Museum blog

Discover the conservation story of the Armada Portrait's restoration, from the early research to the finishing touches.

One of my favourite things about being an Archives Assistant is that I am able to rummage around in the uncatalogued collections and rediscover items which were acquired for a specific and important reason or event, but have since lost prominence. With the centenary of the formation of the Women’s Royal Naval Service falling this year, I felt it was time some of our uncatalogued Wrens material received some attention!

We're very pleased to announce the launch of the Dreadnought Seamen's Hospital online resource. As part of a collaborative project, a team of e-volunteers have generously devoted their spare time to transcribing details from records held at the National Maritime Museum. The Dreadnought Seamen Hospital Admissions and Discharges, 1826-1930 can now be searched and viewed on the Ancestry family history website.

"When you're orbiting Earth, you no longer see countries, you see land. It makes you think globally." We interviewed NASA astronaut Scott Kelly

The Pacific Encounters Gallery features this treated portrait of John Williams, a missionary to the Pacific islands who met a grisly end.

Discover documents that shine a light on the experiences of captured British and French sailors and soldiers in the National Maritime Museum's Caird Library.

As we approach Hallowe'en, Shane McCorristine, author of The Spectral Arctic, discusses the role psychics and the supernatural played in the story of the lost Franklin expedition.