Rum has long been associated with the Navy and was, for many years, given as a daily ration to sailors.
Life in the Navy was hard and our displays show how life was led aboard ship through the ages including information on sailors' diet, disease and the activities of the 'press gangers' who forcibly enlisted men to the Navy. You can also test your naval knowledge by guessing where each part of the ship is in our interactive game.
Another notable area of the exhibition shows Admiral Lord Nelson being pickled in a barrel of rum after his death to preserve the body on its long journey home from the battle of Trafalgar.
But how were these huge barrels made? Next we visit the Cooperage to find out.
