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The Royal Museums Greenwich What's on in August

We're open! National Maritime Museum and Cutty Sark now open. Royal Observatory reopens 14 August; The Queens House reopens 22 September.Greenwich has been full of energy and excitement in recent weeks and there's still plenty to enjoy in August! Catch the spectacular Royal Riverexhibition before it closes on 9 September Explore the world's only record breaking listed building - Cutty Sark Get a great view of the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games venues from the Meridian Line at the Royal Observatory Members go free to all ticketed events and venues. Buy Royal Museums Greenwich membership or tickets for Royal River, Cutty Sark and the Meridian Line online at rmg.co.uk Solar Storms, a new planetarium show Adults £6.50 | Children/Concessions £4.50 | Family £17.50 | Members go freeExperience the power of the Sun up close in our new planetarium show. Witness the most brilliant auroras on Earth, take a ride on a solar blast from the Sun's surface and come to a deeper understanding of what this sea of super-heated gas means to life here on Earth. Book your tickets in advance to avoid disappointment atrmg.co.uk/planetarium Last chance to see Measuring the Universe Until 2 September at the Royal ObservatoryFrom Edmund Halley and Captain Cook, to Edwin Hubble and the Cosmic Microwave Background, don't miss your chance to catch this brilliant and quirky exhibition which tells the stories of the people who measured the cosmos. Visit rmg.co.uk for more about the exhibition Celebrate a momentous year for Greenwich! Members receive 10% discount in the shop Our shop has a great range of exclusive merchandise designed in celebration of an incredible year for Greenwich. Show your support for our historic corner of London in 2012! Buy today at shop.rmg.co.uk You might also like... Win tickets to David Nash at Kew: A Natural Gallery Until 12 August Be inspired by David Nash at Kew: A Natural Gallery, a major exhibition from a celebrated British artist. Discover sculpture, drawings and films in the majestic surrounding of Kew Gardens. Our friends at Kew are offering a pair of tickets to the exhibition for one lucky entrant to a competition on their website.Visit kew.org to find out how to enter. Good luck!