National Maritime Museum
Founded to display the social history of Britain and the sea, the National Maritime Museum’s buildings include the Museum, the 17th-century Queen’s House and the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. The Museum's collections contain over two million items relating to seafaring, navigation, astronomy and time measurement.
Detailing inspirational stories of exploration, discovery and endeavour from Britain’s seafaring past, the National Maritime Museum tells of the continuing effects the oceans still have on the world today. The Royal Observatory, home of the Prime Meridian Line and London’s only planetarium, is one of the most important historic scientific sites in the world. The Queen’s House, once a richly-furnished summer villa for royalty, is now an elegant setting for the Museum’s world-class fine art collection.
The National Maritime Museum welcomes over two million visitors each year and is currently planning a major new wing.
Sammy Ofer Wing
This capital project, due for completion by 2012, includes the repurposing of the Museum’s South-West Wing. The Sammy Ofer Wing will include upgraded conservation, storage and library services and an open archive research centre. Displays, some interactive, will include key items from the archival collections.
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