To arrange to speak with a member of the team, contact the Press Office: press@rmg.co.uk.

Meet the team

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Curator Katherine Gazzard standing in front of a grand portrait of a naval officer. Katherine is wearing glasses and a navy blouse decorated with red hearts

Katherine Gazzard

Curator of Art, Royal Museums Greenwich

Areas of expertise: Portraiture (specialising in Royal Navy), British art, naval uniforms, Captain James Cook

Other topics of interest: Jane Austen, English painter Sir Joshua Reynolds

Media work: BBC Radio 4, History Hit, national print, Short History of…

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Headshot of curator Maya Wassell Smith standing in the colonnades at Royal Museums Greenwich

Maya Wassell Smith

Assistant Curator of Art, Royal Museums Greenwich

Areas of expertise: Sailor’s craftwork, Royal art, nineteenth century sailors, life at sea, maritime folklore and folk art, textiles, tapestry, ceramics, tattooing, crossing the line and other ceremonies at sea. 

Other topics of interest:  Art, craft and interior design. 

Media work:  BBC Radio Suffolk, History Hack Podcast, Sew What? Podcast.