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🚨 Shipwreck discovery alert!
We're excited to hear that the wreck of HMS Gloucester, off the coast of Norfolk, has been identified. The warship sank in 1682 while carrying the future King James II.
This painting by Johan Danckerts depicts the event: https://t.co/ycPQQL92pb
In the final episode of 'Seeing Ourselves', the podcast exploring depictions of people of African descent in our collections, artist Sharon Walters and historian Serena Lee discuss this unusual depiction of a 'Lady with Parasol and Pineapple':
🔊https://t.co/QIacvreWxW
We're continuing to mark #LunarNewYear at the Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre, with this weekend's free coding session for young people featuring the story of Nian! Is your child interested in learning to code? Come along: https://t.co/9nAnR5OGJI
Christmas is coming! 🎄
Today, we’re going to show you some of the festive and wintery items in our collections. A 🧵
This fantastic map of the North Pole is the first standalone printed map of the Arctic regions. ❄️ Made by Gerardus Mercator, it features mythical islands.
We're drawn to seek out faces, even in vast galaxies 😀 ✨
Discover 'A Smiley in Space' by Nicolas Rolland at Astronomy Photographer of the Year: https://t.co/GeZXxbVcjD #APY13
#TrafalgarDay Spanish ‘San Juan Nepomuceno’ and French ‘L'Aigle’ surrender.
#TrafalgarDay ‘Bellerophon’ breaks through the enemy line and collides with ‘L’Aigle’. French snipers kill Captain Cooke.
#TrafalgarDay Villeneuve signals ‘engage the enemy’. ‘Fougueux’ fires first shot at ‘Royal Sovereign’💥
Join us this Saturday for our Fun Palaces festival, which sees local communities taking over the National Maritime Museum to showcase their marvellous talents and curious interests! 🎉
Find out what we've got planned, from workshops to games: https://t.co/Wmjmo8INr6
Break of a New Day by Nicholas Roemmelt is Highly Commended in the People and Space category #APY13