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Special Exhibitions Gallery
Lower Ground
Ground Floor
Floor 2
Maritime London
Guiding Lights
Compass Lounge
Information and ticket desk
Exhibition Shop
Arctic Convoys
Environment Gallery
Museum Shop
The Great Map
Traders Discover the history of the East India Company
Museum Café
The Brasserie
The Atlantic
Children’s Gallery
Forgotten Fighters (opens 2 August 2014)
Ship Simulator
Nelson, Navy, Nation View Nelson’s iconic uniform alongside over 250 star objects from the Museum’s collections
Caird Library and Archive
RE·THINK Explore, discover and reflect
Baltic Memorial Glass
Members’ Lounge
Explorers (open until
10 September 2014)
Floor 1
National Maritime Museum
At the heart of Maritime Greenwich, this is the world’s largest maritime museum, filled with inspirational stories of exploration, trade, bravery and adventure at sea. Packed to the gunwales with intriguing objects and fascinating galleries; from personal accounts in ‘Voyagers’ to trade with the exotic East in ‘Traders’, and the award-winning ‘Nelson, Navy, Nation’. Experience a changing programme of special exhibitions, and find plenty for the younger shipmates in the Children’s Gallery, Great Map, and regular family activities. Explore Britain’s identity as an island and its relationship with the rest of the world linked by the sea.
Key Paid areas
Permanent galleries
Retail, café & facilities
Lifts, corridors, walkways
No public access and event space
PAUL Bakery
Figureheads
Stanhope Entrance, Romney Road
Sammy Ofer Wing Entrance
Voyagers An introduction to our collections
Must see...
Special Exhibitions Gallery Catch the latest of our must-see major exhibitions.
Nelson, Navy, Nation Encounter Britain’s most famous naval hero, and explore the lives and legacies of those afloat and ashore in a tumultuous era.
For families Steer a ship into port in our ship simulator, explore the world on the Great Map, and fire a cannon at dastardly pirates in the Children’s Gallery.
Traders Follow the rise and fall of the East India Company, touch and smell the exotic goods brought to Britain, and explore the lasting legacies today.
Views from The Brasserie Enjoy the best of contemporary British cuisine at The Brasserie, with superb views out across Greenwich Park.
Information and ticket desk
Where next...
• Queen’s House Art Gallery 150m from Stanhope Entrance
• Royal Observatory Greenwich 400m from Sammy Ofer Wing Entrance
• Cutty Sark 400m from Stanhope Entrance