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Paintings conservation can often feel like detective work, analysing tiny flecks of paint to uncover the artist's tools and techniques. But what has our team learned during the conservation of A Royal Visit to the Fleet?

Discover some of the festive items in our collections

Find out how the position of the Sun determines the longest and shortest days of the year in this special Royal Observatory Greenwich Illuminates extract

In February 2020, the three surviving Armada portraits of Queen Elizabeth I went on display together for the first time in their history. As the National Portrait Gallery’s portrait leaves Greenwich, we reflect on what we learned from bringing the three paintings together.

Discover what it takes to line a painting, and find out more about this important branch of art conservation

In this blog we recall a Victorian explosion on London’s inland waterways which conferred an unusual nickname on the bridge which stood in the way of the blast. The Macclesfield Bridge disaster of 1874 resulted in death and destruction and the passing of an Act of Parliament.

Discover the story behind the largest tapestry in Royal Museums Greenwich’s collection

Assistant Curator Alex Grover gives a brief insight into his ongoing research into this small but significant collection of polar photographs

Watch what happened when a group of young people went behind the scenes at the Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre

Your favourite photos from this year's Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition