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    Cutty Sark Open daily 10am - 5pm Last entry 4.15pm Adult: £22 | Child: £11 Members go free
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    Royal Observatory Open daily 10am-7.45pm Last entry 7pm Adult: £24 | Child: £12 Members go free
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    Cutty Sark Rig Climb Experience life at sea and climb the rigging of one of London's true icons
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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

28 Jun 2021
HMS NHS: The Nautical Health Service - a transcription project
Get your sea legs ready! Join us on an historical journey into the medical side of seafaring...
22 Jun 2021
Seafarers Hospital Society – 200 years of pioneering care for seafarers’ wellbeing and mental health
Seafaring has always been a physically and mentally demanding role. To mark Day of the Seafarer we have invited the Seafarers Hospital Society to share about their role in promoting seafarer welfare during the last 200 years.
22 Jun 2021
Night sky highlights - July 2021
Discover what to see in the night sky in July 2021, including a celestial teapot and the gas giants Jupiter and Saturn.
01 Jun 2021
Drowning in sewage: the sinking of the Princess Alice
Did the polluted waters of the Thames contribute to Britain's worst inland waterway tragedy?
26 May 2021
Nicholas Pocock's illustrated logbooks
The Caird Library and Archive has several primary and secondary materials relating to marine artists. One of the highlights of our collection is the illustrated logbooks of Nicholas Pocock (1740-1821).
24 May 2021
How to make a ship's biscuit
Ship's biscuits or hard tack was a vital part of a seaman's diet in the years before the introduction of canned food in the mid-nineteenth century. Try the ship biscuit diet for yourself by following our recipe!
24 May 2021
Night sky highlights - June 2021
Discover what to see in the night sky in June 2021, including Draco the Dragon and the Strawberry Moon. As an added bonus, there's a partial solar eclipse to enjoy too.
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