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NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM CORNWALL IS POLES APART

Bringing the Arctic and Antarctic to Falmouth, National Maritime Museum Cornwall opens its new exhibition On Thin Ice: Pioneers of Polar Exploration today (Friday 8 April).Bringing the Arctic and Antarctic to Falmouth, National Maritime Museum Cornwall opens its new exhibition On Thin Ice: Pioneers of Polar Exploration today (Friday 8 April). Developed in partnership with the Polar Museum in Cambridge, the Maritime Museum’s new six month exhibition takes visitors sub-zero as they journey around three dedicated galleries called North, South and Base camp; giving a chilling insight into

PIONEERS OF POLAR EXPLORATION HONOURED IN NEW EXHIBITION AT NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM CORNWALL

National Maritime Museum Cornwall is venturing further than it has ever done before, into the freezing extremes of the Arctic and Antarctic, with a brand new exhibition opening on 8 April called On Thin Ice: Pioneers of Polar Exploration.A thirst for knowledge has driven individuals to endure the world’s extremes. This new exhibition, developed in association with the Polar Museum in Cambridge, honours some of the greatest icons in the history of polar exploration, including Scott and Shackleton. The new six month exhibition focuses on the historic and modern-day achievements of polar

ONE OF THE WORLD’S OLDEST BIRCH BARK CANOES DISCOVERED IN CORNWALL

National Maritime Museum Cornwall and one of the oldest, and most influential families, in Cornwall are working together to conserve possibly the oldest Birch Bark Canoe in existence. Estimated to be over 250 years old, the canoe has been discovered on the Enys Estate near Penryn, housed in one of the Enys family’s barns.Laid to rest for a number of years, the canoe saw daylight for the first time in decades today when it was moved from its shed to its new temporary resting place at National Maritime Museum Cornwall. The Museum’s boat restoration and curatorial team lifted and transported

PRESS CALL: PHOTO OPPORTUNITY 8 DEC, 11AM ENYS ESTATE, PENRYN, CORNWALL

ONE OF THE WORLD’S OLDEST BIRCH BARK CANOES DISCOVERED IN CORNWALLNational Maritime Museum Cornwall and one of the oldest, and most influential families, in Cornwall are working together to conserve possibly the oldest Birch Bark Canoe in existence. Estimated to be over 250 years old, the canoe has been stored on the Enys Estate near Penryn, housed in one of the Enys family’s barns. Laid to rest for a number of years, the canoe is going to be resurrected on Wednesday 8 December at 11am by the boat restoration and curatorial team at National Maritime Museum Cornwall. This rare find will be

NEW EXHIBITION CELEBRATES 150 YEARS OF FALMOUTH DOCKS

A stunning new exhibition celebrating the 150th anniversary of Falmouth Docks is set to open at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall on 2 December.Falmouth has been used as a harbour for over 2,000 years and the docks have been an industrial hub since their creation in the mid-19th Century. Through models, film, objects, paintings and stunning photography the exhibition explores their fascinating history, with a special focus on the dock’s heyday in the 1950s. David Barnicoat, Falmouth’s Senior Pilot and Milly Newman, Exhibitions Development Manager at the Maritime Museum, have been

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