Art

  • Contemporary Arts at Royal Museums Greenwich
    The Museum's contemporary art programme encourages and broadens access to the arts.
    Contemporary Arts at Royal Museums Greenwich
  • Recent acquisitions
    Yinka Shonibare, MBE’s sculpture Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle has a permanent new home outside the Sammy Ofer Wing.
    Recent acquisitions
  • Fine art collections
    The National Maritime Museum's fine art collection consists of contemporary art, miniatures, oil paintings, photography, prints, drawings,...
    Fine art collections
  • Decorative art collections
    The decorative art collections at the National Maritime Museum include silver, ceramics, furniture, glass, jewellery, textiles and sailor's...
    Decorative art collections
  • Art for the Nation
    See 200 of the Museum's finest works by internationally significant artists.
    Art for the Nation
  • Art of the van de Veldes
    17th-century Dutch marine artists Willem van de Velde the Elder and Younger established a studio in the Queen’s House, Greenwich.
    Art of the van de Veldes
  • Turner frame
    The frame for Turner's 'Battle of Trafalgar', one of the largest paintings in the Museum's collection, recently spent a few weeks in Conservation.
    Turner frame