Occasionally some gallery or Museum area closures may affect your visit to the National Maritime Museum. Please see the table below for information.
Upcoming closures
| Date | What's closed? | Time | Reason |
| 5–8 May 2026 | Caird Library | All day | Annual 'work' week |
| 11–14 May | Ahoy! Children's gallery | All day | Ongoing maintenance programme |
| 18–22 May | Tudor and Stuart seafarers | All day | Ongoing maintenance programme |
| 15–19 June | Nelson, Navy, Nation | All day | Ongoing maintenance programme |
| 15–18 June | Ahoy! Children's gallery | All day | Ongoing maintenance programme |
| 29 June – 3 July | Polar Worlds | All day | Ongoing maintenance programme |
| 30 June 2026 | Whole Museum and all other Royal Museums Greenwich sites | Closing early at 3.30pm | Private event |
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