Explore our programme of seminars on maritime history and culture

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Talks and tours | Maritime History and Culture Seminars

Who Killed Liao A-ting? A Murder Case in Two Chinese Oil Paintings

Join us for a free online talk on this complicated event and its impact on Chinese-Western relations

Tuesday 13 February 2024 | 5.15-6.30pm
Free
Online
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Talks and tours | Maritime History and Culture Seminars
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Talks and tours | Maritime History and Culture Seminars

‘As Valuable a Discovery as the Gold and Silver of the Spanish Empire’?

Join us for a free talk on the early-modern 'fish revolution' and what it can tell us about the impact of globalisation on the environment

Tuesday 5 December 2023 | 5.15pm - 6.30pm
Free
Online
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Talks and tours | Maritime History and Culture Seminars

A Visit to the Van de Velde Studio at the Queen's House: New Insights

Join us for a free online talk on the Van de Velde marine painters

Monday 27 November 2023 | 12.30pm - 1.45pm
Free
Online
An image showing two manuscript pages, including an engraving of a palm tree and the cross section of a nut
| Maritime History and Culture Seminars
Monday 17th April 2023 | 4:45pm - 7:00pm
Free
Online
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| Maritime History and Culture Seminars
The Indian Section of the South Kensington Museum
| Maritime History and Culture Seminars

Caspar Purdon Clarke (1846-1911): Collecting India in the 19th Century

Join this free online talk by Ekta Raheja of the V&A Museum

28 February 2023 | 5.15pm - 6.30pm
Free
Online
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| Maritime History and Culture Seminars

The Most Wretched of Humanity? The Inhabitants of Antwerp’s Sailortown, 1850-1930

Join this free online talk by Dr Kristof Loockx, who will take us on a tour of Antwerp’s sailortown - a neighbourhood with a notorious reputation worldwide

Tuesday 16 May 2023 | 5.15pm - 6.30pm
Free
Online
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| Maritime History and Culture Seminars

Joseph Conrad’s ‘Christmas Day at Sea’ (1923): Surprisingly Rich Fare

Join this online talk by Dr Helen Chambers as she uses this short but fascinating essay to cover many subjects

13 December 2022 | 5.15pm - 6.30pm
Free
Online
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| Maritime History and Culture Seminars

Boy-Bafflers and Bell-Bottoms: Wrens and their Uniforms in Wartime and Beyond

Join our free online talk exploring the uniforms worn by the remarkable Women’s Royal Naval Service 

Tuesday 25 October | 5.15pm - 6.30pm
Free
Online