Learning resource
Museum as Muse
Resources and project case study for secondary and post 16 drama teachers
Event
Young Creatives: Rethink Residency
Learn about artworks displayed in the Rethink Space by four young resident artists, inspired by the National Maritime Museum's Our Connection to Water exhibition
ESOL tours at the National Maritime Museum
Find out more about our free guided tours for ESOL learners (English for Speakers of Other Languages)
Research guide
Research guide D1: RMS Titanic: Fact sheet
This guide gives the main facts about RMS Titanic
Event
Painting technique and materials in the Van de Velde studio
The first webinar in the 'Going Dutch at Lunch' series of online talks, which explore the world of the Van de Veldes
Blog post
Engaging Crowds: Volunteers making seamen’s medical records more accessible in the digital age
A new project at Royal Museums Greenwich aims to open up records of the Dreadnought Seamen’s Hospital, a floating hospital at the heart of 19th century Greenwich.
Blog post
Charles Todd and Australia's Overland Telegraph Line
In this blog we explore the remarkable life of Charles Todd, a Greenwich astronomer who championed Australia's Overland Telegraph Line
Story topic
What was the Christmas Star?
From comets to supernova explosions, discover some of the theories about the Star of Bethlehem
Tannoy Takeover
Explore the October 2019 Tannoy Takeover from our Young Creatives led by Artists Rebecca Bellantoni and Rowdy SS
Blog post
Captain Bell and the River Plate
This month we take a look into Archive and Library item MSS/75/130/2 concerning Captain Frederick Secker Bell (1897-1973). Bell was educated at the Royal Naval Colleges at Dartmouth, Osborne, Isle of Wight and the Royal Navy Staff College at Greenwich. He served on board the battleship HMS Canada at the battle of Jutland in 1916, received his Captaincy in December 1938 and took command of HMS Exeter a month prior to the declaration of war on September 3 1939.