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A new project at Royal Museums Greenwich aims to open up records of the Dreadnought Seamen’s Hospital, a floating hospital at the heart of 19th century Greenwich.

Meridian astronomy is the meticulous surveying of the stars so that positions and movements of stars can be known accurately.

In a world of bright deckchairs and beach huts, black and white photographs demand that we look at the seaside differently.

In this blog we explore the remarkable life of Charles Todd, a Greenwich astronomer who championed Australia's Overland Telegraph Line

From comets to supernova explosions, discover some of the theories about the Star of Bethlehem

Our free series of talks covers a range of fascinating subjects, from maritime art and naval strategy to Black History and museum exhibitions

Artist Wayne Binitie explores how ice cores can help us reckon with our changing world

Explore the October 2019 Tannoy Takeover from our Young Creatives led by Artists Rebecca Bellantoni and Rowdy SS

This month we take a look into Archive and Library item MSS/75/130/2 concerning Captain Frederick Secker Bell (1897-1973). Bell was educated at the Royal Naval Colleges at Dartmouth, Osborne, Isle of Wight and the Royal Navy Staff College at Greenwich. He served on board the battleship HMS Canada at the battle of Jutland in 1916, received his Captaincy in December 1938 and took command of HMS Exeter a month prior to the declaration of war on September 3 1939.

From first sighting to reaching the South Pole, discover the history of exploring Antarctica