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[Bypass Royal Observatory galleries - astronomy and time]

Royal Observatory galleries - astronomy and time

Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2011 - free exhibition
See all of last year’s amazing winning entries, plus behind-the-scenes videos looking at how some of the shots were taken.

Astronomy Centre and galleries (free entry)
Watch how the universe was formed, touch a 4.5 billion year-old meteorite, guide a space mission and unravel the mysteries of the universe.

Time and Longitude
Find out about two British solutions to the longitude problem, including Harrison's famous chronometers.

Flamsteed House and astronomers' apartments
The original Observatory building designed by Christopher Wren includes the Octagon Room and Astronomers' apartments.

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See John Harrison's celebrated timekeepers or guide a space mission.

[Bypass National Maritime Museum galleries - sea and ships]

National Maritime Museum galleries - sea and ships

Traders: the East India Company and Asia
Traders is a new permanent gallery exploring Britain’s maritime trade with Asia, focusing on the role played by the East India Company.

Arctic Convoys, 1941-45
An exhibition of marking the 70th anniversary of the first Allied Arctic convoys to Russia.

Voyagers: Britons and the Sea
Voyagers is a new dynamic and inventive permanent gallery at the heart of the Sammy Ofer Wing.

The Compass Lounge
Take time to explore our vast collection and enjoy free wifi in the comfort of the Compass Lounge.

Nelson display in Maritime London
The display features a selection of Nelson artefacts and a touch-screen interactive exhibit.

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Discover 500 years of Britain's encounter with the world at sea.

[Bypass Queen's House galleries - art and history]

Queen's House galleries - art and history

Art for the Nation
See 200 of the Museum's finest works by internationally significant artists.

The Royal Hospital School gallery
Learn what life was like at the Royal Hospital School in Greenwich, Britain's largest school of navigation and seamanship.

Historic Greenwich gallery
The Queen’s House was not built to stand alone and this gallery highlights the history of the House and its surroundings.

The Tudors at Greenwich gallery
The paintings displayed in this room are from the earliest period of English history covered by the National Maritime Museum’s art collection.

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.

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