Museum blog

July 2015’s Item of the Month looks at the journal and photo album of Commander Geoffrey Middleton Randall Rayne.

In March 2015 our groundbreaking family show Against Captain’s Orders opened to the public. Now in a series of blogs the National Maritime Museum (NMM) and Punchdrunk (PD) come together again to discuss how the exhibition developed from initial concept stage to the first visitors through the door.

When I first joined the National Maritime Museum I was instantly drawn to the Women’s Royal Naval Service Collection in the Caird Library

Today is #DisabilityStories on Twitter, an international event where we can celebrate the work being done to ensure museums are accessible to all audiences. Later this month we're holding a special British Sign Language interpreted tour of our contemporary art exhibition. We spoke to our curator about the processes behind this and any extra considerations that need to be taken into account for this unique event.

Today is #DisabilityStories on Twitter, an international event where we can celebrate the work being done to ensure museums are accessible to all audiences. Later this month we're holding special British Sign Language (BSL) interpreted performances of Against Captain's Orders - we caught up with the team involved to see how they go about turning an immersive theatre experience into a BSL interpreted event.