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Presenter Network Conference 2025
Find out about our 2025 Presenter Network Conference, taking place on 9 December
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What causes the Northern Lights? Aurora borealis explained
The aurora borealis, also known as the 'northern lights', is one of the most spectacular displays in the night sky. What is the science behind these colourful curtains of light?
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Night Sky Highlights - November 2025
Explore what you can see in the night sky this November, including the brightest star in the night sky and the brightest full Moon of the year!
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Open Waves sessions
Open Waves is a unique, free wellbeing session series, for participants aged 25-45 from African Caribbean communities, led by audiovisual artist and live looping specialist Jasmine Kahlia
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Salons in the Queen's House: Breadfruit and the Creolising of Caribbean Foodways
In this free lunchtime talk historian Jade Lindo explored the historical and cultural significance of breadfruit in the Caribbean
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Research guide V5: African Caribbean Family History
This guide informs how records in the Caird Library and Archive at the National Maritime Museum can be used to support African Caribbean family history research
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Lyrid meteor shower 2026: when and where to see it in the UK
What is it, when is it and where can I see the Lyrid meteor shower this year?
LGBTQ+ Family in Residence
Is your family interested in becoming a LGBTQ+ Family in Residence at the National Maritime Museum?
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Captain Robert Falcon Scott
Captain Robert Falcon Scott was the first British explorer to reach the South Pole and explore Antarctica extensively by land in the early 1900s.