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This brand-new interactive gallery gives curious minds aged 4 to 104 the space to play, learn and explore!
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Sea Shanty Festival 2026
Visit Cutty Sark for a fantastic day of sea song performances and workshops in celebration of the tea clipper's 157th birthday
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Unboxing the Universe
Blast off on an unforgettable journey through space in this exciting science theatre show, and answer some big questions about the Universe along the way
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ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2026 winners
Take a look at the winning images in the world's biggest space photography competition
Turner's 'The Battle of Trafalgar': a maligned masterpiece?
J.M.W. Turner's vast naval scene is a treasure of the Royal Museums Greenwich collection, but why was it so controversial when it was unveiled in 1824?
Dog that dived to the bottom of the ocean surfaces at the National Maritime Museum
A toy that journeyed to the very bottom of the ocean has been donated to the National Maritime Museum.
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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.
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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.
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Making Waves: Inka Cresswell
How wildlife filmmaker Inka Cresswell is inspiring the next generation to save our seas
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Polar Day
Every November, we host a brrr-illiant day of polar science for families at the National Maritime Museum
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Making Waves: Melissa Reid
Meet Melissa Reid, Paralympic medallist, triple surfing world champion and ocean advocate
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Open Waves sessions
Open Waves is a unique, free wellbeing session series, for participants aged 25-45 from African Caribbean communities, led by audiovisual artist and live looping specialist Jasmine Kahlia
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Salons in the Queen's House: Breadfruit and the Creolising of Caribbean Foodways
In this free lunchtime talk historian Jade Lindo explored the historical and cultural significance of breadfruit in the Caribbean
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Captain Robert Falcon Scott
Captain Robert Falcon Scott was the first British explorer to reach the South Pole and explore Antarctica extensively by land in the early 1900s.
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