New entrance to the South Building. Image: Allies and Morrison Architects

The National Maritime Museum and Royal Observatory, Greenwich warmly thanks all those who have given to the capital campaign for Time and Space, ensuring that the £15million target was reached in November 2005 – more than a year before the new planetarium and galleries open.

A big thank you to all our supporters

Major support is being provided by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the Peter Harrison Foundation, the Garfield Weston Foundation, Lloyds Register Educational Trust, the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council, the Millennium Commission, and the Wolfson Foundation.

Numerous other donations have been received from trusts and foundations, corporate sources, and private individuals. Many people, including our visitors, have given very generously to our public appeal 'A Universal Appeal'. Proceeds from a spectacular Gala Dinner held at the Museum in September 2005 and attended by 480 people also contributed to the fundraising total.

Thank you to all of you who have given so generously.

Major naming rights announced

Courtyard of the South Building. Image: Allies and Morrison Architects

We are delighted to announce that the new planetarium is to be named The Peter Harrison Planetarium, reflecting the support received from the Peter Harrison Foundation through its 'Opportunities through Education' programme.

The new education facilities are to be named the Lloyds Register Education Centre. Lloyds Register is supporting Time and Space through its Educational Trust which funds education, training and research.

The Time and Space Appeal Board

We would like to thank Peter Snow, Chairman of the Time and Space Appeal Board and all the members of the Appeal Board for sharing our vision and for giving their time and expertise so generously to help us reach our target.

• Peter Snow (Chairman)
• Prof. Jocelyn Bell Burnell CBE FRS FRSE (NMM Trustee)
• Prof. John Brown (Astronomer Royal for Scotland)
• Sir David Hardy (former Chairman of the NMM Trustees)
• Prof. Lisa Jardine
• George Magan
• Sir Patrick Moore CBE FRS
• Prof. Colin Pillinger CBE FRS
• Libby Purves OBE (NMM Trustee)
• Sir Martin Rees (Astronomer Royal)
• Patricia Rothman (NMM Trustee)
• Lord Tanlaw FRAS FBHI
• Prof. Kathryn Whaler (President, Royal Astronomical Society)

Read more about what the £15million is being spent on.