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Viktor Wynd is an artist who uses museum objects in the way that other artists use paint. He’s the founder and proprietor of London’s famous Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & UnNatural History.

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.

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…

A special thank you! It was celebration time at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall in Falmouth recently when a number of volunteers marked over five, ten or fifteen years of…

A historical ‘Bligh Boat Race’ took place during the Tilley Endurables Falmouth Classics this June… This June 2018 the 31st Tilley Endurables Falmouth Classics event, held an utterly unique ‘Bligh…

Meet the creator of this stunning installation Falmouth based artist Dan Arnold @thiscountryside is the creator of Heaving Lines, a stunning, sensitive and inspiring representation of the iceberg suspended over the lifeboat…

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…

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…

Claes-Göran Wetterholm gives insights into our exhibition Meet collector and guest curator Claes-Göran Wetterholm as he introduces major new exhibition Titanic Stories. The exhibition examines the stories of the Titanic’s…