Latest news from The National Maritime Museum Cornwall

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?

A new installation of contemporary tattoo art created by 14 Black and POC tattoo artists all working in the UK today.

This post contains sculptural representations of male and female nudity, including body parts.

National Maritime Museum Cornwall has been awarded £237,000 by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Wolfson Foundation to revitalise our Main Hall.

Join in with the eerie shadow pirate puppet stories and songs in the Main Hall, create your own shadow puppets in Make & Take and join the Museum trail and find all the hidden pirate ghosts.

On 23 September 1961 the BP Tanker British Aviator was in a collision in the English Channel with Crystal Jewel a British Bulker owned by the Athel Line. Both ships were badly damaged in what was the first, and is now said to be a classic example of a ‘radar assisted’ collision at sea.

The countdown to Christmas has begun and our Gift Shop is packed with lovely presents for everyone. Pay us a visit and have Christmas wrapped-up in no time.

Across this Autumn we’re welcoming three new speakers to our Lectures Series for 2022, covering subjects as diverse as Cornish maps, D-Day and deep-sea discoveries.