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Cutty Sark Rig Climb
Experience life at sea and climb the rigging of one of London's true icons
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Community Day at The Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre
Join us on our community day at The Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre
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RNLI weekend at Cutty Sark
Join us on board Cutty Sark for talks and demonstrations celebrating 200 years of the RNLI and their lifesaving work
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Pollution in the River Thames: a history
Lifeline, water source, sewer – follow the murky history of London's relationship with the River Thames
Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2024 shortlist
See a selection of the incredible space images shortlisted in Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2024
The nautical origins of everyday phrases
Ever heard that traffic was chock-a-block, been called a son of a gun, or told someone you like the cut of their jib? Learn the maritime origins of phrases you hear every day
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Poems inspired by Cutty Sark - 1970's Annual Reports
Clipper Ship Cutty Sark is widely admired for her beauty and her stories have ignited the imaginations of millions.
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Captain Dickinson: Trade, Treasure and the Royal Navy
Our Assistant Curator of Ship Models, Nick Ball, looks at the story of the shipwrecked Thetis. What can it tell us about the Navy's role in protecting trade around the globe?
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Who is the Caird Library for?
A recent visit to the Wellcome Institute has got us thinking about what attracts people to our Caird Library.
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Music and poetry inspired by Cutty Sark
Clipper Ship Cutty Sark is widely admired for her beauty and her stories have ignited the imaginations of millions.
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'The most ingenious book that ever I read in my life' Pepys and Micrographia
Robert Hooke's Micrographia opened up a whole new world of previously unseen wonders. Historian of Science, Felicity Henderson, discusses the fascinating book and how it completely amazed Samuel Pepys.
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Laboratorio: Poems from the Mullard Space Science Laboratory
On Thursday November 12th, in the Peter Harrison Planetarium, scientists and poets gather to launch Laboratorio.
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Who’s who at Cutty Sark? Meet Visitor Assistant Emma
Join us behind the scenes at Cutty Sark. Today we catch up with Visitor Assistant Emma.
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Any idea what these are?
Dennis Hayler has been busy working on our recently refreshed Voyagers Gallery. This blog looks at some vital objects in the museum, which are not meant to be seen.
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Samuel Pepys on Shakespeare: ‘insipid’, ‘ridiculous’, ‘silly’
In the nine years covered by his diary Samuel Pepys saw nearly 350 performances. But what did he think of the Great Bard? Guest blogger Alex Marshall finds out.
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Behind the scenes: how we store large textiles
Storing over 1,000 flags of all shapes and sizes is no easy job. Nora Meller and Sarah Kmosena take us through one nifty soultion, custom built for oversize textiles.
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