For those living in or visiting North West England in June 2018, save Saturday the 23rd for a fascinating presentation on Liverpool’s connection to James Cook’s 1st Pacific Voyage. Maritime historian and Captain Cook Society member Steve Ragnall will give a free presentation entitled ‘The Master of Endeavour – Liverpool and Captain Cook’ at 2pm at the Merseyside Maritime Museum.
Just before the 250th anniversary of Cook’s first voyage, the newest book from Washington State University Press, Captain Cook’s Final Voyage: The Untold Story from the Journals of James Burney and Henry Roberts, integrates images by official expedition artist John Webber and makes two previously unpublished eyewitness accounts easily accessible.
Marking 250 years since Cook’s voyage to the South Pacific, the Royal Academy of Arts will celebrate the dazzling and diverse art of the region of Oceania, from the historic to the contemporary. Through more than 250 compelling works ranging from shell, greenstone and ceramic ornaments, to huge canoes and dazzling house facades, …
The British Library holds one the most extensive and compelling collections of original documents and works of art from James Cook’s voyages. This landmark exhibition, which is timed to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the first Cook voyage to leave England, will be a ‘once in a generation’ opportunity to see the collection on display.
2018 will mark the 250th anniversary of Captain James Cook’s epic voyage in command of HM bark Endeavour. It will also be the year in which Royal Museums Greenwich complete their programme of new galleries and major improvements, which Blast creative design consultancy produced a promotional campaign for.
Marking 250 years since Cook’s voyage to the South Pacific, the Royal Academy of Arts will celebrate the dazzling and diverse art of the region of Oceania, from the historic to the contemporary. Through more than 250 compelling works ranging from shell, greenstone and ceramic ornaments, to huge canoes and dazzling house facades, …