Life Aboard the Last Clyde-built Transatlantic Liners
- Event type
- Performance
- Organisers
- University of Glasgow
- Partners
- Artemis Scotland, Fairfield Heritage
- Contact
- faye.hammill@glasgow.ac.uk
- Is event online?
- No
- Accessibility features
- Accessible parking, Accessible toilets, Assistance dogs welcome, Hearing loop, Pushchair/pram friendly, Seating, Step-free access, Wheelchair accessible, Wheelchairs available
- Accessibility information
- A lift is available from the rear car park. Once inside, everything is on one level. The hearing loop is in Reception. The Artemis performers are experienced in adapting their conversations to those with diverse acoustic needs, and we will provide some printed material. Some videos in the museum displays have subtitles, and some display material is low, for wheelchair users. Emergency evacuation procedures for disabled visitors are in place. Full details, including the dimensions of lift and toilet are at the link below. Please contact the organiser for specific accessibility requirements.
- Accessibility links
- Fairfield Heritage Accessibility Guide
- Region/country
- Scotland
- Address
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Fairfield Heritage
1048 Govan Rd, Govan
Glasgow
G51 4XS
- Booking required
- No
Scheduled dates
Come along to Fairfield Heritage community museum and see the maritime and shipbuilding displays afresh through the eyes of Muriel and Jasper, who are attending the launch of Canadian Pacific's Empress of Britain in 1955 and plan to travel on the maiden voyage.
Muriel, arrayed in her most glamorous tea dress, will advise you on the manners and etiquette expected at the royal launch and on board a transatlantic liner. She will even help you choose what clothes and books to pack. Come along if you would like to learn more about ships built at Fairfield and their heroic or disastrous fates, or to share your family's memories of ocean liners. Tea will be served, on the proper china of course.
This event is arranged in partnership with Artemis Scotland and the Ocean Modern project at the University of Glasgow. The museum is open 13.00 - 16.00. Attendees are welcome to drop in at any point.