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Discover the story of the founding of the Royal Observatory Greenwich, Britain's first state-funded scientific research institution.

Curator of the Royal Observatory, Louise Devoy, looks at Samuel Pepys's links to our site here in Greenwich.

Captain Matthew Webb was the first person to swim across the English Channel unaided. Using our library and archive collections we research the life of this extraordinary man.

There are few influential female figures in Cutty Sark's story but one notable character is Catharine Dowman, née Courtauld.

Curator Andrew Choong tries to make sense of the First World War's greatest sea battle.

Discover how the building of the House had a dramatic effect on the history of Greenwich

While practitioner in residence at Royal Museums Greenwich during 2016-2017, Paddy Hartley created new artwork in response to the histories of ex-servicemen in and around the National Maritime Museum, with the help of curators, archivists, conservators and the visiting public. In this blog post written during his residency, he reveals how the stories of two World War I servicemen inspired his work.

One unassuming print in our collection reveals a different perspective to the extraordinary celebrations that followed the Battle of the Glorious First June. Hazel Vidler, Ship Portrait volunteer, reveals more.