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Prints, politics & peers: John Pine’s tapestry hangings of the House of Lords
One of the many treasures to be found in the collections of the Caird Library is John Pine's The tapestry hangings of the House of Lords: representing the several engagements between the English and Spanish fleets in the ever memorable year 1588 (RMG ID: PBE3597)
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Major New Tapestry Commission Unveiled at RMG
Royal Museums Greenwich (RMG) announces a major new tapestry commission purchased with assistance from the Contemporary Art Society –Scottish-Barbadian artist Alberta Whittle’s Feeling Blue (2023), a collaborative piece woven in Edinburgh by Dovecot Studios.
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Research guide P3: Charts of the Spanish Armada by Robert Adams in the Museum
This guide investigates the history of the mighty Spanish Armada the significance of its defeat by an English fleet in 1588 to sixteenth century Europe
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Research guide Q1: Exploration and discovery
This guide will help you research famous explorers, navigators and hydrographers. It gives a brief account of their voyages and lists some of the material related to them held by the National Maritime Museum
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Water and the sea in Shakespeare's plays
Explore how water and the sea seeps into Shakespeare's works with the National Maritime Museum