The museum has a collection of maritime history from different points of view, with four galleries with their topics:
- The Pigott Family Gallery: 1500s to 1600s Tudor and Stuart era navigators and pirates
- Sea Things: Collection of different maritime transport items and ship scale models
- Sackler Gallery: Meetings between the sailors of the Pacific Ocean and the indigenous people
- Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Gallery: Arctic and Antarctic research trip
The museum also hosts activities for children. The museum is located in Greenwich Park, and the surrounding area is worth visiting.