In 1816 a squadron under Admiral Sir Edward Pellew was fitted out and sent to Algiers where they arrived, in company with a small Dutch squadron, on 27 August 1816. They sought the release of the ...

The daring dog dived nearly 11,000 metres (36,000 feet) to the deepest point of the ocean before returning safely to the surface. In doing so Snoopy became part of an exclusive club: to date, only 27 ...

The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich has acquired a rare pocket chronometer – a timekeeper used on ships to determine ...

The National Maritime Museum will celebrate Diwali with All Together Now, a free festival curated by Mehala Ford, founder of COMMONGROUND& and Friday Sari Project. Taking place on 7 November 2026, the ...

Naval volunteer Howard Ormerod shares his memories of 25 May 1982, when a container ship requisitioned by the British government was hit and sunk by Argentinian forces. On 2 April 1982, Argentinian ...

Applications are CLOSED for our six-month residence programme, which invites creatives to respond to the Atlantic Worlds gallery in the National Maritime Museum The Creative Practitioner Residency is ...

In this blog we look at a small volume packed with a plethora of facts and figures about the late Victorian River Thames compiled by Charles Dickens junior Charles Culliford Boz (‘Charley’) Dickens ...

In this blog we look at cartographer John Rocque's An Exact Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, ‘the outstanding plan of the capital in the eighteenth century’ One of the treasures of the ...

Take an hour out of your day to relax in the sumptuous surroundings of the Queen's House, and listen to talented musicians from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. Performances take place ...

This is the freely painted oil study of George Chambers Senior’s ‘The Bombardment of Algiers, 27 August 1816’ (BHC0617). In 1816 a squadron under Admiral Sir Edward Pellew was fitted out and sent to ...

The Draconid meteor shower tends to be a less active meteor shower and occurs in October in the Northern Hemisphere. In 2026 the Draconid meteor shower will be active 6-10 October and will peak 9 ...

Here’s all the accessibility information about visiting the National Maritime Museum that you need, including access resources and special events The Changing Places toilet is at the National Maritime ...