Greenwich SE10.
Telephone: 020 8858 4422
The National Maritime Museum is the leading maritime museum of the United Kingdom, and one of the most important in the world. Although the Maritime Museum is large it is also well-planned and appealing even to those who prefer to stick to dry land.
It is based primarily in Greenwich adjacent to Greenwich Park. The museum houses a wide and varied collection of exhibits relating to Britain's extensive maritime history, items range from paintings and prints, ships models, ships' anchors, an 18 th century compass to royal rowing barges, relics of distinguished sailors, events and also, a fine collection of manuscripts.
Children and younger visitors can learn seamanship in All Hands and The Bridge which are both hands-on galleries or visit Admiral Lord Nelson in his own gallery.
The museum site also includes the beautiful, 17th century, Queen's House (part of the historic park-and-palace landscape of "Maritime Greenwich", which was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997) and the Royal Observatory, on Longtitudinal 0, with its displays on space and time. In addition to its open exhibits, the Museum houses an extensive archive of objects and documents relating to seafaring, navigation and ships.
TOY BOATS
1 May – 31 October 2010
Admission free
This May London’s NationalMaritimeMuseum launches Toy Boats, an enchanting exhibition featuring miniature ocean liners, toy paddle steamers, tin battleships and clockwork submarines alongside, games, catalogues and photographs all produced in Europe between 1850 and 1950. For more than 100 years the craze for things maritime drove toy companies to make toy boats of every size and description, capturing the imagination of generations of children, creating a sense of adventure and excitement. At a time when Britain was the world’s greatest industrial and maritime power, toy boats were as fascinating to children as computer games are today. Toy Boats runs from 1 May until 31 October and admission is free.
Admission: Free
Station - Maize Hill (BR) - Island Gardens (Docklands Light Railway) - River Services from London Piers
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