Fleetwood Museum kicks off the season with new deep sea fishing exhibition about risks taken at sea
Fleetwood Museum is ready to kick off its new season.
The team of staff, trustees and volunteers have been busy during the winter, caring for the museum collections and preparing a new exhibition about the risks taken by the port’s fishing community in its heyday.
This fascinating temporary exhibition is called 'Risk in the North Atlantic.’
Museum manager Sophie Adamson said: "This new exhibition aims to give an insight into some of the key risks experienced in the North Atlantic for Fleetwood’s fishermen during the town’s heyday as a seaport.
“The exhibition communicates some of the science of marine navigation and meteorology as it relates to risk at sea.
“It also tries to give a sense of story and place behind some of therecurring danger spots for Fleetwood trawlers.
“We've also done a refresh of our RNLI gallery. We've added a new illustrated timeline of key local rescues and wrecks through time, aswell as a local shipwreck chart.
“We've been pinpointing those wrecks onthe chart that we have an accurate location for, and we hope to keep onadding as new information comes to light.”
In the background, work has progressed on an exciting plan for site development intended to secure the museum’s future.
Fleetwood Museum is grateful to have secured a number of museum grants for supporting the development of these plans.
Further work is ongoing to develop a business plan and overall vision Study for the whole site which includes the museum, the bookshop, the ship hall and No. 8 – one of the oldest buildings in Fleetwood.
This project aims to secure the long-term sustainability of the museum as an inclusive, community-focused heritage hub for the Fylde Coast.
Exciting developments being looked at include a new boat hall, new displays and making the museum accessible for all as well as the restoration of No 8 Queen’s Terrace, a new listed property acquired by the museum.
There will be plenty of events and exciting opportunities for the whole family throughout the season, particulalry through school holidays. Keep up to date on the Museum’s website for key dates.