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Hear insights into the exhibition Guest curator Dr Eric Kentley on our major exhibition Titanic Stories which examines the stories of the Titanic’s momentous sinking on 15 April 1912, re-appraising many of the myths, controversies and assumptions that still linger around one of the most well-known historic events of the 20th century.  

Seth Hall introduces Titanic Stories: Contemporary Voices As part of its Titanic Stories exhibition, The National Maritime Museum Cornwall has launched a concurrent exhibition exploring the subject of migration past and present. Titanic Stories: Contemporary Voices shows how the Titanic carried the hopes and dreams of hundreds of migrants seeking a better life and linking…

Watch Dan introduce his installation In addition to the many historic objects in the major exhibition Titanic Stories, the National Maritime Museum Cornwall commissioned a visually-stunning representation of the iceberg suspended over the lifeboat by Cornwall based Dan Arnold. The sculpture is formed from 2208 monkey’s fist knots, each hand made by members of the…

An exhibition in the 1st floor gallery As part of its Titanic Stories exhibition, The National Maritime Museum Cornwall has launched a concurrent exhibition exploring the subject of migration past and present. Titanic Stories: Contemporary Voices shows how the Titanic carried the hopes and dreams of hundreds of migrants seeking a better life and linking it…

The ground-breaking exhibition Tattoo: British Tattoo Art Revealed was only possible due to the passion and knowledge of individual collectors, and the objects they saved. Without them, all this material – and the social history it represents – would have been lost. The exhibition features items from three of the most important private collections of…

Congratulations and Thank you It was celebration time at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall recently, as a number of volunteers marked over five or ten years of voluntary service. At a special lunch to mark the occasion, the volunteers were awarded certificates and commemorative pins by the Museum Director Richard Doughty and Chair of Trustees…

What does Conrad think of our replica Bounty launch built in-house at the museum? Conrad Humphrey’s is a competitive sailor and professional skipper onboard the ambitious recreation of Bligh’s legendary journey for Channel 4 programme ‘Mutiny.’ Here he talks about one of his highlights in our Captain Bligh exhibition.

A modern master chooses his exhibition highlights Tattoo: British Tattoo Art Revealed features over 400 artefacts and artworks including memorabilia donated by legend Alex Binnie from his iconic shop ‘Into You’ (now sadly closed) described by Alex as the first real custom tattoo shop in London. ‘It’s a recent history if you will,’ says Alex…

Lal on why this exhibition is so important One of the masters, tattoo artist Lal Hardy on British Tattoo Art Revealed, the exhibition at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall in Falmouth, one of the largest of its kind. Lal Hardy was born in 1958 and, has spent most of his time since living and working…