Latest news from The National Maritime Museum Cornwall

How exciting is this? As part of our ground-breaking new exhibition, ‘Tattoo: British Tattoo Art Revealed’ we’ve joined forces with handmade British jewellery designers, Tatty Devine, to create a bespoke new collection of pieces inspired by the first celebrated female tattoo artist, Jessie Knight. Tatty Devine, renowned for their playful work with laser cut acrylic jewellery,…

“Tattooing is a magical, romantic, exciting and often-misunderstood art-form, and this exhibition aims to communicate some of that magic to visitors.” Dr Matt Lodder. Guest curator Dr Matt Lodder introduces the thinking behind Tattoo: British Tattoo Art Revealed, the largest exhibition of its kind in the UK. Matt is currently Director of American Studies at the…

A brand new publishing initiative SPECIAL PRICE: £5 PLUS P + P – email enquires@nmmc.co.uk to buy a copy 2017 saw us launch the first issue of brand new publishing initiative, FATHOM, an annual journal of writing, art and photography. Inspired by and expanding on the museum’s permanent collections, temporary exhibitions and wider cultural connections,…

An exclusive video from our opening night 17 March 2017 saw the opening night and press preview of the highly anticipated 2017 exhibitions: Tattoo: British Tattoo Art Revealed and Captain Bligh: Myth, Man and Mutiny at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall in Falmouth. Art Fund Director, Dr Stephen Deuchar, opened the exhibitions, guests were treated…

A living exhibit Our 2017 exhibition Captain Bligh: Myth, Man and Mutiny features a specially built reproduction of the Bounty launch, giving a very real sense of the situation of the 18 men who sailed it over 3600 nautical miles across the Pacific. The launch is currently being built, in house, in the museum’s boat building workshop,…

An extraordinary journey into the Viking world Inviting visitors to take a journey into the Viking world and explore the truth behind the popular myth of the bloodthirsty raiders, this two year exhibition ran from 20 March 205 –  2 January 2017. Read on to find out about the highlights…. Full scale replica Viking cargo…

Our first ever artist in residence A new sculpture exhibition On Friday, 11 November 2016, the National Maritime Museum Cornwall, on Discovery Quay Falmouth, will open a new sculpture exhibition by its first ever ‘artist in residence’. A man of many talents Rob Johnsey, a boatbuilder, sailor and sculptor, is not only the museum’s first…

Congratulations George At the Annual General Meeting 2016 of the Cornwall Heritage Trust, Colonel Edward Bolitho, President, presented the Sir Richard Trant Memorial Award for Heritage Champion 2016 to Captain George Hogg. Following 37 years in the Royal Navy Captain Hogg became the Honorary Curator of the Cornwall Maritime Museum Falmouth from 1993 until the…

Thank you and congratulations It was celebration time at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall recently, as a number of volunteers marked over five or ten years of voluntary service. At a special lunch to mark the occasion, eight volunteers were awarded certificates and commemorative pins by the Museum Director Richard Doughty and Chair of Trustees…