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Challenging ideas about how far back tattooing goes in our culture Co-curator and Head of Public Programming at The National Maritime Museum Cornwall, Stuart Slade, chooses one of his favourite objects in British Tattoo Art Revealed, the largest exhibition of it’s kind in the UK. A genuinely ground-breaking and comprehensive history of British tattooing, featuring…

A man of many talents Museum volunteer, sculptor, boatbuilder and now our first artist in residence Rob Johnsey on the inspiration for his sculptures I’ve been a volunteer at the Museum for over 10 years There have been many brilliant moments. Sailing Aileen, a St Mawes One Design, as part of the Falmouth Classics, was very…

Putting their skills to the test A pair of enthusiastic student boat builders put their skills to the test in helping to recreate the infamous Captain Bligh’s Bounty launch. The students from Falmouth Marine School, Drew Passmore, 17 from Penryn and Sebastian Strangreciak, 23 from Poland, asked the museum if they could do some voluntary…

Conrad chooses his highlights from our exhibition Conrad Humphreys  is a competitive sailor, who’s sailed around the world three times in some of the sailing world’s most famous races. Conrad was the professional skipper onboard the ambitious recreation of Bligh’s legendary small boat journey for the Channel 4 programme ‘Mutiny.’ In this short video Conrad…

“Tattooing is a magical, romantic, exciting and often-misunderstood art-form, and this exhibition aims to communicate some of that magic to visitors.” Dr Matt Lodder. Guest curator Dr Matt Lodder introduces the thinking behind Tattoo: British Tattoo Art Revealed, the largest exhibition of its kind in the UK. Matt is currently Director of American Studies at the…

An exclusive video from our opening night 17 March 2017 saw the opening night and press preview of the highly anticipated 2017 exhibitions: Tattoo: British Tattoo Art Revealed and Captain Bligh: Myth, Man and Mutiny at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall in Falmouth. Art Fund Director, Dr Stephen Deuchar, opened the exhibitions, guests were treated…

Our first ever artist in residence A new sculpture exhibition On Friday, 11 November 2016, the National Maritime Museum Cornwall, on Discovery Quay Falmouth, will open a new sculpture exhibition by its first ever ‘artist in residence’. A man of many talents Rob Johnsey, a boatbuilder, sailor and sculptor, is not only the museum’s first…

Congratulations George At the Annual General Meeting 2016 of the Cornwall Heritage Trust, Colonel Edward Bolitho, President, presented the Sir Richard Trant Memorial Award for Heritage Champion 2016 to Captain George Hogg. Following 37 years in the Royal Navy Captain Hogg became the Honorary Curator of the Cornwall Maritime Museum Falmouth from 1993 until the…

Thank you and congratulations 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, eight volunteers were awarded certificates and commemorative pins by the Museum Director Richard Doughty and Chair of Trustees…