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Children (Under 18s) £9.00
Children (Under 5s) Free
Open Daily 10am - 5pm
National Maritime Museum Cornwall Trust Discovery Quay Falmouth Cornwall TR11 3QY
Tel: +44(0)1326 313388
Email: enquiries@nmmc.co.uk
In the 20 years since we opened, the Museum’s achievements have gone beyond what anyone could have imagined in 2003. To summarize our cultural ambitions, our local and national impacts, as well as our passion for Cornwall’s maritime heritage in just ’20 things’ has been a real challenge for the team. Nonetheless, here is our list.
This month’s Bartlett Blog tells the story of the Hanover wreck, the attempted salvage of the ‘treasure’, the legal case which followed and a story commemorated by the renaming of the cove where the ship foundered as Hanover Cove.
Thursday 12 October, 7.30pm.
With Dr Jo Esra.
North African pirates and West Country captives in the 17th century.
In this timeline we take a look at the last 20 years of the Museum’s history, including the highs and lows.
Running until January 2023
Deep in the dark murky depths of the ocean bioluminescence dances and shadowy figures loom. Something’s there, but what?
A new installation of contemporary tattoo art created by 14 Black and POC tattoo artists all working in the UK today.
This post contains sculptural representations of male and female nudity, including body parts.
National Maritime Museum Cornwall has been awarded £237,000 by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Wolfson Foundation to revitalise our Main Hall.
On 23 September 1961 the BP Tanker British Aviator was in a collision in the English Channel with Crystal Jewel a British Bulker owned by the Athel Line. Both ships were badly damaged in what was the first, and is now said to be a classic example of a ‘radar assisted’ collision at sea.
The countdown to Christmas has begun and our Gift Shop is packed with lovely presents for everyone. Pay us a visit and have Christmas wrapped-up in no time.
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