News: Exhibitions

Running until Sunday 5 January.

Dashing, daring and adventurous or bloodthirsty, immoral and greedy – were pirates of the 18th century heroes of the age or no more than callous cutthroats?

Friday 28 June 2024 – Sunday 4 May 2025

An intimate exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Sunbeam one-design keelboat boat racing in Falmouth.

Friday 15 March – Sunday 3 November

The RNLI is the focus of this exhibition by internationally renowned contemporary artist Kurt Jackson, celebrating the important role of the RNLI in Cornwall.

2023 is a big year for National Maritime Museum Cornwall. It’s our 20th birthday and so we’re creating a brand new exhibition that takes a look at the highs and lows of our 20 year history.

Our new presentation of the Boat Hall highlights the role that small boats play in shaping the world we live in.

This festive postcard is part of the Museum’s archive collection and was sent across the sea from the Isles of Scilly in 1908.

In 1994, Cornish diver Colin Martin found the Hanover wreck after seven years of searching. Learn more about the tragedy and what objects were recovered.

Saturday 23 November 2024 – Sunday 4 January 2026.

An evocative, multi-media exhibition on the resilience of Cornwall’s coastal communities past, present and future.

A new installation of contemporary tattoo art created by 14 Black and POC tattoo artists all working in the UK today.

This post contains sculptural representations of male and female nudity, including body parts.