A chilling anniversary celebrated at National Maritime Museum Cornwall

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