Latest news from The National Maritime Museum Cornwall

From Thursday 31 December National Maritime Museum Cornwall will be temporarily closed and Monsters of the Deep will go back into hibernation. We will reopen as soon as we are able to.

With the Take and Make pack you’ve collected from the Museum create magical wishing stars.

With the Take and Make pack you have collected from the Museum create magical star lanterns.

The countdown to Christmas has begun and our shop is brimming with lovely gifts for everyone. Pay us a visit and have Christmas all wrapped-up in no time.

For the final Make & Take at Home in the current series we are making Stick Puppets. Discover the other crafty projects to create some underwater friends and a stage for your puppet performers.

We are delighted to be able to reopen on Thursday 3 December.

Now that you have made Pirate and Octopus Finger Puppets you will need a stage for your star puppet performers.

Let’s make a finger puppet octopus and dive deep under the sea where the octopus lives and where adventures await.

Arrrrr me hearties! Hello all you land lubbers, let’s make a pirate finger puppet and take to the high seas.