Sustainability at the Museum

The National Maritime Museum is making efforts to reduce its effect on the environment, taking a lead in sustainability issues in the galleries and behind the scenes.

We are striving to adopt many of the practices of sustainable development and marine stewardship central to the Planet Ocean initiative. For example, over the last two years the Museum has reduced its energy consumption by 10%, thanks to growing staff awareness and energy-saving measures such as use of low-energy diachronic lighting and infra-red systems in the galleries.

We are continuing to explore other ways in which to reduce our impact on the environment.

Read the Museum's Sustainability Mission Statement