Gallery listing
Royal Observatory galleries - astronomy and time
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See all of last year’s amazing winning entries, plus behind-the-scenes videos looking at how some of the shots were taken.
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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. -
Find out about two British solutions to the longitude problem, including Harrison's famous chronometers. -
The original Observatory building designed by Christopher Wren includes the Octagon Room and Astronomers' apartments. -
See John Harrison's celebrated timekeepers or guide a space mission.
National Maritime Museum galleries - sea and ships
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Traders is a new permanent gallery exploring Britain’s maritime trade with Asia, focusing on the role played by the East India Company. -
An exhibition of marking the 70th anniversary of the first Allied Arctic convoys to Russia. -
Voyagers is a new dynamic and inventive permanent gallery at the heart of the Sammy Ofer Wing. -
Take time to explore our vast collection and enjoy free wifi in the comfort of the Compass Lounge. -
The display features a selection of Nelson artefacts and a touch-screen interactive exhibit. -
Discover 500 years of Britain's encounter with the world at sea.
Queen's House galleries - art and history
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See 200 of the Museum's finest works by internationally significant artists. -
Learn what life was like at the Royal Hospital School in Greenwich, Britain's largest school of navigation and seamanship. -
The Queen’s House was not built to stand alone and this gallery highlights the history of the House and its surroundings. -
The paintings displayed in this room are from the earliest period of English history covered by the National Maritime Museum’s art collection. -
17th-century Dutch marine artists Willem van de Velde the Elder and Younger established a studio in the Queen’s House, Greenwich.