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Meet Sarah Hawke, the artist behind a new crochet kanga on display at the National Maritime Museum

A programme of new multichannel immersive compositions inspired by maritime heritage and the iconic Cutty Sark

In this month’s blog we travel to Japan, more precisely to its northernmost island of Hokkaido, and through a journal kept in 1871 by Lieutenant Swinton Colthurst Holland, meet the local Ainu people.

Naval volunteer Howard Ormerod shares his memories of 25 May 1982, when a container ship requisitioned by the British government was hit and sunk by Argentinian forces.

Venice has always been at risk of flooding. But with climate change causing more damaging storms more often, is the future of this historic city under threat?

2022 marks the 40th anniversary of the Falklands conflict, a 74-day conflict between Argentine and British forces that resulted in more than 3,000 casualties. Curator Andrew Choong examines the war from a naval perspective, with personal testimony from both sides.

Track the largest container ship in the world using the interactive map

For more than a century, the wreck of Shackleton's ship Endurance has lain undisturbed in the icy waters off Antarctica. Its remarkable preservation is a testament to the ship's original builders and designers.

Find out more about the ancient craft of tapestry weaving

100 years on from the explorer's death, a sledge used during Shackleton's Nimrod expedition has found a new home in the National Maritime Museum. Curator Jeremy Michell looks back on the efforts to save this important polar relic for the nation.