Library
The Museum's Caird Library is a comprehensive specialist reference library and a rich research resource for all. The Library is open Monday to Friday, 10.00–16.45 (until 19.45 on Thursday), and 10.00–13.00 and 14.00–16.45 on Saturday. To request items to view in the Library, please register at Aeon.
The Caird Library will close from mid-June to late August 2012 due to the preparations for the Olympics equestrian events held at Greenwich Park – exact dates will be confirmed as soon as possible.
Contact
General enquiries: +44 (0)20 8312 6516 | library@rmg.co.uk
Manuscripts, charts, atlases: manuscripts@rmg.co.uk
Other collections: for enquiries about 3D objects or paintings, please email eburgess@rmg.co.uk for your message to be forwarded to the relevant curator.
Tracing family history
Online lecture
Listen online to the whole of Dr Michael Duffy's recent lecture on Quiberon Bay.
Library blog
NMM fellowships & internships
The Museum has a long-running Research Fellowship programme covering maritime history and other disciplines exploring the cultural, social and political aspects of maritime history. The deadline for applications is 1 November. View all fellowships and internships
Staff publications
- Representing Africa: Landscape, exploration and empire in Southern Africa, 1780–1870, John McAleer
- The Telescope, Richard Dunn
- Edward Lear: Egyptian Sketches, Jenny Gaschke
Search Collections online
Traders Unpacked events season
- Arguments have raged over the controversial theory that vast fleets of Chinese adventurers beat...
- Released to coincide with the handover of Hong Kong, this Chinese epic tells of the Opium War...
- Join artist Sadia Ur-Rehman, local residents, museum staff and volunteers for a tea party with a...
Collections blog
Conferences & seminars
Collections Research Area
From 12 May 2011, a new dedicated Collections Research Area will be available at No.1 Smithery, Chatham for those interested in exploring the united ship model collections of the National Maritime Museum and Imperial War Museum.