A new exhibition at one of North Ayrshire's top visitor attractions is set to reveal the social life of a shipyard worker.

The Summer Exhibition at the Scottish Maritime Museum, opening on Saturday, June 8, dives below the shipbuilding industry's grit and grind, focusing on the social life that helped maintain morale in the shipyards of Glasgow, Clydebank, and Dumbarton from the 1930s to the early 1970s.

The exhibition, titled 'Shipyard Social', is to be showcased in the Linthouse on Irvine Harbourside.

The event draws from life at two shipyards, Alexander Stephen & Sons of Govan and the world-renowned William Denny & Sons.

Today, Alexander Stephen & Sons' Linthouse Engine Shed houses the museum in Irvine, whereas the former Denny shipyard hosts the museum's collection in Dumbarton.

The exhibition, featuring items from the museum's collection of shipbuilding artefacts, includes the 'Denny Arkivz'; a large scrapbook created by the drawing office staff at the Denny shipyard showcasing social events enjoyed by staff members from 1889 to around 1950.

Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald: The social lives of shipyard workers in Glasgow, Clydebank, and Dumbarton will be showcased

Other highlights include 'night out' dresses from the 1950s, loaned by the Dalgarven Mill Museum of Country Life & Costume, as well as rare tickets, exquisite brochures, and pictures marking the centenary of the launch of one of the world's most famous ocean liners, RMS Queen Mary, at John Brown & Company.

Eva Bukowska, exhibitions and events officer at the Scottish Maritime Museum, said: "Much has been said about the tough, dangerous and sometimes uncertain working life in Scotland’s shipyards.

"With our new Summer Exhibition, we go further and explore both the light and the shade of the shipyard.

"We uncover how, with the boom-bust cycle of the shipyards, community became an important safety net for those facing unemployment or underemployment.

"Shipyard workers bound together into closely-knit communities and their social lives and those of their families were often intertwined."

Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald: The 'Denny Arkivz', a large scrapbook created by the Drawing Office staff at the Denny shipyard

She added: "Visitors will enjoy seeing artefacts from our heritage collection, some of which are not usually on display, as well as guest pieces from Dalgarven Mill.

"We look forward to welcoming visitors of all ages to this fascinating exhibition."

The 'Shipyard Social' will run from Saturday to Sunday, October 13.