Research guide
Research guide D3: RMS Titanic: Images and artefacts at the National Maritime Museum
This guide lists photographs, paintings, other images, artefacts and models of RMS Titanic held in the National Maritime Museum collections
Story topic
Ursa Minor (Little Bear) and Polaris
Polaris is the brightest star in the Ursa Minor constellation, and for centuries was used by sailors for navigating at sea.
Story topic
Constellations
The 88 constellations act as a handy map of the skies and a seasonal calendar used from ancient times. But what connects the stars in the same constellation?
Event
James Webb Space Telescope: three years on
Join us for an online Members lecture to learn more about the James Webb Space Telescope three years after its launch with a Royal Observatory astronomer
Cutty Sark onsite school sessions
Interactive tours and cross-curricular sessions aboard our Victorian clipper ship
National Maritime Museum and Queen's House Onsite Secondary and Post 16 School Sessions
Historical Enquiry Days for KS3-5
Cutty Sark learning blog
Ahoy and welcome to the Cutty Sark learning blog! Sailing a ship is a tricky business but this blog aims to help explain how sailing ships work and the purpose of some of the tools on board.
Blog post
St Paul and Amsterdam
This blog threads together a selection of items from the collections of the Caird Library and Archive that record the experiences of seafarers visiting the islands of St Paul and Amsterdam in the southern Indian Ocean.