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Our item of the month looks at one of the most fascinating collections in the NMM Manuscript archives: portolan charts. Consisting of fifty-eight manuscript atlases and around fifty larger charts, the collection spans three centuries of navigational practice before mass-produced printed charts displaced them during the eighteenth century.

Discover what to see in the night sky during October 2019, including the Orionids meteor shower.

380 prints, 186 books, 9 weeks and one question: how did the De Bry prints end up at the National Maritime Museum? Silvia Massa tackled this question during her research internship.

Cutty Sark is again taking part in Disabled Access Day and on 11 March we're inviting visitors to join the audio described tour and get hands on with history on the world's last remaining tea clipper.

In a career at sea lasting 50 years, Cutty Sark faced many dangers. The closest she came to being wrecked was in May 1916 off South Africa.

We are proud to work with a diverse group of catering partners who are among the best in the industry and know our venues inside-out

Welcome to the merciless and thieving world of pitiless pirates, full of flintlock pistols, pieces-of-eight and Jolly Rogers - and plenty of fodder for great story writing.

This event at the National Maritime Museum explores the importance of play

Take a closer look at the Pleiades, an extremely hot cluster of young stars. Also known as the 'Seven Sisters' or M45, this stellar family has been the subject of numerous myths in cultures worldwide