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Our Connection to Water: meet the artists
Find out more about the seven artists that were featured in the National Maritime Museum's contemporary art exhibition
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Women's History Month
Celebrate the knowledge and achievements of pioneering women
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Introduction to Astrophotography Online
Learn how to take images of the night sky with the Royal Observatory's online introductory astrophotography course
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Beneath the blue: Alberta Whittle on the making of Feeling Blue
Artist Alberta Whittle shares the inspiration behind Feeling Blue, a tapestry created in collaboration with Dovecot Studios
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Faces of a Queen
See the Armada Portraits of Elizabeth I together for the very first time
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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
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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
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Pirates
The blockbuster Pirates exhibition at the National Maritime Museum ran until 4 January 2026
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First Light: James Fox
Landscape architect James Fox on transforming the grounds of the Royal Observatory, as part of the First Light project