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Celebrate 200 years of saving lives at sea at the National Maritime Museum
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Join us in the Lower Hold of the famous tea clipper for a fantastic evening of stand-up comedy
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It's all happening on board Cutty Sark this May half term - discover the fun family activities you can enjoy on the iconic tea clipper
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The lost chronometer: the timepiece that sailed with Charles Darwin and Sir John Franklin
Learn more about the marine chronometer that journeyed on board HMS Beagle before being lost at sea during Sir John Franklin's disastrous expedition
Capturing history: Jack Lowe and the RNLI
How one photographer’s quest to visit every lifeboat station shines a light on our maritime heritage
Night Sky Highlights - May 2024
Discover what to see in May's night sky including the Eta Aquariid meteor shower, the crescent Moon next to the star Pollux, and galaxies in the spring sky.
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London & Greenwich
12 Jan 2022
The Macclesfield Bridge disaster
In this blog we recall a Victorian explosion on London’s inland waterways which conferred an unusual nickname on the bridge which stood in the way of the blast. The Macclesfield Bridge disaster of 1874 resulted in death and destruction and the passing of an Act of Parliament.
Film and TV locations in Greenwich
From Netflix hits Bridgerton and The Crown to countless movie blockbusters, discover what makes Greenwich one of London's top filming locations
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.
Greenwich walking tours: contemporary art
From Antony Gormley and Damien Hirst to Yinka Shonibare, follow our self-guided walking tour of outdoor art installations and sculpture in Greenwich
16 Apr 2021
In memory of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Royal Museums Greenwich Trustee and Patron
The Duke of Edinburgh had a long and very committed involvement with Royal Museums Greenwich.
30 Mar 2021
The Dance of Life
A brief look at the manuscript collection of Wilhelmine Ganz, a woman born in Berlin a few years before the unification of Germany, but who spent much of her life living in the neighborhoods of Greenwich and Lewisham, and forged a strong connection with the Royal Naval College.
11 Feb 2019
From sailors to sovereigns: the correspondence of a Greenwich Hospital treasurer
The Caird Library and Archive has hundreds of manuscripts and printed works related to Greenwich Hospital, but only one substantial collection of papers of a naval officer from his time as Treasurer of the Hospital.
25 Jul 2018
Art for all, art for free
Whilst cataloguing a collection of papers from the early 19th century, we came across an intriguing note.
13 Sep 2016
Redesigning the River
Caird Fellow Hannah Stockton reveals how new dock plans in the late 18th century could have dramatically changed the layout of London and the Thames.
09 Sep 2016
The Queen's House - centre of town for 400 years
Discover how the building of the House had a dramatic effect on the history of Greenwich
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