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We’re asking for community support to purchase a special case to house a group of medals, including a Victoria Cross, awarded to Cornwall’s Captain Beattie for valour during the Second World War St Nazaire Raid.

Rescued from the former Dingles department store in Plymouth before its conversion by Babcock International, a striking 1951 harbour mural by Frederick T W Cook has found a new home.

This autumn, we invite you to discover Cornwall’s wartime heritage through a new series of evening lectures, Cornwall at War.

Falmouth’s role in Operation Chariot, the daring 1942 St Nazaire mission, known as the Second World War’s ‘Greatest Raid of All’.

Here’s our guide to making the most of Falmouth Week 2026, from what’s happening in Events Square to the Museum’s own summer programme.

Merlin III, a late 1960’s offshore power boat, is is being restored in the Museum’s boatbuilding workshop.

Lieutenant-General Watkin Tench was an officer in His Majesty’s Marine Forces, and was the author of two accounts of the first colonial and penal settlement in Australia before retiring from the Marines to become a well-known member of Penzance society.

Looking for family days out in Cornwall this summer? Our Maritime Adventures programme runs daily from 24 July – 2 September, with free activities, mermaid encounters, and storytelling.

For Volunteers’ Week 2026 we will be celebrating our team of 160 volunteers and inviting others to discover the joys of museum volunteering.