Dr Charlotte MacKenzie tells Mary Broad’s remarkable story, from Cornish convict in Australia to escapee. The Cornish woman Mary Broad / Bryant has been the subject of biographies, drama, fiction, and film. Renowned for joining an extraordinary 69 day voyage in an open boat, from Port Jackson in New South Wales to Dutch Timor. In…
An intimate exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Sunbeam one-design keelboat boat racing in Falmouth.
Monday 22 July – Sunday 1 September Be transported to Treasure Island this summer where all is not quite as it seems. Join our heroes as they race to solve the clues, find the treasure and defeat the baddies. Will they outsmart the hungry gorilla intent on eating them, evade the clutches of the ghostly…
Friday 15 March – Sunday 3 November The RNLI is the focus of this exhibition by internationally renowned contemporary artist Kurt Jackson. RNLI Cornwall documents the important role of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution in Cornwall and celebrates their vital work within the coastal community. Jackson’s RNLI Cornwall paintings vary in scale from postcard sized…
Let imaginations run wild in the Skull Island Play Zone. Do you dare step foot on Skull Island? Become a pirate for the day and hoist the Jolly Roger to stake your claim. Climb the island fort and captain the crew from the quarterdeck whilst keeping watch for mischievous intruders. And if anyone infiltrates the…
Dashing, daring and adventurous or bloodthirsty, immoral and greedy – were pirates of the 18th century heroes of the age or no more than callous cut-throats? For generations, pirates have been portrayed in film, fiction and fashion as symbols of freedom and adventure. But how and why has this image been created? To find out,…
An intimate exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Sunbeam one-design keelboat boat racing in Falmouth.
Monday 22 July – Sunday 1 September Be transported to Treasure Island this summer where all is not quite as it seems. Join our heroes as they race to solve the clues, find the treasure and defeat the baddies. Will they outsmart the hungry gorilla intent on eating them, evade the clutches of the ghostly…
Friday 15 March – Sunday 3 November The RNLI is the focus of this exhibition by internationally renowned contemporary artist Kurt Jackson. RNLI Cornwall documents the important role of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution in Cornwall and celebrates their vital work within the coastal community. Jackson’s RNLI Cornwall paintings vary in scale from postcard sized…
Let imaginations run wild in the Skull Island Play Zone. Do you dare step foot on Skull Island? Become a pirate for the day and hoist the Jolly Roger to stake your claim. Climb the island fort and captain the crew from the quarterdeck whilst keeping watch for mischievous intruders. And if anyone infiltrates the…
Dashing, daring and adventurous or bloodthirsty, immoral and greedy – were pirates of the 18th century heroes of the age or no more than callous cut-throats? For generations, pirates have been portrayed in film, fiction and fashion as symbols of freedom and adventure. But how and why has this image been created? To find out,…
An intimate exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Sunbeam one-design keelboat boat racing in Falmouth.
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