Discover stories behind the latest exhibitions, fascinating explorations into maritime science and archaeology, and the surprising details of what happens inside (and outside) a modern working museum.

08 Jul 2016

The life of a lighthouse keeper

22 Jun 2016

Look to the horizon: Why latitude was easier to find than longitude

09 Jun 2016

Time in motion: capturing the clockmaker's art

08 Jun 2016

Where on earth are you? A beginners guide to longitude

04 Jun 2016

Barbarism and brutality: surviving the Batavia shipwreck

03 Jun 2016

A single-object museum? The Vasa shipwreck

28 May 2016

The walking dead – bringing 1500 year-old graves to life

24 May 2016

From Birka to Bjorn Ironside - Working with Viking Age archaeology

18 May 2016

Man in the machine: submarines, ships, sailors and National memory