Latest news from The National Maritime Museum Cornwall

Here’s our guide on how to embrace the spirit of surf in Cornwall, even when nature calls a timeout on the waves.

One of our employees has been awarded a Certificate of Commendation from the Royal Humane Society, for acting quickly when a colleague showed signs of a heart attack.

The Basket Shark sculpture captured the imagination of thousands of visitors while on display at National Maritime Museum Cornwall.

We opened our boatbuilding workshop to visitors for the 80th anniversary of VE Day.

With the generous support of a ‘Victory 80’ award, our WWII S.N.2 Special Operations Executive (SOE) replica boat build project can uncover the role these boats played.

Explore the remarkable connections between Falmouth’s deep harbour, its influential residents, and the exotic plants that still flourish in Cornwall’s world-renowned gardens today, in this Bartlett Blog.

This Bartlett blog explores the history of sea shanties and celebrates the Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival, the largest free nautical music and song festival in Europe.

Two of our recent major exhibitions have taken on a life of their own and are now delighting visitors at major museums across the UK.

National Maritime Museum Cornwall hosted day three of The National Lobster Hatchery’s Releaseathon, making 25 juvenile lobster releases in 25 locations over 25 consecutive days, to celebrate 25 years of the charity.