Royal Museums Greenwich x2 new Trustees

The Board of Trustees is seeking two new Trustees. We are particularly keen to receive applications from candidates with expertise and experience in the respective fields of Fundraising for large scale capital projects; Public Relations; Digital Development; Community Engagement.

The National Maritime Museum was opened by King George VI in 1937. The Queen’s House was part of the Museum from the outset whilst the Royal Observatory, Greenwich was an addition of 1953. In 2011 Her Majesty The Queen formally approved ‘Royal Museums Greenwich’ as the new group brand and in 2015 the Cutty Sark was donated to the National Maritime Museum collection.

The Museum’s collection comprises more than 3 million items. There are some 45 thousand three dimensional objects – which include ship models, scientific and navigational instruments, and instruments for time-keeping and astronomy. There are around 75 thousand oil paintings and prints and drawings and over 2 million manuscripts, rare books, ships plans, sea charts and historic photographic negatives. Its British portraits collection is exceeded in size only by that of the National Portrait Gallery and its holdings relating to Nelson and Cook, among many other individuals, are unrivalled. The Museum has the world’s largest maritime archive and maritime historical reference library including books dating back to the 15th century.

We are currently embarking on a once in a generation redevelopment of the Royal Observatory Greenwich, to celebrate the 350th anniversary of celestial observation at Greenwich in 2026, making it a place of ‘awe and wonder’; not only an essential stop off on the tourist map to visit the Prime Meridian but also a ‘must-see’ destination for the domestic audience to discover Time and Space.