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Spot the pirate: power, perception and perspective
A new painting by Maïa Walcott seeks to reframe notions of piracy
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Knotted histories: addressing Britain's colonial legacy through crochet
Meet Sarah Hawke, the artist behind a new crochet kanga on display at the National Maritime Museum
Hidden gems in Greenwich
Discover the lesser-known attractions that Greenwich has to offer
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Research guide P1: Charts and maps in the National Maritime Museum collection
This guide is a brief introduction to the museum's collection of manuscript and printed hydrography (charts), cartography (maps), written sailing directions, originally known as 'portolans', and pilot books
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The hidden details in Turner's 'The Battle of Trafalgar'
Discover some of the intricacies within J.M.W. Turner’s monumental artwork, on display at the Queen’s House
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Windrush histories: memories of moving to the UK
Shirley Fox shares her memories of moving to the UK, in a special oral history marking 75 years since the Empire Windrush's arrival in Britain
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'A banal and depraved business' – how Museum archives help to expose the realities of the transatlantic slave trade
Records, newspapers, notes and pamphlets can offer a window into the lives of enslaved people