Collections Research Area
No.1 Smithery Collections Research Area
From 12 May 2011 a dedicated Collections Research Area will be available for those interested in exploring the united ship-model collections of the National Maritime Museum and Imperial War Museum.
From 12 May 2011 public access to stored collections will be by appointment, Thursday–Saturday, 10.00–16.00, using the new Collections Research Area.
If you wish to arrange to view ship models in the Collections Research Area, please contact Store Manager David Lindridge:
Email: shipmodels@rmg.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 8312 6561
The new No.1 Smithery models store, managed by the National Maritime Museum, will provide state-of-the-art storage and access to one of the largest groups of ship models in the world.
To assist in planning your visit to the Collections Research Area we recommend that you search the cataloguing and images available for the ship model collection on the National Maritime Museum’s Collections online website.
For enquiries about the Imperial War Museum’s ship models collection please contact:
Website: IWM online enquiry service
Tel: +44 (0)20 7416 5342.