UK Maritime Heritage Forum 2024

The UK Maritime Heritage Forum 2024 has now finished. Thank you to all delegates for joining us here in Cornwall.

We are pleased to announce the UK Maritime Heritage Forum will be hosted by National Maritime Museum Cornwall between Wednesday 2 – Friday 4 October 2024, sponsored by Beckett Rankine Marine Consulting Engineers.

This year’s Annual Forum will revolve around the role of museums in Britain’s Coastal Experience: from small boats to the politics of contemporary collecting. We are hosting informative speaker sessions, where museum professionals and academics working within the maritime heritage sector will be addressing the themes of coastal communities and coastal resilience, as well as new narratives around interpreting the sea and the challenges of maritime heritage conservation.

Topics include

• Contemporary collecting coastal resilience.
• The politics of collecting maritime stories such as coastal economies, climate crisis, etc.
• Challenges of heritage conservation.
• Small Boats, Big Stories: social relevance of small boats collections.
• Interpreting the sea; new narratives and ways of presenting our maritime heritage.

Take a look at the full Forum programme.

Forum Fee & Booking

Booking has now closed.

£150 per delegate.

Tickets include all Forum activities across Wednesday 2 – Friday 4 October.  Space is limited to 100 delegates only. Booking for the Forum closes on Friday 20 September at 5pm.

Who is the Forum for?

The Forum is for anyone involved with maritime heritage, whether professional or volunteer-run museums, archives, historic or working ships.

What’s included?

• Evening drinks and Cornish pasty reception on a boat trip around Falmouth harbour on Wednesday 2 October in an Enterprise ferry – sponsored by Fal River Cornwall.
• Tea and coffee breaks on 3-4 October.
• Buffet lunches on 3-4 October.
• A seat at the Forum Gala Dinner on 3 October in the Museum’s Boat Hall.
• Heritage coaches for study trips to Pendennis Shipyard and Ponsharden Boat Store and Workshop on 3 October.
• Opportunity to network with everyone who is attending (suppliers, project delegates and other speakers).
• Access to all the speaker sessions.
• Poster pop-up sessions.
• The latest edition of Fathom, National Maritime Museum Cornwall’s annual journal.
• Tote bag.
• Free admission to National Maritime Museum Cornwall.

What we need to know

Once you have booked, we will make contact with you to find out the following:

• Your dietary requirements.
• If you need access to a hearing audio induction loop.

Please contact enquiries@nmmc.co.uk if you have any queries.

Information for delegates

Programme

The full UK Maritime Heritage Forum programme can be found here.

Accommodation

Delegates are responsible for booking their own accommodation. We have secured Forum discounts at the following hotels:

• Greenbank Hotel – The Greenbank Hotel can offer guests who book two nights a 15% discount off their standard Bed and Breakfast rates at the time of booking.
• Falmouth Hotel

Taxis

Contacts for local taxi companies can be found here.

Luggage

Luggage can be stored, at the owner’s risk, on arrival and on the last day until 5pm at the Museum.

Enquiries

If you have any queries about the Forum please contact us on enquiries@nmmc.co.uk or call 01326 313388.