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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Katherine Gazzard
Curator of Art
Areas of expertise: Captain James Cook, Portraiture; specialising in Royal Navy, British art, naval uniform.
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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Dr Aaron Jaffer
Curator of World History and Cultures
Areas of expertise: Indian Ocean seafarers (Lascars), Black seafarers, Chinese seafarers, the British Empire.
Other topics of interest: Historic photographs, Japan, Barbary corsairs (Barbary pirates).
Media work: History Hit, BBC Radio 4, Discovery Channel, national print.
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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: BBC Radio Suffolk, History Hack Podcast, Sew What? Podcast.
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Kris Martin
Exhibitions Interpretation Curator, Royal Museums Greenwich
Areas of expertise: Restoration London, RMS Titanic, the Viking Age.
Other topics of interest: Film, fashion, royal history.
Media work: BBC Radio 4 Front Row (Samuel Pepys: Plague, Fire, Revolution exhibition), BBC South East Today (Great British Seaside exhibition), BBC Radio London (Sailor Chic exhibition), Sunday Times (Tintin exhibition).
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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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Queen's House, art and architecture
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TItanic
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Life at sea
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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
