Mrs Livingstone, I presume? Museum to feature role of explorer’s wife

Revamped gallery to reveal the importance - and presence - of Mary Moffat in missionary's life and travels

Dr Livingstone, the Scottish explorer and Christian missionary in Africa, was a hero for Victorian schoolboys, his reputation enhanced by exuberant biographies. But next month the reopening of a museum on the banks of the River Clyde, following a 9.1m investment, is to set his famous story in a broader context.

The cliche runs that behind every great man stands a great woman. In Livingstone's case, the reputation of his fearless wife, Mary Moffat, actually went before him, smoothing his path through remote regions.