Latest news from The National Maritime Museum Cornwall

Arrr me hearties, welcome to Treasure Island! If ye be brave enough, follow the map… through the smugglers cave… along the island beach… to Treasure Island fort. Watch out for pirates on the way!

Weekly storytelling and sing-a-long Every Monday during term time at 11 o’clock! Drop in for a lively half hour of stories, songs and rhymes. Minnows Tales is free with your museum entry ticket. Term time only.

Mobiloo is a mobile accessible toilet with adult-sized changing bench, hoist and a friendly attendant. They are on site at NMMC: Wednesday 21 August, 10am – 5pm Mobiloo has: an electric hoist adult-sized changing bench toilet wash basin a smiling, welcoming attendant!

Craftmaking, trail and amazing storytelling and performance  – this October half term don’t miss shadows and silhouettes, performance and craft making. Additional free activities include: make your own craft activity and treasure hunt trail. Discover the Treasure Island Play Zone: If ye be brave enough, follow the map …… through the smugglers cave … along…

Standard diving dress is a type of diving suit that was formerly used for all underwater work, now largely superseded by lighter and more comfortable equipment. The diving suit on display at the museum was made by Siebe Gorman. It is made from heavy canvas, lead soled shoes (14lbs) a copper helmet, and a lead…

At first glance a coracle seems a rather unlikely water craft, with no discernible bow or stern, and a strangely shaped paddle for propulsion. But they have stood the test of time as working boats: made from locally sourced materials, cheap to build, light-weight for ease of carrying, and a draft of only a few…

A special thank you! It was celebration time at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall in Falmouth recently when a number of volunteers marked over five, ten or fifteen years of voluntary service. At a special lunch to mark the occasion, volunteers were awarded certificates and commemorative pins by the museum director Richard Doughty. The volunteers…

Torre Abbey 3 March – 3 June 2018 In another exciting first for the Museum, the groundbreaking and award winning exhibition Tattoo: British Tattoo Art Revealed began a three year tour of museums and galleries in the UK opening at Torre Abbey in March 2018, where it was on show for three months before moving…

Hevva! Hevva! This horn looks quite ordinary, but it played an incredibly special role in Cornish history. It belongs to a period where the pilchard industry was one of the keystones of the Cornish economy. The seasonal pilchard fishery supported communities across the county and provided a key export of fish to Mediterranean countries, as…