Latest news from The National Maritime Museum Cornwall

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.

‘The Salt Path’ film adaptation is coming to cinemas this May, following a journey along the South West Coast Path. We’re highlighting the history of the path and celebrating the story in our shop.

To mark the launch of our major new exhibition, SURF!, we recently unveiled a refreshed gift shop experience, offering visitors the chance to take home a piece of Cornwall’s iconic surf heritage.

SURF! our latest major exhibition celebrates a century of surfing in Cornwall, and has been celebrated in recent press coverage and media mentions.

The National Maritime Museum Cornwall is displaying a powerful exhibit to support the Wreck Free Fal and Helford initiative.

This Bartlett blog explores the remarkable history of the Falmouth Packet Service and some of the diverse passengers who used these vessels.

This Bartlett blog post explores the story the de Gaulle family’s escape from France in the summer of 1940, finding refuge across the Channel.