Experience the world's largest maritime museum, filled with inspirational stories of exploration and endeavour at sea and packed to the gunwales with intriguing objects and fascinating galleries. See ...
National Maritime Museum
Experience the world's largest maritime museum, filled with inspirational stories of exploration and endeavour at sea and packed to the gunwales with intriguing objects and fascinating galleries. See the uniform Nelson wore at the Battle of Trafalgar, steer a ship into port and fire at pesky pirates.
Greenwich has been home to a naval-based art gallery since the early 1800s, but the idea for the National Maritime Museum as we recognise it dates back to 1927, when a public appeal was launched by the Society for Nautical Research to develop a ‘national naval and nautical museum’. We have grown to boast the most important holdings in the world on the history of Britain at sea, including maritime art, cartography, manuscripts, official public records, ship models and plans.We also have a café and a brasserie with views over Greenwich Park, and a modern library and archive that make our world-renowned collection accessible to a much larger audience.
Find us at...
- National Maritime Museum
- Park Row
- Greenwich
- London
- London
- SE10 9NF
Our family-friendly offer
With two children's galleries, AHOY for the under 7's and All Hands for 7+, toddler groups, make and take workshops, character encounters and much more, there is always something to keep the children entertained at the National Maritime Museum! Toilets, baby-change facilities and an accessible toilet are located opposite the ticket desk on the ground floor at the Stanhope entrance off Romney Road. Further facilities are located to the left of the Admissions desk in the Sammy Ofer Wing facing Greenwich Park. Additional facilities are located on the first floor at the rear of the Baltic Memorial Glass Exhibit.
Accessibility
All Royal Museums Greenwich sites have accessible toilets, and our cafés and gift shops are wheelchair-accessible. Guide dogs, hearing dogs and assistance dogs are welcome across all our sites. Our Visitor Assistants are also trained in disability awareness, so please ask a member of staff for any assistance you may need during your visit.Find out more here: https://www.rmg.co.uk/plan-your-visit/facilities-access
Our At-Home Activities
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How to make a penguin finger puppet
Be inspired by the frozen Antarctic and Ponko the penguin who lives at the National Maritime Museum. Using paper and pens create your own Ponko finger puppet.
7 - 16 years -
How to make a plastic plankton scene
Discover more about the tiny plankton living in the oceans and use clean recycled materials to create your own!
3 - 14 years -
How to make a colossal sea creature
Find out more about the colossal squid that lives in the Antarctic waters. Sailors often believed it to be a mysterious sea monster! Create your own colossal squid with recycled materials from around ...
3 - 16 years -
How to make a pop up Antarctic landscape
2020 marks 200 years since Antarctica was first sighted. Celebrate this by making an Antarctica pop-up scene.
7 - 14 years -
How to make your own art gallery
The Queen’s House in Greenwich has a fantastic art collection including the iconic Armada Portrait of Elizabeth I. Be inspired by some of the art works to create your own portraits of the amazin...
6 - 16 years -
Lady Jane Franklin craft
Meet Lady Jane Franklin, an incredible woman whose story is in the Polar Worlds gallery at the National Maritime Museum. Discover about her amazing life and create your own statue of her to show ...
8 - 16 years -
How to make Antarctic animals
Did you know that there are lots of animals living in the Antarctic and in the oceans around the continent?
4 - 16 years -
How to make your own theatre
The National Maritime Museum is filled with paintings of dramatic seascapes, far-away islands and polar expeditions.
6 - 16 years -
How to make a cargo ship
Create a cargo ship using household materials, and see how much cargo you can carry before it sinks!
3 - 13 years -
How to make a foiled fish
We're taking inspiration from William Lionel Wyllie's Seven Fishes painting to create some shiny silver fish.
2 - 13 years -
How to make an ocean in a bottle
Royal Museums Greenwich is celebrating World Oceans Day on 8 June.
7 - 16 years -
How to make a ship in a bottle
Be inspired by Yinka Shonibare’s Nelson’s Ship In a Bottle, a replica of Nelson’s flagship, HMS ‘Victory’, on which he died during the Battle of Trafalgar ...
7 - 16 years -
How to make a journey journal
Imagine you are an explorer going to the Antarctic for the first time. Create a colourful picture book to document your journey through the frozen region.
6 - 16 years -
How to make a musical instrument
Music can help you relax or get you up and moving! For generations sailors have been using music to entertain themselves at sea. Why not create your own musical instruments inspired by the National Ma...
2 - 13 years -
How to make an origami lotus flower for Refugee Week
"The lotus flower is a popular theme in Vietnamese culture, and it is rooted in Buddhism. The flowers grow out from the depth of muddy waters where they rise towards the sun, blooming. For this reason...
7 - 16 yearsAge Friendly -
How to make your own HMS Pride to celebrate Pride Month!
Pride is traditionally celebrated in London in June. Since 1972 the LGBTQ+ community have celebrated Pride with a march through the city. As part of the parade people of all ages, races and faith...
5 - 16 years
