Maritime galleries
Visitor information
Location
National Maritime Museum
Romney Road, Greenwich
London SE10 9NF
Transport
road | tube & rail | cycle | bus | river
Hours
All three sites are open daily, 10.00–17.00
Library: see Library Opening Hours from 2 Jan 2009
Marathon: All three sites open late on the day of the London Marathon.
Bookings
E-mail: bookings@nmm.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 8312 6608
The Bookings office is open 10.00-16.00
Planetarium shows and some other events can be booked online.
New wing construction works
See details of all closures due to the construction works on our exciting new capital project the Sammy Ofer Wing.
Exhibitions & galleries
A new display in the Maritime London gallery, featuring Nelson's Trafalgar uniform and a touch-screen interactive exhibit.
A display of evocative photographs by Alan Villiers (1903–82) depicting life on merchant sailing vessels in the 1920s-30s.
Find out how our everyday lives depend and impact on the health and survival of the world's oceans.
Planning your visit
Guides
- Souvenir Guide, National Maritime Museum (pp32, pb, £3.95)
- Treasures of the National Maritime Museum (pp256, hb, £25)
Floor plans
Maritime galleries (PDF, 0.5MB)- Combined floor plans for all 3 sites (PDF, 1.5MB)
Trails and highlights
History of the National Maritime Museum
The Maritime galleries are housed in the western of two wings built between 1807–76 to flank the 17th-century Queen's House. The Museum was opened the public by King George VI on 27 April 1937. A full modern redevelopment of the main galleries, centring on what is now the glass-roofed Neptune Court, was completed 1999.
NMM directory
Galleries and exhibitions
Atlantic Worlds | All Hands and the Bridge interactive galleries | Explorers | Maritime London | Nelson display | Oceans of Discovery | Ship of War | Your Ocean
Themes
Maritime art | Children's and interactive | Exploration | London and Greenwich | Navy, ships, war, trade | Oceans and environment | Passengers and travel
