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Essential Information
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National Maritime Museum
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Date and Times | 28 February 2023 | 2pm-3pm |
Prices | £7 Adult | £5 Student/ Under 25 | Free for children |
Join historian and British Sign Language guide John Wilson for a fascinating tour of the National Maritime Museum's Pacific and Sea Things Galleries. The focus for this BSL tour is animals.
*Please note that our BSL tours are for deaf people or hearing signers who can follow BSL fluently. There are no voice-overs provided.
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Do you think that cats and water don't mix? Think again! The majority of sailing ships had at least one ship's cat aboard - sometimes more than one. There are many stories of brave, loyal, funny and legendary cats on ships.
We don't just talk about cats in this tour; discover why Captain Cook always took a goat with him on his expeditions, how birds are teaching humans how to navigate, and more.
You'll also discover more about the rich symbology used on ship's badges - some realistic, some mythological. Sometimes it’s obvious why an image was chosen, but sometimes a bit of code-cracking is needed!
Tickets are limited, so to avoid disappointment book now!
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