National Maritime Museum

The National Maritime Museum of London was established in 1934 by decree of Parliament, but was inaugurated by King George VI on 27 April 1937. The museum has about 2.5 million exhibits, but many of them are on display in other museums in the country.

First of all, it is interesting to get acquainted with the expositions, which present ships, submarines and other seafaring devices for movement, which mankind invented during the history of its existence. In the gallery of Nelson you can see the costume of the Admiral with a hole on his shoulder from the shard that mortally wounded him during the famous Battle of Trafalgar, in 1805.

No less fascinating are the rooms dedicated to the oceans. They clearly present the mechanics of the formation of sea waves and the ways of movement of ships. It also shows how to make nautical charts that were eaten on British ships during long voyages in different centuries, as the conquest of the colonies.

For children, there is even an exciting interactive game "Whistling All Up", in which they will master the raising of the flag, be able to control the ship from the captain's bridge and get acquainted with Morse Code, they will have the opportunity to touch real sea equipment. The National Maritime Museum regularly holds classes for children called “Young Traveler.”