The Easter holidays were extremely busy and you would have been forgiven for thinking that it was August rather than April. There were 4 record breaking days for visitor numbers with bank holiday Monday clocking up just short of 2,000 people through the door. Let’s hope that this is a sign of things to come this year.
Titanic Honour & Glory was launched on 6th March and has received a great deal of interest from our visitors. This exhibition has already received more press interest both locally and nationally than any of our previous exhibitions and it is hoped that it will attract many new visitors who would not normally have visited the Museum.
The temporary exhibition space has been taken over for the next 3 months and Newlyn: Fishing for a Living has been replaced by the Hollywood exhibits from the Titanic exhibition. A new temporary exhibition will be installed at the end of June.
The Study Boat area is moving. It will no longer be next to the workshop but will be located in The Hold gallery enabling visitors to make connections between the boats on display and those in the model boat case. This quarter’s study boat will be coracles and will feature 3 British boats. This exhibit will explore the myth of St Piran’s journey from Ireland to Cornwall in a coracle.
The Discovery Talk season continues on 27th May with Voyager of the Winds, a talk about Alan Villiers. Alan’s son Peter talks about his father, his daring voyages at sea, his wartime stories and his passion for spending his days sailing ships and photographing and recording their passing.
The Lunchtime Lectures start again on 4th May with Newlyn: A Village in Focus. Jonathan Holmes from Penlee House Gallery and Museum will give an insight into this small community.
The last of the Movie Magic Programmes will be held on 17th May with Asterix and the Vikings. Families are able to take part in make and take activities as well as watching the film. Movie tickets are £2 with a Museum ticket thanks to sponsorship from First Group.
We are taking part in National Family Week and have a fun packed May half term planned for families. Activities will include a Signal Flag family trail, mini maritime bunting, jumping jellyfish and fluorescent fish puppet, historic breeches buoy rescue and giant jellyfish. There will be a Museum Minnows session on 22nd May for the under 5s and there will be a Storytime session on 24th May with craft activities. Quizzes, word searches and creative materials are permanently available on our new Art Ship in the Nav Station gallery.
On 29th May the first of this year’s Seafood Buffets will be held. Enjoy a ferry trip around Falmouth’s coastline followed by a delicious seafood buffet.
The Museum will be involved in the Fal River Festival through various activities from 23 – 30th May.
It is going to be a very busy few months and we have high hopes for an increase in our visitor numbers, especially during the period that the Titanic exhibition is with us.
Titanic Honour & Glory was launched on 6th March and has received a great deal of interest from our visitors. This exhibition has already received more press interest both locally and nationally than any of our previous exhibitions and it is hoped that it will attract many new visitors who would not normally have visited the Museum.
The temporary exhibition space has been taken over for the next 3 months and Newlyn: Fishing for a Living has been replaced by the Hollywood exhibits from the Titanic exhibition. A new temporary exhibition will be installed at the end of June.
The Study Boat area is moving. It will no longer be next to the workshop but will be located in The Hold gallery enabling visitors to make connections between the boats on display and those in the model boat case. This quarter’s study boat will be coracles and will feature 3 British boats. This exhibit will explore the myth of St Piran’s journey from Ireland to Cornwall in a coracle.
The Discovery Talk season continues on 27th May with Voyager of the Winds, a talk about Alan Villiers. Alan’s son Peter talks about his father, his daring voyages at sea, his wartime stories and his passion for spending his days sailing ships and photographing and recording their passing.
The Lunchtime Lectures start again on 4th May with Newlyn: A Village in Focus. Jonathan Holmes from Penlee House Gallery and Museum will give an insight into this small community.
The last of the Movie Magic Programmes will be held on 17th May with Asterix and the Vikings. Families are able to take part in make and take activities as well as watching the film. Movie tickets are £2 with a Museum ticket thanks to sponsorship from First Group.
We are taking part in National Family Week and have a fun packed May half term planned for families. Activities will include a Signal Flag family trail, mini maritime bunting, jumping jellyfish and fluorescent fish puppet, historic breeches buoy rescue and giant jellyfish. There will be a Museum Minnows session on 22nd May for the under 5s and there will be a Storytime session on 24th May with craft activities. Quizzes, word searches and creative materials are permanently available on our new Art Ship in the Nav Station gallery.
On 29th May the first of this year’s Seafood Buffets will be held. Enjoy a ferry trip around Falmouth’s coastline followed by a delicious seafood buffet.
The Museum will be involved in the Fal River Festival through various activities from 23 – 30th May.
It is going to be a very busy few months and we have high hopes for an increase in our visitor numbers, especially during the period that the Titanic exhibition is with us.
