideas that went into solving the world’s biggest challenge, the rewards and prestige at stake, and how the science involved still affects our lives today. Not being able to pinpoint where you were at sea posed a huge problem for centuries, prolonging voyages, wrecking ships and costing lives. The Longitude Act, passed in July 1714, set the scene for a race of enormous importance, with the top scientific minds of the age pitted against each other to solve the ‘unsolvable’. Delve through this landmark exhibition into a dramatic story of invention and intrigue, which captured the imaginations and talents of astronomers, skilled artisans, politicians, seamen and satirists.

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Encounter a roll-call of famous figures, explore their ingenious methods and instruments, follow their rivalries and personal stories, and consider how much we owe them today. #WhereOnEarth rmg.co.uk/longitude Proudly sponsored by

Tickets: AA 5+ 0-5 6+ 7+ £8.50 adults £7.50 concessions | £4 children (5–15) family tickets available Includes admission to Ships, Clocks and Stars, the Royal Observatory, the Meridian Line and Longitude Punk’d. Gift Aid: this price includes a voluntary donation; tickets excluding this donation are also available. More information on p. 29

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Longitude season Longitude Punk’d Royal Observatory Greenwich | Until 4 January 2015 Free with your Royal Observatory ticket Delve into the weird and wonderful world of Longitude Punk’d, where sci-fi collides with 18th-century innovation; an immersive experience never tried before, in the last place you would expect to see it… Steampunk artists have taken over the ‘Time’ galleries at the Royal Observatory, creating a lavishly re-imagined story of the pursuit for longitude. Bursting with quirky characters, this witty, theatrical, and fabulously inventive narrative reinterprets the science and the drama of the 18th-century quest, bringing to life madcap inventors, star-gazing scientists and extremely elegant explorers of the past. Let these characters take you on an adventure into a world where scientific convention and the laws of nature have been re-written, and where the steampunk inventors are the greatest minds of the day striving to solve the longitude problem.

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Discover specially created pieces large and small by steampunk luminaries including Robert Rankin, Doctor Geof, Emilly Ladybird and Major Thaddeus Tinker, as they take over the historic rooms of Flamsteed House and spill out into the Meridian Courtyard, exuberantly blurring the boundaries between art and science, fact and fiction. #WhereOnEarth rmg.co.uk/longitudepunkd

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Longitude season See the Stubbs you saved

The Art and Science of Exploration, 1768 – 80 The Queen’s House | Free Imagine seeing an animal as remarkable as a kangaroo for the very first time. When Captain Cook’s first voyage to the South Pacific returned to Britain in 1771, he brought back accounts and images of extraordinary lands, peoples, flora and fauna. Explore for yourself this strange new world through exceptional paintings, prints and drawings by artists from all D F three of Cook’s voyages, including theA Museum’s newly-acquired paintings of a 7+ AA 5+ 0-5 6+ kangaroo and dingo by George Stubbs, saved for the nation last year through a major public fundraising appeal. D F A AA

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Main: ‘The Kongouro from New Holland’, by George Stubbs, 1772. Above: detail of ‘A View of the monuments of Easter Island [Rapa Nui]’, by William Hodges about 1776, NMM Ministry of Defence Art Collection

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Longitude season events Discover a whole raft of events, lectures, lates and behind-the-scenes tours bringing alive the stories and themes of the quest for longitude and its impact through the centuries.

Tours Tours of The Art and Science of Exploration Curators’ tours Wednesdays 24 September, 8 October, 5 November | 13.00 | Free Join curators for a guided tour of the exhibition. Meet at the Queen’s House reception. Spaces are limited so please book ahead. D F A D F AM

Ships, Clocks and Stars gallery tours Every Thursday and Sunday D F A Thursdays 18.00 | 19.00 Sundays 14.00 | 15.00 AA 5+ 0-5 6+ 30-minute guided tours of the exhibition available on a first-come-first-served basis. Included in exhibition ticket price. D F 5+ Baby-friendly gallery AA tours

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Longitude season events Special events The shaman and the curator Thursday 2 October | 18.00 – 20.00 £15, £13 Members and concessions The Queen’s House Take a special trip through The Art and Science of Exploration exhibition with D F curator Katy Barrett, followed by aA reflective meditativeAA journey into your 5+ 0-5 6+ 7+ own visionary landscape with Shamanic Minister Emma Curtis, using breath-work, music and active imagination. D F

