People are invited to help shape the future of Maryport’s new maritime museum.
The museum, previously on Shipping Brow, will move into the revamped Christ Church – and people are urged to attend a drop-in event on Monday from 10am to 4pm.
It will be held the temporary pop-up museum in the shop at the junction of Curzon Street and Senhouse Street and everyone is welcome.
The event will be run by The Creative Core, the company which has won the tender to design and fit out the new museum which will open in 2024.
Its previous projects include the award-winning Museum of Making in Derby, creating an immersive indoor forest at The Story Museum in Oxford, and designing the TT Gallery at the Manx Museum.
Members of its team will use some of the Maritime Museum’s key exhibits to discover what those who live here think makes Maryport special.
They want to tell the town’s stories and showcase its achievements in this new space, discovering the public’s favourite tales and what resonates with them.
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has contributed to the pop-up which will see many artefacts from Maryport’s seafaring past go on show.
Mark Fryer, leader of Cumberland Council, said: “This drop-in event is the first of many initiatives planned to really engage the people of Maryport in the Maritime Museum’s future.
“We will be doing school outreach visits, community sessions and hard hat tours over the coming months to ensure local people make their mark on this project.”
