Latest news from The National Maritime Museum Cornwall

Watch Dan introduce his installation In addition to the many historic objects in the major exhibition Titanic Stories, the National Maritime Museum Cornwall commissioned a visually-stunning representation of the iceberg suspended over the lifeboat by Cornwall based Dan Arnold. The sculpture is formed from 2208 monkey’s fist knots, each hand made by members of the…

Watch the team in action The National Maritime Museum Cornwall commissioned the build of a full-size reconstruction of Lifeboat 13 for major exhibition, Titanic Stories. The replica Lifeboat 13 was constructed by a local boat builder supported by museum staff and volunteers, in house, in the museum’s boat building workshop, situated towards the back of the…

Introductions from our guest curators A video introducing our major exhibition Titanic Stories examining 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 guest curators Dr Eric Kentley and Claes-Göran Wetterholm introduce…

As part of the Titanic Stories exhibition, we’ve launched a concurrent exhibition exploring the subject of migration past and present. Titanic Stories: Contemporary Voices shows how the Titanic carried the hopes and dreams of hundreds of migrants seeking a better life and linking it to the contemporary stories of five people who have moved to…

There are so many exciting things happening at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall this year: from the BRAND NEW Titanic Stories exhibition, to NEW Pirate School in the Easter and Summer holidays and the NEW Treasure Island Play Zone – PLUS Deck Games in the May Bank Holiday and Ghost Ships in October Half –…

The Model Engineering Showcase weekend is now over but please check back for upcoming events. A celebration of model engineering in Cornwall. See stunning models, expert live demonstrations and get involved with activities for all ages  The Model Engineering Showcase will be an exciting event bringing together members of Cornwall’s varied and diverse modelling community…

Our 2019 February half term activities are now over – but don’t worry, we’re busy planning our next February half term activities! Amazing hands on Science shows with University of Exeter + Bristol’s Explorer Dome! Science of the Sea with University of Exeter Saturday 16th February All day in the Main Hall Giving people of…