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Thursday 30 October | from 11.00 | Free National Maritime Museum D F A M Mfree festival A charting the past, present and future of timekeeping: from AA 15+ 5+ 16+ 0-5 3+ 6+ 7+ 11+ 12+ 8+ 11+ 12+ 8+ Harrison’s clocks 300 years ago, to satellite navigation and the quantum future of timekeeping. D M F DA F A M M A

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Thursday 23 October | 18.30 – 19.30 £12 for event and exhibition ticket Sammy Ofer Wing Georgian coffeehouses were not just hotbeds of gossip and gambling, they were ‘cauldrons of creativity, innovation and wit’, where the latest discoveries were discussed and debated. Inspired by the F Clock A and Stars M coffeehouse inDShips, navigate your way 0-5 through the world of AA 5+ 6+ 7+ 11+ 12+ the 18th century café culture, learning about the latest voyages, wisdom and tall tales along the way. D F A AA

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Thursday 27 November | 18.30 – 19.30 £5, £4 Members and concessions (event only) £12 event and exhibition ticket NMM Lecture Theatre What is the most crucial scientific and D F A M technological knowledge you’d need to Dark accelerate AAavert 5+ another 0-5 6+ 7+Age 11+and12+ 8+ 15+the16+ rebuilding of civilisation from the ground up? Join astro-biologist Lewis Dartnell to find out. D F A M AA

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Thursday 13 November | 18.00 – 21.00 £5, £4 Members and concessions National Maritime Museum Delve into the re-imagined world of D F A M Georgian London at this period-themed LATE. Try your hand at11+ life size parlour AA 5+ 0-5 6+ 7+ 12+ 8+ 15+ games, quench your thirst with Georgian gin and tonic, design your own wig, and more. D F A M 8+

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Longitude season events Talks and workshops Travellers’ Tails seminar series: exploration

Travellers Tails: exploration and Stubbs Daily throughout exhibition 11.00 – 16.00 | Free The Queen’s House Come and see our two headline-grabbing D F A Stubbs paintings acquired through a national fundraising campaign last year, AA 5+ 0-5 6+ 7+ and take part in the creation of an online photo-collage capturing your ideas about what exploration means to you. D F A AA

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Thursdays 9 October, 20 November, 4 December, 29 January | 18.00 – 21.00 £8, £6 Members and concessions The Queen’s House M In conversation with artists, scientists, 11+ explorers 12+ 8+ and 15+ museum 16+ 3+professionals, consider the nature of eighteenth century exploration and how these histories can be experienced in a modern M museum setting. D F A 11+

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Wednesday 12 November £10, £7.50 concessions M NMM Seminar Room Join us for a fascinating day symposium 12+15+ 8+16+ 15+3+ 16+ 3+ exploring eighteenth-century ideas of D F A M natural history through Stubbs’ paintings of the kangaroo and dingo. AA 5+ 0-5 6+ 7+ 11+ 12+ For information or to book contact research@rmg.co.uk or 020 8312 6716. D F A AA

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Saturday 18 October | 10.30 – 16.30 £30, £27 Members NMM Seminar Room A day of talks, informal group discussions D F M and gallery tours, exploring the A relationship between science and empire. AA 5+ 0-5 6+ 7+ 11+ 12+ With Professor Simon Schaffer, University 3+ of Cambridge, and Professor Joe Cain, University College London. D F A

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Mondays 6, 13 October D F A M 15.00 – 16.00 | Free Compass Lounge AA 5+ 0-5 6+ 7+ 11+ 12+ Join the Archive Learning team to view some of the rare astronomy books in our collection. See p.D18 F D A F A M

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Fridays 19 September, 3 October, 17 October | 13.00 – 13.45 | Free The Queen’s House D F A M Join Lucrezia Walker to explore Stubbs’s paintings in7+ the context of 8+ Cook’s voyages3+ 5+ 0-5 6+ 11+ 12+ 15+ 16+ of discovery, and exchange ideas and experiences around travel and exploration. D F DA F A M M

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Maritime Lecture Series

Ships, Clocks and Stars

The Art and Science of Exploration, 1768– 80

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A Friday 21 November | 15.00 – 16.00 AA 5+ 0-5 6+ 7+ 11+ £12, £10 Members | Caird Library Explore nautical maps and charts with curator Gillian Hutchinson.

