Latest news from The National Maritime Museum Cornwall

Our Lecture Series for Spring 2025 celebrates how Cornwall has become a global stage for surf innovation, activism and a trailblazer in blue health.

Thursday 19 September, 7.30pm.

Dr Elaine Murphy, University of Plymouth, explores some of the ways in which women engaged with the navy in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Monday 22 July – Sunday 1 September.

Jump aboard National Maritime Museum Cornwall for a wild adventure this Summer. Join our crew of heroes as they race to solve the clues, find the treasure, defeat the baddies and save the day. Phew!

We’re thrilled to have been awarded £499,000 from the Museum Estate and Development Fund (MEND), allowing us to make significant improvements to our building.

Our new presentation of the Boat Hall highlights the role that small boats play in shaping the world we live in.

When Falmouth was chosen as the terminus of the international maritime mail routes in 1688, the Packet Service quickly became established in the town.

Cornwall experienced the worst blizzard in 200 years in March 1891, wrecking four ships on the Manacles, a treacherous group of rocks off the Lizard peninsula.

Saturday 25 May – Sunday 2 June.

This May half term, dive with us into The Rock Pool Project’s mobile rock pool and discover the curious creatures found on our Cornish coast.

Saturday 26 October –  Sunday 3 November

The nights are drawing in and the shadows are taking over. Come and join us for a spooky half term this October! Join in with the eerie shadow puppet stories and songs in the Boat Hall, get creative in spooky Make & Take, and join the Museum trail!