Latest news from The National Maritime Museum Cornwall

All boats are designed and made with a specific purpose in mind, whether it is for leisurely trips along the river or for speed and agility to win races. Father’s Day, the boxy bright red boat in our Main Hall, is no exception. She was designed to be small – as small as possible. Her…

The Heritage Boat Tours have now finished for the season. Updates on next year’s season will be on the website soon. This summer National Maritime Museum Cornwall is taking to the high seas and offering visitors the chance to hop on board one of the museum’s heritage boats, Jonik, for a guided trip around the…

National Maritime Museum Cornwall has launched a brand new British Sign Language (BSL) guided tour. The new BSL tour aims to help Deaf BSL users gain a better understanding of the unique story of the Museum and get more from their visit. With over 50,000 Deaf people using BSL as their first language in the…

Among the 62 passengers and crew from Cornwall who were travelling on the White Star liner RMS TITANIC on that fateful night of 14th April 1912 in the North Atlantic were the West family.

Our 2019 May Half term activities have now finishes – but don’t worry we’re busy planning for our next action-packed half term at National Maritime Museum Cornwall. This May half term (Monday 27 – Friday 31 May) National Maritime Museum Cornwall is packed to the gunwales with great things to do for all the family, including…

The Robin Knox-Johnston exhibition has now ended. One of the greatest sea adventures of all time. Sir Robin Knox-Johnston was considered the underdog by many in the 1968-69 Sunday Times Golden Globe Race. So it was with surprise he became the first person to sail single handed and non-stop around the world. There were times…

Sunday 22 December 2019, 9.00am-11.00am Wednesday 8 April 2020, time TBC Wednesday 19 August 2020, time TBC Saturday 24 October 2020, time TBC Saturday 13 February 2021, time TBC National Maritime Museum Cornwall is welcoming anyone who might benefit from visiting the museum at a quieter time.  Explore our galleries in a calm and relaxed…

Our major exhibition TITANIC STORIES examines the stories of the Titanic’s momentous sinking on 15 April 1912, re-appraising many of the myths, controversies and assumptions that still linger around one of the most well-known historic events of the 20th century.

Here are some of our achievements…