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    Turning our view of the world inside out: introducing the new Ocean Map The National Maritime Museum's Ocean Map reminds us just how much of the Earth is covered by water – and how important the ocean is to our planet
    Turner's 'The Battle of Trafalgar': a maligned masterpiece? J.M.W. Turner's vast naval scene is a treasure of the Royal Museums Greenwich collection, but why was it so controversial when it was unveiled in 1824?
    Nina Baker: one of the first women navigation officers in the Merchant Navy Learn about Dr Nina Baker’s struggle to become one of the first women navigation officers in the British Merchant Navy
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Go behind the scenes with our expert curators, astronomers, conservators and library & archive team

27 Oct 2021
Memories of Travel: the All Aboard project
The Caird Library and Archive’s new display showcases some journals and diaries from our Archive collection.
20 Oct 2021
Dressed to kill – fashion and the Royal Navy
Officers, gentlemen, and dedicated followers of fashion... Author and lecturer Dr Amy Miller explains how the history of Royal Navy clothing isn't as 'uniform' as it first appears.
15 Oct 2021
Away from the fleet: Royal Navy experiences in World War I trenches
When thinking of the role of the Royal Navy during the First World War we normally focus on the Grand Fleet, the Battles of the Falklands and Jutland or perhaps the Navy’s role in protecting merchant shipping from the threat of German U-Boats. But this only shows part of the First World War experience for Royal Naval personnel, some of which was not at sea at all.
01 Oct 2021
The real North Water – life on board a 19th century whaling vessel
Delve into the National Maritime Museum collections and find out what life on board a 19th century whaling vessel was really like.
28 Sep 2021
Night sky highlights – October 2021
Discover what to see in the night sky in October 2021, including two meteor showers and the Andromeda galaxy.
17 Sep 2021
Naval dictionaries on the high seas
For over 200 years, British shipowners and companies have recruited sailors from the Indian Ocean region, more commonly known as lascars. These seamen have worked, fought and died on board British vessels yet have not always been given the recognition they deserve. The Caird Library and Archive holds phrasebooks which aimed to capture the language spoken by this diverse group of people serving on board European ships.
09 Sep 2021
How do we look after edible items in the collection?
Collections Storage Officer Louise Bascombe and Object Conservation Manager Karen Jensen illuminate the history and future of some of the most vulnerable items in the collection and show how work continued safely behind the scenes while the museum was closed in 2020.
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