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See the stunning winning and shortlisted images in the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2021 Annie Maunder Prize for Image Innovation category

Named for the Glaswegian shipowner Sir James Caird, Bt. (1864-1954), the Caird Library and Archive has been facilitating research into maritime endeavour for over eighty years. Today it is the largest maritime reference library in the world.

Lining is a major treatment in paintings conservation, and should only be used when absolutely necessary

William Westall was a British painter best known for his views of the Australian landscape

The National Maritime Museum pioneered conservation techniques still in use today

Paintings conservation can often feel like detective work, analysing tiny flecks of paint to uncover the artist's tools and techniques. But what has our team learned during the conservation of A Royal Visit to the Fleet?

Discover some of the festive items in our collections

Find out how the position of the Sun determines the longest and shortest days of the year in this special Royal Observatory Greenwich Illuminates extract

In February 2020, the three surviving Armada portraits of Queen Elizabeth I went on display together for the first time in their history. As the National Portrait Gallery’s portrait leaves Greenwich, we reflect on what we learned from bringing the three paintings together.

Discover what it takes to line a painting, and find out more about this important branch of art conservation