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A naval museum built around the inside of ships

A large indoor museum could reconstruct machinery spaces and opened-up turrets so visitors learn ship systems without a preserved hull's access barriers.

Question

What naval museum would you create with a budget of £100 million?

Short answer

Build an accessible indoor museum of reconstructed ship interiors, machinery spaces, and opened-up weapons instead of one complete replica ship.

Notes

A £100 million budget could fund a warehouse containing reconstructed interiors from many ship types instead of one replica warship. Visitors could pass through boiler rooms, engine rooms, and expanded turret mechanisms, while companion exhibits show the complete structure from outside. Purpose-built circulation would also let wheelchair users and groups explore spaces that surviving ships often cannot make accessible.