Museum blog

From the importance of collaboration to building an event centred around care and collective memory, guest curator Amouraé B. Chin (Amouraé Alliyah) gives an insight into developing the programme for International Slavery Remembrance Day 2025.

The historian leading the search for HMS Captain questions why the sinking of 'one of the finest ships in the world' is not better known today.

Learn more about this comic scene with a surprising back story – and discover how your support helps care for the national collection.

Explore what you can see in August's night sky, including the peak of the Perseid meteor shower and a close encounter between Venus and Jupiter!

How a reading of a Victorian novel led to research into contemporary maritime themes and an exploration of our collections.

Forty years ago, the attack on the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior and death of photographer Fernando Pereira caused international outrage.

Discover what to see in the night sky this July, including two magnificent nebulae in Cygnus, Mercury at its best, and more!