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Horology Friday 28 November | 14.00 – 16.00 £24, £20 Members Royal Observatory Go behind-the-scenes of the horology workshop with curators Jonathan Betts and Rory McEvoy. D F A AA

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17, 25 September and 3, 9 October £8 per lecture or £32 for the series, Members and concessions £6 or £24 Join us for tales of exploration into unknown territory. To complement the 8+ 15+ 16+ 3+ new exhibition in the Queen’s House hear D F experts discuss the stories behind theA paintings inspired by voyages to the New AA 5+ 0-5 6+ 7+ World. Speakers include the curators of the exhibition Katy Barrett and Christine Riding, and historian Ian Foster. D F AA

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Ships, Clocks and Stars: the Quest for Longitude 16, 23, 30 October and 6, 13, 20 November £8 per lecture or £48 for the series, Members and concessions £6 or £36 Discover the lesser-known characters of the Longitude story, engage with the more bizarre submissions to the Board of Longitude and get up close and A M personalDwithFsome special objects from the Museum collections. Speakers AA 5+ 0-5 6+ 7+ 11+ 12+ 8+ include curators Dr Richard Dunn and Dr Rebekah Higgitt, and novelist David Barrie. D F A

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Royal Observatory Greenwich

From 19 September 2014 Free | Royal Observatory Greenwich A captivating display of the best astronomy photography in the world today, displaying the mesmerizing winning entries in this year’s international competition, now in its sixth year and attracting over 1000 entries from around the world. D F A Gaze at the winning entries up close, from M ethereal images of5+ the sky viewed from AA 0-5 6+ 7+ 11+ Earth to swirling nebulae in deep space; an array of breathtaking visions of the beauty of our universe. D F A rmg.co.uk/astrophoto AA 5+ 0-5

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Astronomy courses Take your interest in astronomy further with a range of courses for all levels, from six-week beginners’ introductions to two-year courses. Subjects range from practical astronomy and digital astronomy photography to planetary geology and astrophysics — and more. rmg.co.uk/astrocourses

Image: A Giant’s Star Trail © Rob Oliver

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Peter Harrison Planetarium

Experience the wonders of space and time at London’s only planetarium, with spectacular cinematic shows for all ages.

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1 – 23 December Explore what the night sky has to offer over the Christmas period D F andAbeyond, and discover what the Christmas star may have been.AA 5+D 0-5F 6+A 7+ 11+

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Think Space Lectures

Thursday 6 November 17.00 – 18.00 | £6, £5 Members Saturday 27 September | 14.00 – 17.00 D NMM F Lecture A M Theatre £7, £5 Members and concessions The first in a new series lectures 15+ 16+ 3+ Discover the fascinating history of 5000 AA 5+ 0-5 6+ 7+ 11+ 12+ of 8+ exploring the latest research in the field of F of A M year-old beads hammered out of D pieces astrophysics. See rmg.co.uk for more info. meteorite, in discussions led by AA 5+and 0-5 6+ 7+ 11+D 12+F 8+A 15+ 16+ 3+M astronomers, curators, academics artists, followed by a look at meteorites in AA 5+ 0-5 6+ 7+ 11+ 12+ 8+ 15+ 16+ 3+ our collection. D F A M The ROG Christmas Lecture Friday 19 December | 19.00 – 21.30 5+ Symposium: 0-5 6+ 7+ 11+ 12+ 8+ 15+ 16+ 3+ GreenwichAATime D F A £7 | Peter Harrison Planetarium ‘Objects in Time’ Join us for a festive lectureAAwith solar 5+ 0-5 6+ 7+ 11+ Saturday 25 October | 12.00 – 16.00 scientist and TV presenter D F Dr A Lucie Green,M £15, £10 Members and concessions revealing the secrets of our local star as we head towardsAAthe 5+ winter 0-5solstice. 6+ 7+ 11+D 12+F 8+A 1 A day of enquiry, tinkering and questioning, examining the facts and AA 5+ 0-5 6+ fiction behind everyday objects. Get involved in a clockwork workshop with steampunk artist Jemma Hewitt, a talk on writing by sci-fi novelist Robert Adam, and a panel discussion. D F A M AA

