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Now Open. Exhibitions at the National Maritime Museum
Under the Sea
Journey beneath the waves with our major new exhibition for 2008 and dive deep into a world of shipwrecks, free diving, submarines, sport and commercial diving, physiology, underwater warfare, photography and renewable energy sources.
Submerge yourself in what promises to be an epic exhibition and experience life under the sea… without even getting your feet wet!
On show until January 2009
Falmouth for Orders
Explore Britain’s first and last port of call, Falmouth, in our remarkable new gallery dedicated to the history and development of the town and harbour. Relive the heyday of the port’s past between 1850 and 1910 in the newest installation, Falmouth for Orders.
The Survival Zone
When was the last time you pushed yourself to the absolute max, tested your strength of will to carry on, persevered in the face of adversity and battled against all the odds?
From the incredible success of our 2006 exhibition Endurance & Survival comes The Survival Zone. Focussing on the key elements of survival, food, water, warmth and the emotional strength of endurance, this new exhibition will take you on a journey through the very physical and mental challenges of survival at sea.
The Old Curiosity Shop
Inspired by a late nineteenth century Falmouth store, owned and run by John Burton, The Old Curiosity Shop features weird and wonderful items brought back by sailors from around the world. Full of exciting and thought-provoking curiosities, similar to those found in Burton’s shop, it illustrates Falmouth’s position as an international maritime port.
Folding Boats
Sail back to the 1930’s to see the quirky Hudson folding dinghy and Granta folding canoe in our Study Boat Area. On show until April.
Nordkapp Kayak
Don’t miss seeing the Nordkapp Kayak, designed for the pioneering 1975 British Kayak Expedition to Nordkapp, which survived the worst Norwegian summer on record. On show until late 2008.
The Musical Singing Ringing Buoy
Experience this new musical composition, Singing Ringing Buoy which links a sound sculpture anchored outside the Museum to a surround-sound installation in our underwater Tidal Zone. Until late 2008.
Lost photos of cornwall go on show at maritime museum
Revealing the Cornwall of yesteryear, the Maritime Museum has launched a new exhibition of recently discovered early 20th century photographs of popular Cornish scenes.
The Maritime Museum in Falmouth is taking its visitors on a journey to the past as it opens a new temporary exhibition of photographs which beautifully depict how Cornwall looked almost a hundred years ago.
Showing a variety of spellbinding images of Cornish coastal locations, the large photographs were rescued from a recent house clearance in Kent. Very little is known about their origin, but it is thought they were taken around 1912. Interestingly, none of the pictures were labelled, and so it has since been the new owners’ project to identify each location.
Each picture, when compared to its modern partner, tells the fascinating story behind the evolution of the Cornish landscape and the Museum has printed sheets for you to take around the exhibition to make your own comparisons.
Milly Newman, the Exhibition co-ordinator comments: “This has been such an interesting project and a real detective’s job trying to locate where these pictures were originally taken. A lot of the images were taken from the water and one of our volunteers, David Wilson, has been out combing the shores of the Carrick Roads in his boat to find them. Not all of the locations have been found but those that have been have been recently photographed as a challenge for you to match the old with the new!”
Sylvia Barnard, the owner of the photographs, says: “This has been and continues to be a fascinating quest. Not only in unravelling the mystery of each location but also in meeting so many interesting people. We are grateful to everyone who has gone out of their way to help and the story is not finished yet!”
Don’t miss your chance to step back in time. The new exhibition, entitled ‘Rescued Photographs of Old Cornwall’, will be on show in the Maritime Museum’s temporary exhibition gallery until the end of March.
Sat 1 Apr - Tue 27 Jun. EXHIBITION: 20 Years of Pendennis Superyachts
This special exhibition tells the story of Pendennis shipyards’ rollercoaster history. During their 20 years of business the shipyard has developed into a world class company with a £20 million turnover. Capable of building extremely sophisticated bespoke craft, Pendennis is keeping Falmouth firmly on the world map of superyachting and this exhibition will include a selection of the company's yacht models, memorabilia and striking images captured over the last two decades.
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