# Peglar papers reading workshop

Peglar papers reading workshop at National Maritime Museum, Thursday 12 November 2026, 18:00.

- Price: Free
- Venue: National Maritime Museum, Romney Road, SE10 9NF London
- With: Ema Sala
- Get tickets: https://tickets.rmg.co.uk/webstore/shop/viewItems.aspx?cg=RMG&c=CWRMG#17983
- Go to page: https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/national-maritime-museum/peglar-papers-reading-workshop

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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. Sessions run in the Plymouth Room of the National Maritime Museum in a hybrid format, with in-person attendance encouraged.

## Dates

- Thursday 12 November 18:00 — National Maritime Museum
- Thursday 14 January 18:00 — The Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre
- Thursday 18 February 18:00 — The Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre
- Thursday 18 March 18:00 — The Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre
- Thursday 15 April 18:00 — The Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre

Written by a model, sources: [rmg.co.uk](https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/national-maritime-museum/peglar-papers-reading-workshop)

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