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Weekends and holiday weekdays 12.00 | 13.05 | 14.00 | 15.00 Free with entry ticket Meet time-travelling Astronomer Royal Neville Maskelyne or his human computer D F A M Mary Edwards next to their time machine in the courtyard, find out about their life AA 5+ 0-5 6+ 7+ 11+ 12+ and work at the 18th century Observatory, and their perspectives on the modern age and 15+ Longitude 16+M 3+ Punk’d. D F A

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Just a laugh a minute Saturday 18 October £20 Nicholas Parsons takes us on a humorous and nostalgic journey through the memorabilia of his eventful life, recreating occasions with vivid and amusing impersonations of the personalities involved, to make this an evening of comedy like no other. D F

The Michael Edwards Studio Theatre is based in the lower hold of Cutty Sark, where precious cargoes of tea and wool were stacked over a century ago. During the daytime, the hold contains displays of artefacts relating to the ship’s extraordinary history. In the evening, the central section can be converted into an eclectic performing arts space, the only one of its kind in the world.

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The Adventures of Andy Kershaw Sunday 19 October | £15 An evening with wellknown broadcaster and foreign correspondent Andy Kershaw as he treats the audience to funny and fascinating recollections from a life spent on the front lines of rock-androll, and some of the world’s most extreme and dangerous countries. D F A

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No Turn Unstoned

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Friday 17 October £20, £10 students and under-18s Legendary star of stage and film, Dame Diana Rigg, brings her bestselling book to the Cutty Sark stage; a scholarly, insightful and entertaining reflection on the worst theatrical reviews in history and a celebration of the actors who survived them. Followed by a Q&A session. D AA

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Sunday 26 October £15 Celebrating the 90th birthday of the lilting, rhythmic daily litany of the shipping forecast, award-winning broadcaster Charlie Connelly, best-selling author of ‘Attention All Shipping: a Journey Round the Shipping Forecast’, takes us on a tour of the famous sea areas and the extraordinary history. D F F forecast’s A M 0-5

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Cutty Sark Studio Theatre Anna Noakes and Gabriella Dall’Olio

Matthew Stirling Teasing the Mind

Sunday 9 and Monday 10 November | £25 Dubbed ‘the mentalist show Saturday 1 November that will drive you mental’, £15 this performance combines Two internationally elements of mentalism and gobsmacking acclaimed virtuosi take movie-related mind-bending tricks. us on a breath-taking Matthew Stirling, currently the only musical journey, professional magician and hypnotistperforming infectious stuntman D F mentalist A M in the UK, and with and exhilarating music a host of blockbuster film credits to his reflecting the world-wide returns the Cutty AA 5+ 0-5 name, 6+ 7+ 11+ to 12+ 8+ Sark 15+ stage. 16+ 3+ 18+D voyages of Cutty Sark in her heyday. D F A M

Toward the Sea: a Flute and Harp Extravaganza

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Saturday 8 November £15 Jason Yarde creates mind-blowing compositions by producing saxophone, voice and other sounds live on stage, then adding delays, harmonizers and tone crunchers. Multi-layered, lyrical, abstract and rhythmical: experience the saxophone as you’ve never heard it before. D F AA

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National Maritime Museum galleries and exhibitions Guiding Lights: 500 years of Trinity House and safety at sea Until January 2016 | Free A fascinating exhibition showcasing the invaluable work of the Corporation of Trinity House in helping mariners navigate safely at sea. Explore D F A M rarely seen objects and discover stories of the heroic and the AA 5+ 0-5 6+ 7+ 11+ 12+ extraordinary from throughout the organization’s history, as well as its future in modern seafaring. D F A M AA

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National Maritime Museum events Gateways to the First World War

Halloween Late: ‘Death in the Archives’

Sunday 28 September 11.00 – 16.00 | Free Have you ever wanted to research a family member who served in the First World War, or find out about an event but didn’t F A know where to start? ComeDalong to our open day, an afternoonAAof workshops, 5+ 0-5 6+ 7+ talks and research guidance by experts, specialist organisations and archivists to help you with your research. D F DA F A

