Uncover the Past. Navigate the Future
The Excelsior Heritage Hub invites you to explore the rich and untold stories of our maritime past — from the shipwright’s bench to the sailor’s logbook. Discover how history, technology, and community come together to reveal new insights into the lives, vessels, and seascapes that shaped our coastal identity.
Our heritage is not static — it breathes, sails, and speaks through every plank, sail, and story
Discover the Past
At the Excelsior Heritage Hub, we see the Past as a rich tapestry of craftsmanship, community, and seafaring resilience. Through meticulous preservation and digitisation, we honour the legacy of vessels like Excelsior and the people who built and sailed her.
Understand the Present
In the Present, we engage communities in real-time — through interactive displays, digital archives, immersive storytelling, outreach visits and hands-on exploration of our working heritage yard. (Subject to HSE of course)
Plan for the Future
We look to the Future with ambition: building a virtual living museum that fuses cutting-edge technology with traditional knowledge. From high-resolution 3D scanning to AI-powered archives and online educational resources, we offer access to a dynamic cultural asset that grows with each contribution.
Whether onsite or online, our living museum is a space where learning, discovery and imagination meet — ensuring that the past informs, inspires and equips the generations yet to come.
