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The new RNLI Rescue Zone has landed at NMMC! Dress up as a life guard and see what it’s like to climb aboard a real RNLI quad bike, inshore rescue boat or a rescue water craft. Don an RNLI helmet and take the helm of a rescue boat, imagine what it’s like to punch through…

Come and join us at National Maritime Museum Cornwall this summer, with a host of activities we have something to keep the whole family entertained. Here’s our top 10 reasons to make a beeline for NMMC this summer. 1. Become a budding buccaneer with Pirate School Monday to Friday 15 July-30 August School maybe out…

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. In 2004 National Maritime Museum Cornwall acquired Sea Queen, a Mevagissey Tosher built in 1924 by famous Cornish boat builder Percy Mitchell. When Percy built Sea Queen he was just…

National Maritime Museum Cornwall’s Heritage Boat Tours start in two weeks’ time (running Monday 15 July – Sunday 15 September) and we can’t wait to take our visitors out onto the water in Jonik. With just eight passengers, a skipper and a tour guide our boat trips are really rather special, and the perfect way…

Thank you to everyone who came to the Underwater Scuba Display. Check back to see when we’re planning the next one! Join us on Friday 12 July at 2.30pm for an underwater scuba display. Learn common underwater hand signals and chat with the divers through the deep sea windows, keep an eye out for sea…

Every year Falmouth Classics, one of the largest boating events in the UK, is hosted in the town, attracting hundreds of iconic yachts for a weekend of racing and rallying. The Museum has a selection of boats that can go in the water, including Curlew, a Falmouth Quay Punt built in 1905, and for the…

All boats are designed and made with a specific purpose in mind, whether it is for leisurely trips along the river or for speed and agility to win races. Father’s Day, the boxy bright red boat in our Main Hall, is no exception. She was designed to be small – as small as possible. Her…

This summer National Maritime Museum Cornwall is taking to the high seas and offering visitors the chance to hop on board one of the museum’s heritage boats, Jonik, for a guided trip around the Carrick Roads. It’s a truly special experience with just eight other passengers plus two crew and takes in key Falmouth landmarks…

National Maritime Museum Cornwall has launched a brand new British Sign Language (BSL) guided tour. The new BSL tour aims to help Deaf BSL users gain a better understanding of the unique story of the Museum and get more from their visit. With over 50,000 Deaf people using BSL as their first language in the…