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Festive fun for the whole family – from merry Make and Takes to glistening light trails, Christmas at the Museum takes on the theme of Lanterns and Lights with a nautical twist.

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.…

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…

Sunday 4 October

Celebrate Grandparents day at the Museum and create a special piece of art for your grandparents to treasure.

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…

Among the 62 passengers and crew from Cornwall who were travelling on the White Star liner RMS TITANIC on that fateful night of 14th April 1912 in the North Atlantic were the West family.

The Robin Knox-Johnston exhibition has now ended. One of the greatest sea adventures of all time. Sir Robin Knox-Johnston was considered the underdog by many in the 1968-69 Sunday Times…

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Opens October

To the Sea again is the latest exhibition by well-known Cornish artist and writer Robert Jones. Inspired by his childhood growing up on the wild and rugged North Coast of Cornwall and his time spent as a fishing skipper, Jones captures the dramatic nature of the sea in his paintings.