Saturday 1 January 2022

Royal Museums Greenwich - Happy New Year ✨

 


 
Goðafoss Flow by Larryn Rae
Happy New Year, from all of us at Royal Museums Greenwich!
 
In 2022 we have lots to look forward to, including our newest major exhibition, Canaletto’s Venice Revisited, and a brand-new experience coming to Cutty Sark.
 
We look forward to welcoming you back for these and so much more!
Highlights for 2022...
 
Photo of a lion dance in the National Maritime Museum
Lunar New Year
National Maritime Museum | 29 January 2022
 
Join us in January for a day of celebration, performances and activities for all ages. From fan making to dance demonstrations, welcome the Lunar new year at the National Maritime Museum.
 


 
Painting of Venice by Canaletto
Canaletto's Venice Revisited
From 1 April 2022
 
This major exhibition features the rarely seen Canaletto paintings of Venice from the Woburn Abbey Collection, alongside items that examine the city's precarious future.
 
 
Photo of the horizon with an eclipse and a person with a camera and a tripod
Enter the competition
10 January – 4 March 2022
 
Enter the 2022 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition! Open to all including under 16s (Young competition), and beginners (Best Newcomer category).
 
 
 
Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2021
Astronomy Photographer of the Year
National Maritime Museum | Open daily
 
Join us for the very best of over 4,500 entries, from amazing aurorae to glittering galaxies, and marvel at our place in the Universe.
 
 
Photo of someone climbing the rigging on Cutty Sark
Rig Climb Experience
Cutty Sark | 2 April 2022
 
Join us for a brand new experience! For the first time since arriving in Greenwich in 1954, you'll be able to climb the rigging and discover what life was like on Cutty Sark.
 
 
 
Photo of people skating outside the Queen's House at night
Queen’s House 
Ice rink
Queen's House | Now - 9 January 2022
 
Skate in the sunning setting of historic Greenwich while you still can! Our beautiful ice rink will be open for another week, so get your skates on.
 
 
 
Sepia photo of Ernest Shackleton
Shackleton: an enduring legacy
 
On 5 January 1922, Sir Ernest Shackleton died in his cabin on board the exploration ship Quest, aged 47. A century on, curator Jeremy Michell explores the enduring legacy and complex reputation of the famous explorer.