The story behind... The Keeper of All The Secrets
Artist Jacqueline Bishop speaks to historian Stella Dadzie about the influences behind her ceramic artwork, now on display in the Queen’s House
Women artists in the Queen's House
Discover some of the contemporary works and historic pieces taking pride of place at the Queen's House
Crafting identity: the making of Queering Piracy
Queering Piracy is a contemporary artwork that explores how some LGBTQ+ communities have adopted and embraced pirate history and symbolism
Spot the pirate: power, perception and perspective
A new painting by Maïa Walcott seeks to reframe notions of piracy
The art of piracy: imagining the world of Zheng Yi Sao
A series of illustrations by Livia Giorgina Carpineto brings the world of notorious pirate queen Zheng Yi Sao to life
The art of piracy: a fresh perspective on Bonny and Read
A new artwork by Linnea Maertens questions what we think we know about notorious female pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read. See it on display in Pirates at the National Maritime Museum
Cataloguing the Charles Hare manuscript collection
From handwritten manuscripts and letters to photographs and sketches, discover how this intriguing collection has been catalogued by the Library and Archive team
The Shipping Forecast
The Shipping Forecast was first broadcast on the BBC in 1925. Explore the history of the forecast with the National Maritime Museum, and discover objects connected with the power of our ocean
How Cutty Sark came to Greenwich
The historic tea clipper is one of the most famous sights along the River Thames. But why was Greenwich chosen as Cutty Sark's final home?
Reframing Black history: Joseph Ijoyemi and the Atlantic Worlds gallery
From resilience to resistance, two new paintings in the Atlantic Worlds gallery at the National Maritime Museum celebrate the history of pre-colonial Africa
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