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Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal, undertook an official visit to National Maritime Museum Cornwall today to celebrate the most ambitious exhibition in the Museum’s history, Monsters of the Deep: Science Fact and Fiction.

Emma is a 22ft x 6ft teak-built steam launch. Although the original builder is unknown it’s believed it was built around 1912. Below is a gallery documenting the progress of Emma’s restoration.

Take a virtual tour of Monsters of the Deep from the air, soar through the exhibition, come face-to-face with a killer whale skeleton, glide around the space and meet some real monsters of the deep.

From a terrifying Feegee mermaid to the spindly legs of a giant sea spider there are plenty of sights to see. Explore our top reasons to dive into the mysterious world of the deep sea.

In line with government guidelines we have implemented a number of essential measures to keep everyone in our building safe. Please read about the changes before you visit.

The advice from the Government COBRA Meeting on Monday 16 March urges everyone to avoid unnecessary social contact. Obviously this advice has a huge impact on National Maritime Museum Cornwall and our priority has to be to protect our visitors, volunteers and staff. In light of this we have reluctantly taken the decision to temporarily close the Museum to visitors until we are advised otherwise.

Take a look at the exciting things to do at National Maritime Museum Cornwall this spring and summer.

Christmas Holidays.

Merry Make and Takes to glistening light trails, Christmas at the Museum takes on the theme of Lanterns and Lights with a nautical twist.

Isabel Stevens is a writer, editor and curator based in London, and is the production editor for Sight and Sound, a monthly international film magazine published by the BFI.