News: Exhibitions

Watch Dan introduce his installation In addition to the many historic objects in the major exhibition Titanic Stories, the National Maritime Museum Cornwall commissioned a visually-stunning representation of the iceberg…

Introductions from our guest curators A video introducing our major exhibition Titanic Stories examining the Titanic’s momentous sinking on 15 April 1912, re-appraising many of the myths, controversies and assumptions…

As part of the Titanic Stories exhibition, we’ve launched a concurrent exhibition exploring the subject of migration past and present.

A genuinely ground-breaking and comprehensive history of British tattooing, featuring cutting edge designers, leading academics and major private collectors. This is the largest gathering of real objects and original tattoo artwork ever assembled in the UK featuring over 400 original artworks, photographs and historic artefacts.

Step into the sights and sounds of one the greatest survival feats in British maritime history. This exhibition tells the story of Captain Bligh, challenging the Hollywood depiction of the famous mutiny on HMS Bounty.

A sneaky peak at this unique installation Tattoos are a living and uniquely three dimensional form of art. The museum responded to this by commissioning an innovative installation which literally brings…