Latest news from The National Maritime Museum Cornwall

Thank you to all those who attended the Cornish Maritime History Day. Please keep an eye on the National Maritime Museum Cornwall’s website for future conference dates. Cornish Maritime History Day, on Saturday 5 October, is a celebration of Cornwall’s fascinating maritime history. Throughout the day hear from a host of specialist researchers about the…

The glistening waters of Falmouth are beckoning and so now is the perfect time to book a Heritage Boat Tour. This year we are delighted to offer a boating experience like no other, so here’s our top reasons why you should make a beeline for a boat tour. Set sail in style aboard a true…

The new RNLI Rescue Zone has landed at NMMC! Dress up as a life guard and climb aboard a real RNLI quad bike, inshore rescue boat or a rescue water craft. Don an RNLI helmet and take the helm of a rescue boat, imagine punching through the surf to reach a casualty. The interactive exhibition…

After years of careful restoration National Maritime Museum Cornwall put Sea Queen back on the water where she belongs. See her incredible transformation in images below. Find out more about Sea Queen’s restoration.

Come and join us at National Maritime Museum Cornwall this summer, with a host of activities we have something to keep the whole family entertained. Here’s our top 10 reasons to make a beeline for NMMC this summer. 1. Become a budding buccaneer with Pirate School Monday to Friday 15 July-30 August School maybe out…

After three years of meticulous and extensive restoration Sea Queen, a Mevagissey working boat owned by National Maritime Museum Cornwall, is back in the water. In 2004 National Maritime Museum Cornwall acquired Sea Queen, a Mevagissey Tosher built in 1924 by famous Cornish boat builder Percy Mitchell. When Percy built Sea Queen he was just…

National Maritime Museum Cornwall’s Heritage Boat Tours start in two weeks’ time (running Monday 15 July – Sunday 29 September) and we can’t wait to take our visitors out onto the water in Jonik. With just eight passengers, a skipper and a tour guide our boat trips are really rather special, and the perfect way…

Festive fun for the whole family – from merry Make and Takes to glistening light trails, Christmas at the Museum takes on the theme of Lanterns and Lights with a nautical twist.

Every year Falmouth Classics, one of the largest boating events in the UK, is hosted in the town, attracting hundreds of iconic yachts for a weekend of racing and rallying. The Museum has a selection of boats that can go in the water, including Curlew, a Falmouth Quay Punt built in 1905, and for the…