News: Boat building + curation

On 24 September 2025 we will be opening our boatbuilding workshop for visitors to take a closer look at our WW2 S.N.2 Surfboat replica build project.

Falmouth Week 2025 offers the perfect opportunity to experience everything our vibrant town and museum have to offer.

A piece of wartime history made waves at this year’s Port Navas Regatta, as our ambitious Helford SOE Boat replica project captured attention.

On 15 August 2025 we will be honouring 80th anniversary of VJ Day by opening our boatbuilding workshop for visitors to find out more about our WW2 S.N.2 Surfboat replica build project.

We opened our boatbuilding workshop to visitors for the 80th anniversary of VE Day.

With the generous support of a ‘Victory 80’ award, our WWII S.N.2 Special Operations Executive (SOE) replica boat build project can uncover the role these boats played.

Emma is a 22ft x 6ft teak-built steam launch. Although the original builder is unknown it’s believed it was built around 1912. Below is a gallery documenting the progress of Emma’s restoration.

After years of careful restoration National Maritime Museum Cornwall put Sea Queen back on the water where she belongs. See her incredible transformation in images below. Find out more about…

After three years of meticulous and extensive restoration Sea Queen, a Mevagissey working boat owned by National Maritime Museum Cornwall, is back in the water.