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Museum blog

Go behind the scenes with our expert curators, astronomers, conservators and library & archive team

19 Dec 2024
A universal map in a dead language
This blog takes a look at an almost five-hundred-year-old geographical text in the Caird Library and Archive.
07 Oct 2024
Voyages in ‘search and discoverie of strange coasts, the chiefe subject of this my labour’
Explore the works and legacy of Richard Hakluyt, an Elizabethan compiler and editor of travel writing, at the Caird Library and Archive.
04 Oct 2024
The Syren and Shipping Illustrated
The Syren and Shipping Illustrated was a weekly journal for the merchant shipping industry, published 1887-1967.
10 Jul 2024
Dr Thomas Trotter
A brief look at the varied career of the Scottish physician, author, and campaigner, whose personal papers were recently catalogued.
17 Jun 2024
Astronomy News from the Astronomy Ambassadors Group - June 2024
See what cosmic news our young people have found for you!
21 May 2024
The Sailor
Sophie Warburton explores the story behind a portrait in Royal Museums Greenwich's collection and their connection with the sitter.
17 Apr 2024
Exploring the Experiences of British Prisoners of War during the First World War
The turbulent years of the First World War witnessed a myriad of human experiences, among which the stories of British prisoners of war (POWs) stand as testaments to resilience, endurance, and the human spirit.
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