Cutty Sark Research and Enquiries
How can I access the Cutty Sark collections and archives?
Partnerships with other museums and conservation institutions
How we collaborate with conservators from museums and institutions around the world.
Research guide
Research guide D: RMS Titanic
How to use the collections and Library of the National Maritime Museum to find out more about the history of the Titanic
Learning resource
Stellar Sat Nav
In this classroom activity, students will use bearings to plot constellations. They are then asked to think about what they represent.
Learning resource
Rotational Period of the Sun
A classroom activity in which students learn how the rotation of the Sun can be measured through Doppler-shifted emission lines and estimate the errors associated with this measurement.
Learning resource
Make a star scope
Make your own constellations and asterisms with our star scope!
Learning resource
Galaxy Statistics
A classifying and plotting activity based on the Citizen Science project Galaxy Zoo which explores issues of sample size and personal bias as well as the distribution of galaxy types in the Universe.