Friday 31 October | 19.00 – 21.30 £15, £13 Members and concessions Going to sea is a dangerous business. Explorers have long set off for M little-known lands and died in mysterious, gruesome, or just plain 11+ 12+ 8+ 15+ 16+ 3+ silly circumstances. Come and investigate tales of death, disease and destruction M M among the archives of the Caird Library. With candlelit tours 5+ AA0-5 5+6+ 0-57+ 6+11+ 7+12+ 8+ Art 12+15+ 8+16+ 15+3+ 16+ 3+ of 11+ The and Science of Exploration, Trafalgar DayAAevents DrunFby A death-drawing sessions Tuesday 21 October London Drawing,AA and taxidermy 11.00 | 12.00 | 14.00 | 15.00 | Free 5+ 0-5 6+ 7+ demonstrations, enjoy a ghoulish To commemorate the famous battle at evening of fascination and darkness, which Lord Nelson was heroically wounded if your stomach can take it… D F D F A M and killed, join us for special curators’ tours of the ‘Nelson Navy Nation’ gallery, AA 5+ 0-5 AA 5+ 0-5 6+ 7+ 11+ 12+ 8+ 15+ 16+ 3+ and see the tactics of the day brought to life by the Inshore Squadron as they take us through stages of the battle. D F DA F A M M AA

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Become a Great Explorer on the Great Map The Great Explorer is a magical new interactive game for families. Take one of our tablet computers, name your ship and set sail across the Great Map to explore D F from A distant lands and discover treasures around the world. Where will you visit AA 5+ 0-5 6+ and what will you find? Take a photo and share your adventure with us @NMMGreenwich #greatmap D F A AA

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Caird Library Late – Quadrants: telling the time by the Sun and stars

The Caird Library and Archive at the National Maritime Museum can help you trace your family history, with the most comprehensive maritime archive in the world, covering merchant ships and seamen, and the Royal Navy.

Thursday 23 October | 18.15 – 19.15 Caird Library | £5, £4 Members Curator Louise Devoy explores the history D F A M and use of the ingenious quadrant, favoured by AA astronomers, surveyors, 5+ 0-5 6+ 7+ 11+ 12+ navigators and timekeepers in the centuries before the quest for longitude. Pre-booking essential. D F A

Explore our collections of manuscripts, rare books and drawings brought alive in fascinating events for all ages:

Caird Library Late: You sank my battleship!

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Family History at the Caird Library

Tuesday 21 October | 11.30 –13.00 F A M Compass Lounge D | Free Using sailors’ letters, journals and 7+ ships’ AA 5+ 0-5 6+ 11+ 12+ logs, explore life in Nelson’s navy and the impact of the Battle of Trafalgar on the sailors who took part. D F DA F A M AA

Monday 24 November | 11.00 –12.00 D F A M Free 8+ 15+ 16+ 3+ Using the career of master mariner Walter AA 5+ 0-5 6+ 7+ 11+ 12+ Palmer as our guide, learn how the Caird M Library and Archive can assist with your family history research. D3+ F A M 11+8+ 12+15+ 8+16+ 15+3+ 16+

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November 2014 – March 2015 12+ 8+ 15+ 16+ 3+ Free Using items from the Caird Library A andMwork created M by the students of D A Holbrook school inFcollaboration with M 6+11+ 7+12+ 11+8+ 12+15+ 8+16+ 15+3+ 16+ 3+ artist Rozanne Hawkesley, this display AA 5+ 0-5 6+ 7+ 11+ 12+ explores the lives of First World War seafarers and how they are remembered today. D F A M

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Queen’s House art exhibitions Rozanne Hawksley: War and Memory Until 14 November | Free The Queen’s House Rozanne Hawksley’s work is poignant and powerful, exploring the nature and meaning of the commemoration

War Artists at Sea The Queen’s House Free Showcasing the best of the Museum’s collection of First and Second World War art. War Artists at Sea includes visually arresting depictions of events at home and at the front, scenes of everyday life and moving portraits by artists charged D F A with recording these unprecedented conflicts for AA 5+ 0-5 6+ 7+ posterity, in the belief that art could awaken emotional responses that other forms of recording could not. D F A

