Latest news from The National Maritime Museum Cornwall

Explore The Rock Pool Project’s mobile rock pool and discover the curious creatures found on our Cornish coast, create paper plate rock pools in Make & Take and join the Museum trail to help us find all the lost rock pool creatures.

Jam-packed with pirate fun, this summer will be the best yet! Join in our interactive pirate theatre show where you decide the story, get crafting in our Make & Take sessions and join the Museum trail too.

Thursday 14 September, 7.30pm.

With Dr Elaine Murphy.

Female Pirates and the Experiences of Women at Sea.

Did you know that over the last 20 years we’ve sold enough tea and coffee to fill three large swimming pools. Take a look at more fascinating facts you may not know about us.

In the 20 years since we opened, the Museum’s achievements have gone beyond what anyone could have imagined in 2003. To summarize our cultural ambitions, our local and national impacts, as well as our passion for Cornwall’s maritime heritage in just ’20 things’ has been a real challenge for the team. Nonetheless, here is our list.

This month’s Bartlett Blog tells the story of the Hanover wreck, the attempted salvage of the ‘treasure’, the legal case which followed and a story commemorated by the renaming of the cove where the ship foundered as Hanover Cove.

Thursday 12 October, 7.30pm.

With Dr Jo Esra.

North African pirates and West Country captives in the 17th century.

In this timeline we take a look at the last 20 years of the Museum’s history, including the highs and lows.

Running until January 2023

Deep in the dark murky depths of the ocean bioluminescence dances and shadowy figures loom. Something’s there, but what?