The Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre
Kidbrooke
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Royal Museums Greenwich's working collections store in Kidbrooke, where guided tours take you behind the scenes among figureheads, paintings and treasures normally hidden from view, and see conservators at work.
In Kidbrooke, a short hop from Blackheath, the Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre is where Royal Museums Greenwich keeps the vast stored collections that aren't on display at the National Maritime Museum, the Queen's House or the Cutty Sark. It isn't a public gallery: it's a working space with open storage, narrow walkways and active conservation studios, which is exactly what makes a visit so special.
Ways to visit
- Guided behind-the-scenes tours, where you see the stores and learn how the conservation and storage teams care for the collections
- Specialist tours for over-18s that delve deeper into particular parts of the collection
- Saturday Super Store Tours on selected Saturdays
- Experimental Saturdays: creative workshops, such as Sip and Paint, that bring people together among the collections
- Evening talks and events through the year
Groups are kept small to protect fragile objects and keep everyone safe, and that also makes it feel personal. Tours must be booked in advance.