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Shipshape Scotland Hub Event: Keeping it Real

The Scottish Fisheries Museum

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Sat, 04 Oct, 2025 at 10:00 am

7 hours

Scottish Maritime Museum

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Date & Location

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025 at 10:00 am to 05:00 pm (BST)

Scottish Maritime Museum

The Linthouse, Harbour Road, Irvine, North Ayrshire, United Kingdom

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About the event

Shipshape Scotland Hub Event: Keeping it Real
The Scottish Fisheries Museum and Scottish Maritime Museum invite you to explore Maritime Heritage in a Contemporary Context.

During the day there will be a programme of talks and presentations with tea/coffee and lunch, provided, followed by tours of the museum displays, boatbuilding school and vessels, and the option to join us for an evening meal.

Under the umbrella of National Historic Ships UK, Shipshape Scotland brings together traditional skills, services and facilities across the nation’s 32 council areas. The Scottish Fisheries Museum is the Shipshape Scotland Hub and offers a range of activities and services available to local historic vessel owners, skilled craftsmen, businesses, heritage organisations, training bodies and maritime enthusiasts

PROGRAMME
10.00am – Arrival and tea/coffee

10.30am – James McLean, Welcome to the Scottish Maritime Museum & Linda Fitzpatrick, Welcome to the Shipshape Scotland Hub

Session 1: Real Lived Experiences
10.50 – Phil Robinson, Paying Our Way - Staying Afloat
11.20 – Paul Semple, The Reality of Operating Waverley Today
11.50 – Lauren Henning, Sailing Ships, Sea Monsters and Storms - The Power of Immersive Storytelling Experiences
12.20 – Q&A

12.35pm – Lunch and networking

Session 2: Real Skills in Action
1.35pm – Emma Halford Forbes, The Power of our People: Industrial Museums Scotland and Collaborative Working
2.05pm – James Mitchell, Discovering Discovery – Re-inventing traditional skills
2.35pm – Q&A

2.50pm – Break

3.00pm – Visits to the museum displays, vessels, and boatbuilding school

6.30pm – Join us for a meal at The Ship


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Shipshape Scotland Hub Event: Keeping it Real, 4 October | Event in Irvine | AllEvents
Shipshape Scotland Hub Event: Keeping it Real
Sat, 04 Oct, 2025 at 10:00 am