Thursday 9 June 2022

Royal Museums Greenwich - World Oceans Day 2022 🌊

 

World Oceans Day 2022
Today is World Oceans Day, a chance to celebrate our fabulous blue planet – and a moment to think carefully about its future.
 
Over 70 per cent of the Earth is covered in water. More than half of all the oxygen we breathe comes from marine plants. We rely on the ocean for food security, transportation, coastal defences and much, much more.
 
Here at the National Maritime Museum, we want everyone to feel connected to the sea. That’s why this Saturday we’re hosting a fantastic FREE festival dedicated to our ocean.
 
Incredible ocean science, family-friendly workshops, thought-provoking films and trailblazing art – there is so much to discover this weekend.
 
Event highlights
 
Brand new Poles Apart Gallery
Brand new gallery: Poles Apart
National Maritime Museum | Visit from 11 June

Explore the world of RRS Sir David Attenborough and travel to the icy frontiers of modern polar science.
 
 
 
WOD Free talks and films
Free talks and films
National Maritime Museum | 11 June
 
Ocean science, climate action and thought-provoking discussion – join us for a series of free films and talks as part of our major World Oceans Day celebrations.
 
 
WOD full visitor guide
Your full visitor guide
National Maritime Museum | 11 June
 
Check out everything on offer this Saturday 11 June, and make the most of your visit to Greenwich.
 
 
 
Deep dive into the ocean...
 
RRS Sir David Attenborough
READ: The science behind RRS Sir David Attenborough
 
Our exclusive guide to the most advanced polar research ship ever built in the UK.
 
 
 
Watch - Art and climate change
WATCH: Art and climate change
 
Four emerging artists. One rallying cry for the ocean. Discover a series of captivating digital artworks commissioned especially for World Oceans Day.
 
 
The climate change clues in Canaletto paintings
DISCOVER: The climate change clues in Canaletto
 
Canaletto's paintings of Venice portray an apparently timeless city. But look a little closer, and all is not as it seems…