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01 Jan 2022
Night sky highlights - January 2022
Discover what to see in the night sky in January 2022, including the Quadrantid meteor shower and wonderful winter constellations
22 Dec 2021
Three portraits, one unique display – the Armada Portraits of Elizabeth I
In February 2020, the three surviving Armada portraits of Queen Elizabeth I went on display together for the first time in their history. As the National Portrait Gallery’s portrait leaves Greenwich, we reflect on what we learned from bringing the three paintings together.
06 Dec 2021
Quarantine: the never-ending story
Looking back at nearly two years of strict (but necessary) measures of quarantine, lockdown and other medical regulations, we will come to find that, for an island who deals in trade with other countries, plague is not a new thing. Though COVID-19 is the latest pandemic in a long history of medical challenges, we have plenty of historic experience in dealing with these types of disasters. From the Great Plague to parliamentary acts, we take a look through our collection to explore the practice of quarantine.
03 Dec 2021
Sailing with a sip and a puff
Natasha Lambert is the first person to skipper a boat across the Atlantic using ‘sip-and-puff’ technology. At the National Maritime Museum we are honoured to welcome her helmet and gloves into our collection, and be able to share Natasha’s story.
29 Nov 2021
Night sky highlights - December 2021
Discover what to see in the night sky in December 2021, including the Geminids meteor shower and the winter constellation of Orion the Hunter.
25 Nov 2021
Putting the Caird back in the Caird Library
Find out more about Sir James Caird, the National Maritime Museum's founding benefactor.
25 Nov 2021
Art under the microscope - investigating the work of Willem van de Velde the Younger
Paintings conservation can often feel like detective work, analysing tiny flecks of paint to uncover the artist's tools and techniques. But what has our team learned during the conservation of A Royal Visit to the Fleet?
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