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In 2024 the National Maritime Museum introduced a new ‘Object in Focus’ programme, featuring a changing display of objects picked from the collection by members of the Museum’s Visitor and Sales team.
The idea is to create small displays of objects that are not often seen and provide a platform for our passionate and knowledgeable Visitor and Sales Assistants to share these stories with visitors.
At least one of our free Gallery Favourite talks each day is related to one of the objects in these displays. The content of these talks depends on the staff giving them.
Come and see the objects in the Voyagers gallery at the National Maritime Museum and explore our talks and tours programme.
Objects on display
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Dog collar
Made by Joseph Heriot
Come along to see this collar, which is thought to have been worn by a dog belonging to Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson.
Nelson was proud of his achievement at the Battle of the Nile in 1798 and appears to have named his dog 'Nileus' after his famous victory.
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Model of HMS Victory (1765)
HMS Victory first saw action during the American War of Independence at the indecisive First Battle of Ushant against the French (1778). Today, the warship is most famous as Vice-Admiral Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar (1805).
This model of Victory is said to have been made of wood from the actual ship. It shows the vessel as it appeared around 1795, after the war and before an extensive refit in 1800–03. During the refit the figurehead was replaced with a simpler one and the hull was painted in the distinctive black and yellow design that it still has today.
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