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
Christmas: All three sites are closed 24–26 December, close at 15.00 on 31 December and open at 13.00 on 1 January
Marathon: All three sites open late on the day of the London Marathon.
Bookings
Today
Exhibitions & galleries
This new exhibition draws on the extraordinary stories surrounding the 19th-century British Arctic expeditions.
A new gallery exploring the interrelationship and exchanges between Britain, Africa and the Americas, 1600-1850.
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's Navy | Passengers | Oceans of Discovery | Ship of war | Your Ocean
Themes
Maritime art | Children's and interactive | Clothing and fashion | Exploration | London and Greenwich | Navy, ships, war, trade | Oceans and environment | Passengers and travel
