Museum blog

Despite art being his first love, Henry Clifford went on to play a key role in the pioneering transatlantic cable-laying expeditions of the nineteenth century.

Hidden in the seemingly mundane bureaucratic letters of the Royal Navy lie some fascinating insights into the role of the British state in providing healthcare and welfare to ill and injured seamen.

The Royal Navy developed some of Britain’s earliest welfare schemes in order to look after disabled and aged seamen.

Explore what you can see in the night sky this November, including the brightest star in the night sky and the brightest full Moon of the year!

Explore what you can see in the night sky this October, including Cetus the whale, the Orionid meteor shower, and more!

Former Caird Fellow Dr. Jack Avery explores the seventeenth-century maritime journals held at the Caird Library and Archive, and in particular the one written by the amateur poet and astrologer Jeremy Roch

Explore printed ephemera at the Caird Library and Archive, a collection that brings to life the golden age of ocean travel.