Maritime and local collection
The Maritime and Local History museum collection was established in 1912. It includes material relating to the Southampton area and to ships and shipping lines with a connection to the city.
What we do
- We look after Southampton City Council’s maritime & local history museum collections
- We contribute to work on the permanent and temporary exhibitions in SeaCity Museum, Tudor House and Garden and elsewhere
- We work with local groups and individuals to promote Southampton’s heritage
- Explore our collections
Services we offer
- Help for people seeking information about our collections
- Provide images of items in our collections
- Visits and tours behind the scenes when possible
Contact: museums@southampton.gov.uk
Highlights from our collection
- Costume: including accessories such as bags, fans, parasols and shoes - since Southampton is a major port, the collection also includes maritime occupational costume and uniform
- Photographs and paintings collections: our photographs, paintings, drawings and prints cover the shipping, docks, topographical views as well as local scenes and people
- Ephemera and souvenirs: Mainly related to merchant shipping and including menus, posters and ocean liner souvenirs
- Ship models: we have a large collection of ship models, illustrating the wide range of ships associated with Southampton during the last couple of centuries
