As part of our current exhibition All Mortal Greatness is but Disease, we are proud to show two artworks from Norfolk-based artist Caroline Hack. Hack is a mixed media artist, working in textiles, printmaking and handmade books. Her artistic practice…
By Captain Justin Osmond RN, Chief Executive of the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society. To celebrate the competition’s tenth year, a display of stunning maritime photography will be mounted at the Museum from Friday 4 November until 5 February. The Shipwrecked Fishermen…
The Scottish Maritime Museum on Irvine Harbourside is turning the vast, glass-roofed Linthouse red in support of the Scottish Poppy Appeal once again. The exterior of the A Listed, Victorian Linthouse, which is home to Scotland’s nationally recognised collection of…
This weekend, I’m giving a talk at the Scottish Maritime Museum in Irvine, as part of their summer “Sea Monsters!” exhibition. For those of you who can’t make it, or for those of you who came to the talk but…
THE BIRTH OF AN ICON Scott & Linton and the Building of the Cutty Sark The True Story Researched and written by Alan Platt and Robert T. Sexton Published by the Scottish Maritime Museum A new book published by the…
The Scottish Maritime Museum has raised £39,835 for essential repairs to MV Kyles, the world’s oldest floating Clyde-built vessel, through a Crowdfunder campaign, more than double the original £15,000 target. The Scottish Maritime Museum’s Keep the Kyles Afloat campaign was made possible by the #SupportOurMuseums…
Renowned Scottish artist, author and broadcaster Lachlan Goudie has gifted a large painting from his acclaimed ‘Shipyard’ exhibition to the Scottish Maritime Museum’s nationally significant art collection. ‘Shipyard Brotherhood’ was conceived during Goudie’s unique seven year project documenting construction of the…
The Scottish Maritime Museum has successfully bid for an eighty year old bottle of whisky salvaged from one of Scotland’s most famous shipwrecks and the inspiration for the much-loved Ealing Studio comedy Whisky Galore! The unlabeled bottle of blended whisky…