The Royal Naval Museum:
Forthcoming Events at Portsmouth
2003-4

Napoleonic Newsdesk

by Paul Chamberlain

Special Interest Talks These take place in The Princess Royal Gallery and Store (site ticket required) from 1.00pm to 1.30pm.

Britain's Greatest Painting? Monday 1st September
A History of Ships Badges Tuesday 9th September
Nelson's Navy in Caricature Wednesday 17th September
Victorian Staffordshire Collection Thursday 25th September

Heritage Open Days

Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th September These behind the scenes tours of the museum take place at 11.00am, 2.00pm and 3.00pm both days and are free.

The Patrick O'Brian Weekend 3rd - 5th October 2003
The weekend consists of the following programme and will cost £325. This all-in price includes: Cruise round Portsmouth Harbour (including lunch)

Lectures

Reception and Concert on Friday evening
VIP Guided tour of HMS Victory
Dinner in HMS Victory
Lunch on Saturday and Sunday
Unlimited access for two days to the Royal Naval Museum's splendid galleries.
All the profits from this special fund-raising event will go towards supporting the work of the Royal Naval Museum

For further details of all these events contact: Trevor Carpenter Visitor Services Manager Royal Naval Museum HM Naval Base (PP66) Portsmouth PO1 3NH Tel: 023 9272 7583 E-mail: trevor.carpenter@royalnavalmuseum.org Website: www.royalnavalmuseum.org

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