Latest news from The National Maritime Museum Cornwall

Monday 17 November.

As part of Kids in Museums Takeover Day, we’re inviting our family visitors with under 5s to join the fun.

More than half a century after the dramatic rescue of The Robertson Family, the ordeal is being told in Adrift, an immersive podcast series.

National Maritime Museum Cornwall has been awarded Silver in the Large Visitor Attraction of the Year category at the Cornwall Tourism Awards 2025/26

From twinkling harbour lights and coastal carols, to seasonal swims and Santa arriving by lifeboat – there’s something special about celebrating Christmas by the sea.

We are delighted to announce the acquisition of a portrait of Falmouth medical pioneer Dr Joseph Fox (1729-1785).

This Autumn you’ll find two powerful installations in the Tidal Zone that highlight the issue of marine plastic pollution.

Visit the Museum during one of our boatbuilding workshop open days to take a closer look at our WW2 S.N.2 Surfboat replica build project.

Locals and visitors to Cornwall have sent in fantastic photographs of their Surfing Memories for our community exhibition.

On Wednesday 10 December 2025 we will be opening our boatbuilding workshop for visitors to take a closer look at our WW2 S.N.2 Surfboat replica build project.