Hopping into the RMG
Richard posted back in August about an unprecedented new acquisition initiative being undertaken by Royal Museums Greenwich: two paintings by George Stubbs of The Kongouro from New Holland and Portrait...
View ArticlePlant portraits
A new year and a new acquisition! I’m excited to say I’ve made my first purchase for the museum, and bought one or two companions for our new Stubbs Kangaroo and Dingo. Richard and I have discussed...
View ArticleLearning about Longitude
Last week, a few members of the project met with people from outside the National Maritime Museum to discuss potential learning collaborations this year. Curators from the Museum gave introductions to...
View ArticleRelaunched today: The Brick Moon
I’m returning to the subject of one of my first posts because, excitingly, today sees the publication of a special edition of Edward Everett Hale’s The Brick Moon. Published by Jurassic London, it...
View ArticleLocked and loaded: Katherine McAlpine is ready to engage
I have just started my fourth week as Public Engagement Officer for Ships, Clocks & Stars: The Quest for Longitude at Royal Museums Greenwich, and I thought I would take some time out of my own...
View ArticleThe Art and Science of Joseph Banks
194 years ago today, Sir Joseph Banks died at his home in Isleworth, London. Aged 77, he had become one of the foremost figures in British science, and had a reputation across Europe for bringing...
View ArticleIrregularity – new stories inspired by the history of science
Today we’re really pleased to announce the publication of Irregularity, a new speculative fiction anthology. Published by Jurassic London, Irregularity has been put together to complement our new...
View ArticleThe Art & Science of Exploration
Readers of this blog will be well aware that Ships, Clocks and Stars is not the only exhibition taking over the National Maritime Museum as part of our Longitude Season. As well as Longitude Punk’d up...
View ArticleA second in one-hundred days – the results
The last time I wrote about Clock B, we had just commenced an official 100-day trial to see if it would keep up with John Harrison’s expectations. In the last blog post the conditions and aims of the...
View ArticleSo longitude, farewell
This, as they say, is it. After just over five years of sometimes frenzied activity (some of which I’ve tried to capture in a project outcomes page), the Board of Longitude project has come to an end....
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