SeaCity Museum
Based at the heart of Southampton, SeaCity Museum tells the story of the people of the city, their fascinating lives and historic connections with Titanic and the sea. Visit SeaCity Museum and Southampton to discover how we bring maritime history to life through an interactive experience designed for all ages.
Venue Type:
Museum
Based at the heart of Southampton, SeaCity Museum tells the story of the people of the city, their fascinating lives and historic connections with Titanic and the sea. Visit SeaCity Museum and Southampton to discover how we bring maritime history to life through an interactive experience designed for all ages.
Collection details
Industry, Maritime, Personalities, Science and Technology, Social History
Key artists and exhibits
- Titanic
- Southampton Maritime History
- Southampton Dock History
- Temporary Exhibitions
Port Out Southampton Home
- 25 March 2016 — 4 June 2017 *on now
In their golden age from the 1920s to the 1950s, ocean liners were the lifeblood of Southampton, bringing employment, industry and glamour to the city. From the early days in the 1890s to modern day cruiseliners, this major exhibition tells the story of these great ships and evokes the romance of sea travel and life on board. The exhibition includes a wide range of rarely seen items from the city’s maritime collection, including ship models, posters, photographs and ephemera from the great liners such as menu cards and souvenirs.
See furniture and other items from some of the famous ships that called Southampton home such as the Mauretania, Queen Mary and QE2, and learn about the people who travelled and worked the oceans aboard these iconic ships through letters, diaries and oral history interviews with passengers and crew.
Visitors of all ages can have a go at activities such as deck quoits, try on a captain’s or steward’s uniform, or find out what was served for a meal in First Class on the Queen Mary.
Suitable for
- Any age
Admission
Please check prices and book here: https://www.arttickets.org.uk/seacity-museum
Website
http://seacitymuseum.co.uk/?page_id=3734
Handling Session at School or the Museum
Handle real museum artefacts with our Education Officer in School or at the Museum. Topics include Romans, Egyptians, Medieval Life and the Titanic.
How to obtain
Contact the Education Officer at museums.education@southampton.gov.uk or telephone 023 8091 5730 for details
Hands on activities using museum objects
Artefacts for use in the classroom. Loans boxes contain around twelve artefacts with accompanting notes and background information.
Themes include Archaeology, Romans, Saxons, Medieval Life, Victorian House and Home, Victorian People, Education, Laundry, Lighting, 1930's, World War 2 and the Titanic.
How to obtain
Contact the administrative assistant at museums@southampton.gov.uk or telephone 023 8063 5904 for conditions of hire, booking and cost.
Oral History Archive
http://www.southampton.gov.uk/leisure/oralhistory/
700 life story interviews with local people including maritime, civilian experience of World War 1 and 2, Asian women and local communities.
5000 related photographic images
Local History publications
Creator
- Sheila Jemima and Padmini Broomfield
Teacher Training
INSET service to support use of artefacts in school
How to obtain
Contact the Education Officer at museums.education@southampton.gov.uk or telephone 023 8091 5730 for costs, details and booking
Titanic Voices
http://www.southampton.gov.uk/leisure/oralhistory/page7
Titanic Voices takes you back through time, reliving those events through the the first hand accounts of those who were actually there. Using many perviously unpublished photographs, letters and oral histories, the book traces how the town of Southampton, its people and the TITANIC have been inextricably linked from event before the ship was built to the present day.
Creator
- Donald Hyslop, Alastair Forsyth and Sheila Jemima
How to obtain
Available from good bookshops, libraries or the museum shop.
SeaCity Museum
Havelock Road
Southampton
Hampshire
SO14 7FY
England
Website
Telephone
Museum Direct Dial
023 8083 3007
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