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About Traders
Traders: the East India Company and Asia is a new permanent gallery exploring Britain’s maritime trade with Asia, focusing on the role played by the East India Company.
For over 250 years, the East India Company uniquely shaped trade between Britain and Asia. The gallery explores the influence of Company trade and power, tracing the changing relationships between Britain and Asia that this brought about.
This trade involved key commodities, different locations and many people. It had consequences that changed Britain and the world and still affect us today.
Visitor information
Please note: the Traders gallery will be closed for essential maintenance on 16 May.
Hours: Open daily, 10.00–17.00 (last entry 16.30)
Location: National Maritime Museum, floor one - see floor plans
Admission: FREE











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