and memorialization of war, considering the impact of conflict on combatants, family, friends and ultimately the nation. This War and Memory exhibition, mounted to commemorate the centenary of the M beginning of the First World War, examines representation and 11+ 12+ remembrance in the fitting setting of the Queen’s House, which was once a school educating boys for joining the Navy. The installation features new work alongside AA Contemporary 5+ 0-5 6+ 7+ 11+ 1 pieces from throughout Hawksley’s To find out more about acclaimed career, including ‘Seamstress Arts at Royal Museums Greenwich visit and the Sea’, inspired by the artist’s rmg.co.uk/contemporaryarts grandmother who sewed sailors’ collars for D F A M a living during and between both World Main: Pale Armistice: in death only are we Wars; also ‘Prisoner’, a5+sculpture AA 0-5 6+created 7+ 11+ 12+united 8+ , by 15+Rozanne 16+ 3+ Hawksley, 1987; photograph as a response to the work of the by Brian Hawksley; collection of the photographer Don McCullin, plus works Embroiderers Guild. Above left: For Alice Hunter, by Rozanne Hawksley, 2003; from the ‘Memorials’ series. D F A M photograph by Philip Clarke; collection of rmg.co.uk/rozannehawksley the artist. Above: Landing Craft Mechanized AA 5+ 0-5 6+ 7+ 11+ 12+ 8+ Cole, 15+ 1943 16+ 3+ by Leslie #RozHawksley

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Queen’s House events Curators’ tours Wednesdays | 13.00 Free, but spaces limited so advance booking recommended Join our expert curators for guided tours of the current exhibitions: War and Memory: 15 October and 12 November The Art and Science of Exploration: 24 September, 8 October and 5 November War Artists at Sea: 1 October and 19 November D F A D F AM

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Thursday 16 and Friday 17 October AA 5+ 0-5 6+ 7+ 11+ M 19.30 – 20.40 (doors and bar from 18.30) D F A M seated, concessions AA 5+ 0-5 AA6+ 5+7+ 0-511+ 6+12+ 7+8+ 11+15+ 12+16+£10 3+ 15+ 16+£8 3+ Candlelit tours AA 5+ 0-5 6+ 7+ 11+£58+standing balcony 12+ 8+ 15+ 16+ 3+ 18+D F A Thursdays | 19.00 –20.00 DARE (Digital Arts Research & AA 5+ £10, £7 concessions Enterprise) from the University of 0-5 6+ Intimate tours of the exhibitions in the Greenwich present two responses to War and Memory, using visual Queen’s House after hours, exploring the projection, music and performance: galleries by candle-light with experts. War and Memory: Thursday 25 September Memory in the Dead Zone The Art and Science of Exploration: Alev Adil’s exploration of temporality Thursday 20 November D F A M and conflict set in Nicosia, Cyprus, the last 12+ divided Europe. AA 5+ 0-5 6+ 7+ 11+ 8+ city 15+ in 16+ 3+

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Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 November | 12.00 | Free D F Students from the drama programme at A the University of Greenwich perform a AA 5+ 0-5 6+ response to War and Memory, exploring the therapeutic process of constructing memories around grief and loss. D F DA F AA

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Happy birthday Cutty Sark

Thursday 23 October and 20 November (20 November BSL interpreted) 15.00 – 16.00 £17 (including admission to ship), £13.50 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 D F A five times that age. Come and discover the secrets of Cutty Sark’s success and learn AA 5+ 0-5 6+ 7+ about the recent conservation project to preserve this beautiful and unique vessel for future generations. D F A

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Tea and memories: 60 years ago in Greenwich Wednesday 10 December OnM 10 December 1954, Cutty Sark arrived at her new home in Greenwich, to be 11+restored 12+ 8+ 16+ as 3+a public attraction. and15+ opened 60 years on, we are inviting people to share their memories of the occasion at Mspecial afternoon tea party at a very Cutty Sark. If you remember the ship’s 11+ 12+ 8+ 15+ 16+ 3+ arrival in Greenwich or the subsequent restoration and royal opening, we’d love to hear from you! Please contact us at enquiries@cuttysark.org.uk or 020 8858 2698.

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National Maritime Museum family fun Ahoy there! Set sail on a journey of discovery at the Museum with free family fun all year round. This autumn learn all about lighthouses, find spooky goings-on at Halloween, celebrate the festival of lights at Diwali, and get creative at Christmas.

