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Meet the team
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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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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: ITV News, BBC Radio Suffolk, History Hack podcast, Sew What? podcast
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Hannah Cusworth
Curator of the Atlantic
Areas of expertise: Histories of the British Empire, enslavement, Black British history, pirates, 17th and 18th century women, historic houses and royal history
Other topics of interest: Architecture and sea swimming
Media work: National Geographic, You're Dead to Me podcast, Short History Of... podcast, Channel 5, BBC HistoryExtra, BBC News and national print
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Curators and astronomers at Royal Museums Greenwich are available to speak on a wide range of subjects.
Explorers and exploration
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Nelson and Navy
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British Empire and trade
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Ships and battles
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World Wars
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Astronomy, navigation and time
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Cutty Sark
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Life at sea
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Royal history
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Titanic
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Maps, globes and contemporary maritime
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Royal Observatory astronomers are available to speak on a wide range of space and astronomy subjects
