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Children can have fun while learning about maritime history thanks to the launch of the National Museum of Bermuda’s Playhouse. The whimsical exhibit offers 15 interactive stations to try — from “Hey, That’s Not My Head!” to “The Mutoscope”. It is h...

The National Museum has embarked on a major campaign to raise more than $2.5 million to help maintain and improve some of the oldest buildings in Dockyard. The “Raise the Roof” drive was launched just before Hurricane Joaquin caused further damage to...

The Island’s first hurricane of the season has been ranked a lucky miss, with relatively few reports of property damage taken by insurers. Joaquin had moved 185 miles north of the Island by noon yesterday, leaving Bermuda battered but spared the deva...

Four historic cannon dating back to 1834 have been shipped to Bermuda from the UK and installed at the entrance to the National Museum. The 32-pounder matching guns and their original cast-iron carriages had previously been part of a private collecti...

The National Museum in Dockyard has made the Traveller’s Choice list of the top ten museums in the Caribbean for the second year in succession. Last year the museum placed third in the list, while this year it came in sixth and attracted hundreds of ...

An historic album of spectacular watercolour paintings of Bermuda dating back nearly 150 years has been donated to the National Museum. The pictures by Alice Fanshawe — who was on the Island while her father Sir Edward Fanshawe was the Admiral of the...

Two historic Bermuda train carriages could have been rediscovered at a railway workshop in Guyana more than half a century after they left the Island. The two freight railcars along with all the rolling stock and most of the rails were sent to Guyana...

Elena Strong has been appointed the new deputy director of the National Museum. Ms Strong will continue to work in her previous capacity as curator but officially took over her new role on June 18. “We are extremely fortunate to have Elena take on th...

A book detailing more than 300 of Bermuda’s shipwrecks and 500 years of maritime history hits the shelves today. Shipwrecked traces the Island’s role as the shipwreck capital of the mid-Atlantic and is written by underwater archaeologist Gordon Watts...

The National Museum of Bermuda has decided to put its future in the public’s hands. The museum has just launched an online survey to gauge what residents think of the way the Dockyard institution operates and what, if any, areas could be improved on....

The National Museum has been rated the second most popular museum in the Caribbean area by TripAdvisor. The museum in Dockyard was ranked second behind the National Museum of Beautiful Arts in Cuba in the 2014 Traveller’s Choice Awards. Masterworks ...

After waiting in storage for years, it took two cranes this week to hoist the Island’s biggest gun — a 38-tonne giant — as it was readied for public display. The gun is being cleaned and will be shown at the National Museum of Bermuda. Curator Elena ...