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A mother and two children look at a scaffolding tent covering a ship that reads 'Victory Live: The Big Repair'.
Blog Museum Teams 21st Century Museum behind the scenes

Celebrating Dr Cathryn Harvey: The National Museum of the Royal Navy’s First Doctoral Graduate

We are delighted to congratulate Cathryn Harvey of Cranfield University on successfully passing her Doctoral viva. Cathryn will very soon be the…

HMS Victory sits in dry dock with repair scaffolding to protect her from the weather.
Press Release HMS Victory 21st Century Ships and Aircraft

HMS Victory shortlisted for best conservation project

HMS Victory: The Big Repair has been named as one of the UK’s best conservation and restoration projects, following stellar progress over the last 12…

Matthew Sheldon and representatives of the University of Portsmouth stand outside the Victory Gallery
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The National Museum of the Royal Navy and the University of Portsmouth form new partnership

A new collaboration has been established between the National Museum of the Royal Navy and the University of Portsmouth’s Centre for Port Cities and…

A close-up on a colourful quilt featuring images of the same man at two different ages
Blog Communities 21st Century Cold War Naval Lives

Commemorating World AIDS Day

In 1981, the first five cases of a rare lung infection were detected in five young, previously healthy gay men in L.A. It would go on to mark the…

A child looks at a wall with photographs and a poppy-wreath with a sign reading 'lest we forget'
Blog Remembrance 21st Century Culture, Sport and Leisure

Remembrance Day 2024 at the National Museum of the Royal Navy

Every year 11th November marks Remembrance Day, held in honour of all armed forces who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. The National…

HRH Princess Anne with Allanah Hay reviewing conservation
Interview Conservation Museum Teams 21st Century Museum behind the scenes

Meet Alannah Hay: Article in Iconnect

Alannah Hay talks about her early career progression, advocating conservation work to HRH Princess Anne, winning a 2024 Marsh Conservation Award and…

The front of a large historic building with a sign that says 'Action Stations'
Statement Museum Teams 21st Century Museum behind the scenes

Important information regarding the upcoming closure of Action Stations

We would like to inform our visitors that Action Stations will be closing on 23 February 2025. This closure marks the start of a significant…

HMS Warrior exterior and view of spinnaker tower
Listicle Museum Teams 21st Century Museum behind the scenes

HMS Warrior Wedding Competition Final 3

We are thrilled to announce the three couples who have made it to the final stage of our HMS Warrior wedding competition!This unique contest was…

A logo for the Iris prize featuring a laurel and a figure holding a United Kingdom flag
Press Release Communities 21st Century Naval Lives

Uncharted Waters LGBTQ+ film nominated for award

Following its premiere earlier this year, the National Museum of the Royal Navy is proud to announce that the film Uncharted Waters, created in…

Deathwatch Beetles in Habitat
Press Release Conservation 21st Century Museum behind the scenes

Know your enemy: deathwatch beetles taken to task in HMS Victory restoration project

“It’s a case of ‘know your enemy": Experts from Cranfield University and the National Museum of the Royal Navy work with ZSL to breed a colony of…

A deathwatch beetle on a human finger tip.
Blog HMS Victory 21st Century Napoleonic Ships and Aircraft

A close-up on HMS Victory’s smallest inhabitants: The deathwatch beetle

One of the biggest jobs in the conservation of HMS Victory concerns its smallest inhabitant. The conservation team at the National Museum of the…

Wedding ceremony captain's cabin HMS Warrior
Interview Museum Teams 21st Century Museum Story Museum behind the scenes

The wedding of Mr Martin Hitchcox and Lt Cdr Edward Bean RN

We love to hear how much our couples enjoyed their wedding day at the National Museum of the Royal Navy. From the illustrious allure of HMS Warrior…

Christmas onboard the Submarine HMS Sentinel
Blog Customs and Traditions 21st Century Early 20th Century Professional Navy Culture, Sport and Leisure

A history of Christmas traditions in the Royal Navy

Christmas is a time for friends, family, and merriment. But life can be different when you’re serving, as our collection at the National Museum of…

The Christmas lights on HMS Warrior Credit NMRN
Press Release Museum Teams 21st Century Museum behind the scenes

A month full of festive fun with the National Museum of the Royal Navy

December is a month full of festive fun at the National Museum of the Royal Navy, with events and decorations across all of the museum’s sites. Keep…

Two pirates sit in the stocks in front of HMS Trincomalee at Hartlepool.
Press Release Museum Teams 21st Century Museum behind the scenes

National Museum of the Royal Navy Hartlepool celebrates Tall Ships Race 2023

The National Museum of the Royal Navy Hartlepool welcomed over 40,000 visitors during this year's Tall Ships Race (6th-9th July) - kicking off a…

A stage replicating the inside of a naval ship with a female actor dressed as a Royal Marine.
Blog Communities Trailblazers 21st Century Naval Lives

Pride Month 2023 - Should we assign meaning to 'hidden' identities?

To commemorate Pride Month the National Museum of the Royal Navy has produced a short series of blogs detailing the long and complicated history of…