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Shipwrights on the Scaffold

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Meet some of shipwrights who combine traditional and modern tools with teamwork and skill during the vital conservation work on board HMS Victory.

This is a free event taking place on Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th September. Sessions will be taking place on both days at 10:30am to 11:15am, 12:30pm to 1:15pm, and 2pm to 2:45pm. 

Space is limited at 20 attendees per session so pre-booking is essential. Please assemble at Victory Live: The Big Repair (attached to HMS Victory) prior to your session time. 

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Heritage Open Days

The National Museum of the Royal Navy, alongside Portsmouth Historic Dockyard generally, is proud to be taking part in Heritage Open Days this year. With a theme of ‘Creativity Unwrapped’ we’ve got events sure to get you thinking about British naval history in a whole new way.  

Get inspired by crafty submariners, the unusual and thought-provoking items in our collection, and the work of the shipwrights combining traditional and modern techniques to work on the flagship of Horatio Nelson.