Leading lights

Monday 27 October – Thursday 30 October M 11.30 – 13.30 | 14.00 – 16.00 DD F F A A Inspired by lighthouses, light ships and AAAA 5+5+ 0-50-5 6+6+ 7+7+ 11+11+ 12 Diwali lanterns, make a row of lanterns D F A for each member of your family, to lead you all home at night. D F D AAAF 5+A 0-5 M6+ 7+M AA

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Monday 27, Wednesday 29 and Friday 31 October 11.30 – 13.00 | 13.30 –16.00 Why did sailors need lighthouses? DD F F A A MM Inspired by dramatic pictures in the Guiding Lights exhibition, AAAA 5+5+ 0-50-5 6+6+ 7+7+ 11+11+ 12+12+ 8+8+ 15+15+ 16+16+ 3+3+ paint your own From the clothes we wear, to the D seascape F A M to take home. food we eat, and the games we play; many goods travel by sea to reach us D F D AAAF 5+A 0-5 M6+ 7+M 11+ 12+ 8+ 15+ 16

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Tuesday 28, Thursday 3o October 11.00 | 14.00 DD F F A A MM Explore Guiding Lights and the Tarbat Ness Optic from a real lighthouse, AAAA 5+5+ 0-50-5 6+6+ 7+7+ 11+11+ 12+12+ 8+8+ 15+15+ 16+16+ to find out about the incredible stories of D F A M survival, rescue and dangers at sea. D5+ F0-5D A6+F 7+A 11+ M12+ 8+M 15+ 16+ 3+ 5+ AA0-5 5+6+ 0-57+ 6+11+ 7+12+ 11+8+ 12+15+ 8+16+ 15+3+ 16+

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National Maritime Museum family fun December school holidays

Every week

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Festive fun Celebrate the festive season and look forward to the New Year with a range of activities exploring the Guiding Lights exhibition.

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Monday 22 December – Every Saturday Friday 2 January (except 24, 25, 26, DD| 13.00 F F |A14.00 A 12.00 | 15.00 MM 31 December and 1 January) Meet a character from the past and AAAA 5+5+ 0-5 0-5 6+6+ 7+7+ 11+11+ 12+12+ 8+8+ 15+15+ 16+16+ 11.30– 13.30 | 14.00 –16.00 take part in an exciting D F A M performance Ma DDwould F F you A A need to liveMon What that will bring maritime history to life. lighthouse at this festive time of year? AA16+D3+ 5+3+F0-5D A6+F 7+A 11+ M12+ 8+M 15+ 16+ 3+ AAAA 5+5+ 0-50-5 6+6+ 7+7+ 11+11+ 12+12+ 8+8+ 15+15+ 16+ Hear storiesDfromFlighthouse keepersMand A make a parcel to take with you. AA 5+ AA0-5 5+6+ 0-57+ 6+11+ 7+12+ 11+8+ 12+15+ 8+16+ 15+3+ 16+ Discover Sundays D F D AAAF 5+A 0-5 M6+ 7+M 11+ 12+ 8+ 15+ 16+ 3+ Every Sunday F AA DD –F16.00 MM 5+ AA0-5 5+6+ 0-57+ 6+11+ 7+12+ 11+8+ 12+15+ 8+16+ 15+3+ 16+ 3+ 11.30 – 13.30 | 14.00

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Every Tuesday (except 23 and 30 December) 10.30 | 11.30 | 13.00 | 14.00 | £3 per child Bath-toy buoys with one accompanying adult Monday 22 December – DD F Ayour A MMfriends Friday 2 January (except 24, 25, 26, Have funFwith family and DD F F A A MM 31 December and 1 January) by exploring the Museum through AAAA 5+5+ 0-50-5 6+6+ 7+7+ 11+11+ 12+12+ 8+8+ 15+15+ 16+16+ 3+3 11.30 –13.00 | 13.30 –16.00 music, art and Please D 8+8+ F A stories. M collect AAAA 5+5+ 0-50-5 6+6+ 7+7+ 11+11+ 12+12+ 15+15+ 16+16+ 3+3+ tickets from the ticket desk. Be inspired by colourful buoys thatDhelpF A M AA D5+ F0-5D A6+F 7+A 11+ M12+ 8+M 15+ 16+ 3+ sailors navigate the sea safely, and create a bath toy to take home. D F D AAAF 5+A 0-5 M6+ 7+M 11+ 12+ 8+ 15+ 16+ 3+ AA

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Cutty Sark has sailed over a million miles, through high seas and storms to countries far and wide, collecting and carrying precious cargoes around the world. Join us on a voyage of discovery as we explore the Look out places the ship for family-fun visited in our AA weekends on the ‘Ports of call’ first weekend of family workshops. each month! Free family trails available every day.

