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Museum Details
Southampton Maritime Museum
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Southampton Maritime Museum
Corner of Bugle Street and Town Quay Road
Southampton
SO14 2AR
Hampshire
England
Collection details
Industry
Maritime
Personalities
Science and Technology
Social History
Facilities
Shop: yes
Study area: yes
Wheelchair access: yes
Visual disability facilities: yes
Hearing disability facilities: yes
Access: Wheelchair access to ground floor exhibitions. Stair access to first floor and Titanic exhibition.
Contact details
Museum Direct Dial (Tel)
:
023 8022 3941
Museum Offices (Tel)
:
023 8063 5904
General information (Fax)
:
023 8033 9601
E-mail
:
museums@southampton.gov.uk
Website
:
http://www.southampton.gov.uk/leisure/history/museums-galleries/maritimemuseum.asp
Open
Tues-Sat 10.00-16.00
Sun 13.00-16.00
Closed
Monday
Admission charges
Adults: £2.00
Children 7-16: £1.00
Children under 7: FREE
Family Ticket (2 Adults, 3 Children): £5.00
School Groups: By arrangement
Concessions
Persons over 60: £1.00
Students/ Unwaged: £1.00
FOSMAG Members: £1.00
MLA Members: FREE
(Proof of status for all concessions will be required)
Season Tickets (One Year)
Indivduals: £6.00
Families: £15.00
Description
The Wool House is the only medieval warehouse in Southampton still in use today – it houses Southampton Maritime Museum. Built just after 1400 it was used to store wool before it was exported to Flanders and Italy. It was described in 1407 as the largest and strongest of ‘all the merchant houses in the town.”
Since the decline of Southampton’s wool-trade in the early 16th century, the Wool House has had many uses. In the late 16th century it was used to store alum, used to prepare cloth for dyeing. In the early 19th century it was used as a prison. Inside, on the first floor, you can see where French prisoners of war carved their names into the beams and the walls.
In 1961 the Wool House opened as Southampton Maritime Museum and houses one of the finest collections of Maritime History in the world.
Collections description
Some of Southampton's fine maritime collections are on display in Southampton Maritime Museum. If you are interested in seeing more local history material behind the scenes at our local collections store, you can contact Alastair Arnott, Curator of Local Collections, on +44 (0)23 80 237584. You could join one of the monthly tours of the store or, if you have a specialist interest, undertake some research.
Key artists and exhibits
Titanic
;
Southampton Maritime History
;
Southampton Dock History
;
Temporary Exhibitions
Articles
MGM 2006 - Explore Maritime Museums In Hampshire
Pop Into Your Local - During Museums and Galleries Month 2003!
Events
All Hands on Deck
Exhibition
Docks Remembered
Exhibition
Titanic - Southampton Remembers
; Exhibition
Floating Feasts: a gastronomic view of journeys by sea. Southampton Maritime Museum
Exhibition
Available resources
Handling Session at School or the Museum
; Handling collection; Workshop (Resource)
Hands on activities using museum objects
; Handling collection; Interactive resource
Oral History Archive
CD-ROM; Collection; Images; Interactive resource; Service; Software; Sound; Training manual; Video; Visit; Website
Teacher Training
; Service; Workshop (Resource)
Titanic Voices
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