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Research guide
Research guide B: The Royal Navy
An introduction to the National Maritime Museum's research guides on the Royal Navy and how you can use the resources available to explore its history
Research guide A2: Principal records for maritime research at the National Maritime Museum
This research guide is a brief introduction to the main records held by the National Maritime Museum, which has the most comprehensive maritime library in the world. It contains over 100,000 printed books dating from 1474 to the present day, 20,000 pamphlets, over 8,000 rare books, 4,500 periodicals, 500 current maritime/naval history titles, specialist journals, microforms and a selection of CD-ROMS
Research guide
Research guide C6: The Merchant Navy: The Mercantile Navy List
This guide gives a brief introduction to the Board of Trade's official list of all British registered ships
Research guides
Advice on beginning your research at Royal Museums Greenwich
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Cutty Sark Toddler Time
Listen, learn and play at Cutty Sark: bring your under-5s on a different adventure every week!
Welcoming Spaces at the National Maritime Museum
We welcome our local community to come into the Museum, get comfortable, stay warm and use the Museum’s free facilities
Press release
Royal Observatory Greenwich Announces the Winner of Astronomy Photographer of the Year 14
The image will be on display alongside the winners of the other categories in the accompanying exhibition, opening at the National Maritime Museum on 17 September 2022.
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Royal Museums Greenwich Appoints Jamie Fobert Architects on Redevelopment Project
Royal Museums Greenwich has appointed Jamie Fobert Architects for an exciting redevelopment project at the Royal Observatory Greenwich.
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