Country
England
City / Region
Bristol, South West England Region, England, Europe
Museum Characteristics
A museum centered on the SS Great Britain, a revolutionary steamship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The museum tells the story of the ship's design, voyages, and incredible salvage and conservation.
Collection Type
The ship itself, artifacts from its service, the Dockyard Museum collection, the "Being Brunel" museum collection dedicated to Brunel's life, and the Brunel Institute archive.
Collection Size
Not available
Main Exhibitions
The Ship, "The Dry Dock", "The Dockyard Museum", "Being Brunel".
Observations
The ship was launched in 1843. After being scuttled in the Falkland Islands in 1937, it was salvaged in 1970 by the SS Great Britain Project (now Trust) and returned to the Bristol dock where it was built, to be conserved and opened as a museum.
Source(s)
SS GREAT BRITAIN. The story of the SS Great Britain. Bristol: SS Great Britain Trust. Disponível em: https://www.ssgreatbritain.org/your-visit/visiting-us/story-of-ss-great-britain/. Acesso em: 29 maio 2025.