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HMS Victory invites visitors inside bold new phase of £42m conservation project
New scaffolding will open up views of Nelson’s legendary flagship not seen for 260 years.
Icon article: Inside ‘The Big Repair’: An Archaeological Block-Lift of a Hull Fragment from HMS Victory
In December 2025, after months of material testing and research, members of HMS Victory: The Big Repair’s Conservation Team undertook an…
Chatterboxes – Connection and Conversations with HMS Victory
It has been scientifically proven that engaging with museums and galleries (as well as culture as a whole) can be a real boost to health and…
Jane Austen and the Royal Navy
Jane Austen, born on 16 December 1775 in the Hampshire village of Steventon, is celebrated for her novels about the upper and middle classes of early…
Nelson’s Sleeping Quarters Emptied for Next Stage of Repairs
HMS Victory: The Big Repair is more than just conserving the ship for future generations, but discovering 260 years' worth of stories as we peel back…
Tiny vandals: London Zoo's deathwatch beetle colony reveals what’s eating HMS Victory
A colony of deathwatch beetles can now be found at ZSL’s London Zoo, offering scientists and visitors a rare chance to learn more about the pests…
HMS Victory: Conservation work "continues at pace" to restore Royal Navy flagship to her former glory
Painstaking engineering to conserve HMS Victory for future generations is “continuing at pace”.
Caring for HMS Victory's fore-topsail
Featured today in the Daily Telegraph and other news outlets the National Museum of the Royal Navy, alongside RB Textile Conservation, have been hard…
Pickle Night on HMS Warrior
On 6 November 2024, we hosted our much-anticipated Pickle Night aboard the decks of HMS Warrior, transforming this iconic ship into a vibrant…
Trafalgar Day 2024: The Battle of Trafalgar
Join the National Museum of the Royal Navy as we launch a digital series for Trafalgar Day - covering the life of Vice-Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson,…
Trafalgar Day: HMS Victory after Trafalgar and W.L. Wyllie
Join the National Museum of the Royal Navy as we launch a digital series for Trafalgar Day - covering the life of Vice-Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson,…
Trafalgar Day: Vice-Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson
Join the National Museum of the Royal Navy as we launch a digital series for Trafalgar Day - covering the life of Vice-Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson,…
HRH The Princess Royal Pays a Royal Visit to Portsmouth’s HMS Victory to see conservation in action
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal paid a special visit to the Historic Ships workshop and HMS Victory at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, part of…
How can AI be used to conserve HMS Victory?
The conservation of an international icon like HMS Victory requires all-hands on deck, making use of both the tried-and-true historic techniques, and…
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…
Archaeology meets AI in ground-breaking collaboration between The National Museum of the Royal Navy and the University of Southampton
The National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard has recently completed phase one of a world-first collaboration with the…