Crossing the sea: The Big Draw Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 October 11.30 – 13.30 | 14.00 –16.00 What lies in the wake of a ship? Join our D Big F Draw D A artist F Ato explore M theM world of ports, rivers and oceans and help create a 5+ AA0-5 5+6+ 0-57+ 6+11+ 7+12+ 11+8+ 12+15+ 8+16+ 15+3+ 16+ shimmering D sea F ofAjourneys underneath M Cutty Sark’s beautiful hull. D AAF 5+A 0-5 6+ 7+M 11+ 12+ 8+ 15+ AA

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Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 October AA 5+ 0-5 6+ 7+ 11+ 12+ Spooky ships 11.30 – 13.30 | 14.00 – 16.00 Friday 31 October Cutty Sark visited London more than any F–16.00 A M D F A M 11.30 – 13.30 |D14.00 other port in the world. But how has the city changed in the last 150 years? Help Create a spooky shadow puppet show 0-5 6+ 7+ 11+ 12+ 8+ AA 5+ 0-5 6+ 7+ 11+ 12+ 8+ 15+ 16+AA 3+5+ create a modern port of London withA with D F and Aa D F M ghost-ships, sea monsters famous buildings and places that are special Halloween souvenir to take home important to you. D AAF 5+A 0-5 6+ 7+M 11+and 6+ 7+M 11+ 12+play 8+with. 15+ D16+AAF3+5+A 0-5

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November family-fun weekend: Celebration ship

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Shop, Eat, Drink at Royal Museums Greenwich

Delicious & Inspiring

Food and drink

Members enjoy a 10% discount

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 visit The Brasserie @ the National Maritime Museum: relax with a glass of fizz, a cocktail or a fresh crisp white wine, sample our new sharing platters or Sunday Roasts, and enjoy unrivalled views of Greenwich Park. To pre-book visit rmg.co.uk/food

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Gifts with a difference

Inspired by our diverse collections, the Museum Shop, Ships, Clocks and Stars Shop, Astronomy and Meridian Shops and the Cutty Sark Shop are a treasure-trove of nautical, time-keeping and astronomy related gifts and books for adults and children alike. Shop online at shop.rmg.co.uk

Information Travel

Prime Meridian

of the World

Cutty Sark, Zone 2 Greenwich, Zone 2 Greenwich Pier www.tf l.gov.uk 020 7222 1234 Just two stops from London Bridge by train. Limited paid parking available on-site at weekends at Park Row, SE10 9NF. rmg.co.uk/travel

Admission

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

Booking

All tickets can be booked in advance at rmg.co.uk/tickets, via our booking line 020 8312 6608, (09.00 – 16.00), or by emailing 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.

Access

All our venues are accessible with the exception of some areas within the Royal Observatory and parts of Cutty Sark. The Queen’s House will have some access restrictions 17 November – 19 December. For access enquiries please call 020 8312 6585, email access@rmg.co.uk or check rmg.co.uk/access

Keep in touch

Sign up to our monthly e-newsletter at rmg.co.uk/newsletter National Maritime Museum Royal Observatory Greenwich The Cutty Sark @NMMGreenwich @ROGAstronomers @TQHGreenwich @CuttySark

Hire our venues

All our sites are available to hire for weddings, corporate events or private celebrations — contact events@rmg.co.uk All images © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, unless other wise stated. © 2014 National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. All information correct at time of print but may be subject to change.

Book at rmg.co.uk/tickets

Our ticket prices now include a voluntary donation that will help RMG raise money for capital projects including new displays, acquisitions and conservation. Visitors can choose to pay a Gift Aid ticket price including a 10% donation, or the standard ticket price. If you are a UK taxpayer and choose the Gift Aid ticket price, the Gift Aid scheme enables RMG to claim tax back from the government of 25p for every £1 of the whole amount paid — vital support for our work.

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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 Plus

Exclusive Membersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; events Discounts in our shops, cafĂŠs and on our events programme

For more information and prices:

rmg.co.uk/membership 020 8312 6678 | membership@rmg.co.uk

Why not buy gift membership? A perfect present for all ages