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Two tales from ‘Young Blood and Loving Bob’ of the Battle of the Falklands, 8 December 1914
December 2014's item of the month presents two wonderfully personal accounts of the Battle of the Falkands, which took place off Port Stanley 100 years ago on 8 December 1914.
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Engineer Jesse Garton's Journal of the Gallipoli Landings (JOD/255)
Jesse Garton kept a diary that provides an account of the allied landings at Gallipoli.
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Life as a Royal Naval officer during the First World War – The journal and photographs of Commander Geoffrey Middleton Randall Rayne
July 2015's Item of the Month looks at the journal and photo album of Commander Geoffrey Middleton Randall Rayne.
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Models of War
Nick Ball, our Assistant Curator of Ship Models, gives a fascinating insight into some of the models within our collection.
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Strange Creatures: The Art of Unknown Animals at the Grant Museum
Today's guest blog was written by Jack Ashby, Manager of the Grant Museum of Zoology and curator of the Strange Creatures exhibition. He talks to us about the appearance of Stubbs' kangaroo and the ways in which imagery has been used to bring newly discovered animals into the public eye.
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A new frame for William Lionel Wyllie’s painting Davy Jones’ Locker
Using a 19th century photo, our conservation team recreate the missing frame for Davy Jones' Locker.
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Toddler Takeover Day at Cutty Sark
Last month, we celebrated Kids in Museums Takeover Day with a fun-filled event for toddlers, babies and their grown-ups - Toddler Takeover.
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‘In a most handsome and thriving condition’: Samuel Pepys’s Health
Our curator Kristian Martin looks at Pepys's health, including bladder stones, hangovers and emergency toilet breaks in a chimney.
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What is the biggest health threat to modern society?
In 1665 Londoners were tormented by fears of the Great Plague, what's the biggest health threat to modern society?