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 National
Maritime Museum
Greenwich,
London,
SE10 9NF
United Kingdom
Tel: (+44) 020 8858 4422
The National Maritime Museum includes the Royal Observatory, Greenwich,
and the following 'outstations' run with partners: the Valhalla
Figurehead Collection, Tresco, Isles of Scilly, Shamrock
and the Cotehele Quay Museum (with the National Trust). It is a
partner in the new NMM Cornwall.
Mission statement:
…..to illustrate for everyone the importance of the sea
ships, time and the stars and their relationship with people'
UKMCS lead museum for:
- Marine environment
- Maritime exploration
- Maritime sport and recreation
- Naval history and technology pre 1900
- 20th century naval policy
- Navigation
- Wooden shipbuilding
- Trade and Empire
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Website addresses:
National Maritime
Museum
Royal Observatory
Greenwich
Collections
online
Maritme Art Greenwich
National
Maritime Museum Picture Library
Borrowing
from the collections
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Types of collections:
(Our policy: Word
PDF)
- Clothing
- Figureheads
- Films
- Flags
- Manuscripts
- Marine equipment
- Medals
- Models
- Paintings
- Personal items
- Photographs
- Printed books and periodicals
- Prints and drawings
- Scientific and technical
- Antiquities
- Horological
- Sound records
- Technical records
- Weapons
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Types of expertise:
- Marine environment
- Maritime and polar exploration
- Maritime sport and recreation
- Shipping and trade focused on London
- Navigation at sea
- Naval policy and strategy
- Royal Navy and maritime conflict particularly up to 1850
- Shipbuilding, particularly sailing and wooden ship era
- Maritime art
- Maritime social and cultural history
- Ship Models
- Horology, especially relating to navigation
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