Museum blog

Grace Darling, born 1815, was one of the most celebrated figures of the nineteenth century. She lives on in the collections of RMG and in our broader national memory.

Looking back 100 years into the creation of the Royal Air Force through the words of the pilots.

In preparation of the opening of our exciting new galleries, textile conservator Nicky Yates talks us through her treatment of Lieutenant Alfred Parr’s leather over suit, worn on his Arctic Expedition to the North Pole.

Reflecting on the new blockbuster Black Panther, Sacha Coward explores the film’s relevance to the National Maritime Museum, a museum whose collections and themes are closely tied to the British Empire.

From 2014 the archives department has been focusing on cataloguing World War One manuscripts. In October 2017 while cataloguing, I came across the diary of a man who wrote only so his children would have something first hand from their father rather than just what they read in the news.

Political Agent is the eighth post in our series exploring the many fascinating identities Emma Hamilton held throughout her life. It explores Emma's extraordinary political influence during her time in Naples.

There are few influential female figures in Cutty Sark's story but one notable character is Catharine Dowman, née Courtauld.