{"title": "Peglar papers reading workshop", "start": "2026-11-12T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "National Maritime Museum", "address": "Romney Road, SE10 9NF London", "price": "Free Entry", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.rmg.co.uk/webstore/shop/viewItems.aspx?cg=RMG&c=CWRMG#17983", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["history/maritime", "literature"], "description": "A free creative reading workshop centred on the 'Peglar wallet', a manuscript linked to the lost John Franklin expedition of 1845. Participants read the papers together on high-resolution scans and produce a collective transcription, treating them as art rather than evidence about the expedition. The workshop is led by Ema Sala, a Caird Fellow at the Royal Museums Greenwich, and is open to everyone at every level of manuscript reading. 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