Press release

National Maritime Museum celebrates Nelson's birthday with the
launch of a World Wide Web site

                http://www.nmm.ac.uk

Sunday (29 September 1996) marked the 238th anniversary of the
birth of Britain's greatest naval hero, Horatio Nelson, whose life and
career is celebrated in the Museum's current exhibition, NELSON. To
coincide with this important date in the maritime year, the Museum
has launched its brand new world-wide web site on the Internet.

The Museum web site has been planned to cover all of its famous
buildings in Greenwich - the Museum, the Old Royal Observatory,
(home of world time and the Prime Meridian) and Inigo Jones's
magnificent 17th-century Queen's House.

The web site will reflect the current exhibitions and displays and other
activities. It will also contain the latest information on the remarkable
changes currently underway at the Museum in time for the Millennium,
which begins officially for the world on the Prime Meridian at the Old
Royal Observatory. The site will also cover educational programmes
for children, adults and schools, the history of the buildings, the
unrivalled maritime collections and the full range of the Museum's
research and commercial services. Press releases and media
statements will also be available, the moment they are released.

Enquiries and comments about the web site should be directed to the
Internet Editor, Kathy Donoghue on +44 (0) 181-312 6507 or fax +44
(0) 181-312 6722. E-mail: [log in to unmask]

Issued by the National Maritime Museum Press Office. For further
press information please telephone Michael Barrett or Sandie Mead on
+44 (0) 181-312 6745/6790 or fax +44 (0) 181-312 6521.