All collections
Contact & enquiries
General information:
Contact the E-Library:
Tel: +44 (0)20 8312 6516.
Library items:
Tel: +44 (0)20 8312 6516
E-mail library@nmm.ac.uk
Manuscripts, charts, atlases:
Tel: +44 (0)20 8312 6516
E-mail manuscripts@nmm.ac.uk
See staff profiles of our curators and conservators.
Collections websites
- Collections online - 17,000+ objects
- Prints & drawings - 63,000+ records
- Archive catalogue - 65,000+ records
- Maritime Memorials - 5000+ memorials
- PortCities London - London's maritime history from local archive material
Collections blog
Archive & Library
View some of the more unusual and intriguing items from the Archive, Library and Manuscripts collections.
How we manage our collections
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The Museum's Collections Reform Project and Collections Development Policy. -
Find out how to borrow objects from or donate objects to the Museum.
No.1 Smithery
Opening on 24 July 2010, No.1 Smithery is a new cultural venue and centre for world-class maritime collections at the heart of the Historic Dockyard, Chatham.
Iconic objects
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The world's most famous historical timekeepers and solution to the longitude problem, on display in the Time Galleries. -
See the jacket Nelson was wearing at Trafalgar, with the bullet-hole in the left shoulder from the fatal shot.
NMM in Flickr Commons
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