Contemporary art

Discover how artists today are engaging with and responding to Royal Museums Greenwich's collections

A woman leans over her desk in a setting inspired by a 17th century Dutch room

Blurring boundaries: the art of Maisie Broadhead

Past or present, photographs or paintings? Artist Maisie Maud Broadhead challenges the viewer’s perceptions in two works now on display in the Queen’s House
A man stands in heathland with the remains of a bridge behind

Capturing connections – Kingdom of this World: Triptych

Artist Leah Gordon reveals the influences behind Kingdom of this World: Triptych, a series of photographic portraits on display in the Queen’s House
Painting of a young, 21st-century woman pictured in a pose and costume that echoes a Vermeer painting in an interior reminiscent of a 17th-century artist’s studio,

Women artists in the Queen's House

Discover some of the contemporary works and historic pieces taking pride of place at the Queen's House
Artist EM Parry works on the 'Queering Piracy' artwork for Pirates at the National Maritime Museum, sewing 'tattoos' into a silicon body

Crafting identity: the making of Queering Piracy

Queering Piracy is a contemporary artwork that explores how some LGBTQ+ communities have adopted and embraced pirate history and symbolism
Illustration of pirate queen Zheng Yi Sao at sunrise holding a sword with her back to another pirate

The art of piracy: imagining the world of Zheng Yi Sao

A series of illustrations by Livia Giorgina Carpineto brings the world of notorious pirate queen Zheng Yi Sao to life
Black and white woodcut style illustration of pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read standing on the deck of a ship holding a sword and a lantern, which emits orange beams

The art of piracy: a fresh perspective on Bonny and Read

A new artwork by Linnea Maertens questions what we think we know about notorious female pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read. See it on display in Pirates at the National Maritime Museum
Artist Joseph Ijoyemi stands in front of a colourful painting depicting a queen against a backdrop of colourful triangles

Reframing Black history: Joseph Ijoyemi and the Atlantic Worlds gallery

From resilience to resistance, two new paintings in the Atlantic Worlds gallery at the National Maritime Museum celebrate the history of pre-colonial Africa
A model of a ship filled with colourful cardboard zigzag makers

Unfolding the past: Elgin Cleckley and the Atlantic Worlds gallery

Through colour and cardboard, a contemporary artwork at the National Maritime Museum shifts perspectives on the transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans
Two artists wearing colourful clothing look at a sketchbook

Practitioners in Residence: Griffi & Rosie

Learn more about Royal Museums Greenwich’s current practitioners in residence
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