Discover Greenwich

What is Discover Greenwich?

Discover Greenwich is a £5.8 million project that will tell the continuing story of the Old Royal Naval College and Maritime Greenwich. It will explore the history of the buildings and landscapes and reveal the people who lived and worked there.

The Greenwich Foundation is developing a new education and interpretation centre in the heart of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site.

The project is to create a new permanent exhibition in the main hall in the Pepys Building and a learning suite and temporary exhibition space on the mezzanine level. The café, shop and Tourist Information Centre will be redesigned and refurbished. Work on the Pepys Building will start in autumn 2008.

Real objects and modern display techniques will be used to engage and excite an audience of over 750,000 visitors.

The new exhibition will focus on architecture and learning; illuminating a visit to both the Old Royal Naval College and the whole World Heritage Site.

The new education suite will enable the expansion of the schools and community programmes hugely.

The total project cost is £5.8 million; £2.8 million has been pledged from the Greenwich Foundation’s own resources, nearly £2 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund and we now have a fundraising target of £1 million.

If you would like further information about the project please view the following document: Discover Greenwich 2008 (755 KB)

Support Discover Greenwich

To support this project and help provide Greenwich with an inspiring, innovative and inspirational new centre for all visitors and the local community please contact:

development@greenwichfoundation.org.uk
020 8269 4753

Oral Histories

We are collecting memories and stories of people connected with the Old Royal Naval College over past generations, whether from local people who remember it as a hidden gem, who worked there in a support capacity (such as catering or maintenance) or who attended courses at the Royal Naval College, latterly the Joint Services College. Selected memories will then be incorporated into Discover Greenwich displays and the accompanying archive.

If you have an interesting recollection or story about the Old Royal Naval College that you would like to share with others please complete this
Oral History form (28 KB) and return to the Foundation’s project team.

We will regularly update this website with the latest news, interesting stories and how else you can help.