Exhibitions

Stories that are moving, funny and truly surprising Watch the real life stories behind Falmouth and Cornwall residents tattoos, featuring students from Falmouth university, Falmouth town residents, members of the armed forces. As an important part of the development of the Tattoo: British Tattoo Art Revealed exhibition, we wanted to engage with as many of…

Collaborations and contributors In this short video Derryth Ridge, Co-Curator, speaks about the collaborations and contributors which make Tattoo: British Tattoo Art Revealed such a unique exhibition. A genuinely ground-breaking and comprehensive history of British tattooing, the exhibition features cutting edge designers, leading academics and major private collectors. Like this? Want to know more? There…

A man of many talents Museum volunteer, sculptor, boatbuilder and now our first artist in residence Rob Johnsey on the inspiration for his sculptures I’ve been a volunteer at the Museum for over 10 years There have been many brilliant moments. Sailing Aileen, a St Mawes One Design, as part of the Falmouth Classics, was very…

Conrad chooses his highlights from our exhibition Conrad Humphreys  is a competitive sailor, who’s sailed around the world three times in some of the sailing world’s most famous races. Conrad was the professional skipper onboard the ambitious recreation of Bligh’s legendary small boat journey for the Channel 4 programme ‘Mutiny.’ In this short video Conrad…

How exciting is this? As part of our ground-breaking new exhibition, ‘Tattoo: British Tattoo Art Revealed’ we’ve joined forces with handmade British jewellery designers, Tatty Devine, to create a bespoke new collection of pieces inspired by the first celebrated female tattoo artist, Jessie Knight. Tatty Devine, renowned for their playful work with laser cut acrylic jewellery,…

“Tattooing is a magical, romantic, exciting and often-misunderstood art-form, and this exhibition aims to communicate some of that magic to visitors.” Dr Matt Lodder. Guest curator Dr Matt Lodder introduces the thinking behind Tattoo: British Tattoo Art Revealed, the largest exhibition of its kind in the UK. Matt is currently Director of American Studies at the…

An exclusive video from our opening night 17 March 2017 saw the opening night and press preview of the highly anticipated 2017 exhibitions: Tattoo: British Tattoo Art Revealed and Captain Bligh: Myth, Man and Mutiny at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall in Falmouth. Art Fund Director, Dr Stephen Deuchar, opened the exhibitions, guests were treated…

A living exhibit Our 2017 exhibition Captain Bligh: Myth, Man and Mutiny features a specially built reproduction of the Bounty launch, giving a very real sense of the situation of the 18 men who sailed it over 3600 nautical miles across the Pacific. The launch is currently being built, in house, in the museum’s boat building workshop,…

An extraordinary journey into the Viking world Inviting visitors to take a journey into the Viking world and explore the truth behind the popular myth of the bloodthirsty raiders, this two year exhibition ran from 20 March 205 –  2 January 2017. Read on to find out about the highlights…. Full scale replica Viking cargo…