Museum of British Surfing
Museum of British Surfing
The Yard
Caen Street
Braunton
Devon
EX33 1AA
England
Website
Museum of British Surfing website
www.museumofbritishsurfing.org.uk
contact@museumofbritishsurfing.org.uk
Telephone
01271 815155
The Museum of British Surfing is the national registered charity established to preserve Britain's rich surfing heritage, celebrate new achievements and help shape the future of surfing in Great Britain.
Each year we'll be displaying a new temporary exhibition at our venue in Braunton, exploring different themes in surfing culture and heritage - typically you will see about a quarter of our collection at any one time (the largest collection in Europe).
We will also have a full programme of music and film events, and will be continuing our touring exhibitions in museums around the UK.
Venue Type:
Museum, Archive
Additional info
We are located on the main Caen Street public car park in Braunton, public toilets are also in the car park. We are next to the Tarka Trail. We have access suitable for people with disabilities or in wheelchairs. No dogs except guide dogs.
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Historic British surfboards and associated memorabilia dating back to the time when Captain James Cook and his crew first discovered surfing in 1769. We have a large range of surfing publications dating back 200 years, plus photographs, films and interviews with pioneer surfers. We can supply a comprehensive history of British surfing as an educational pack.
Collection details
Maritime, Sport
Key artists and exhibits
- British Surfing History
- Surf heritage
- Surf culture
- Ocean environment
Sixties SURFER!
Our new exhibition for 2013 will be Sixties SURFER! &ndash
a unique and inspiring display looking at the decade when modern surfing culture first washed ashore on British beaches., Exactly 50 years after the UK&rsquo
s first surf shop opened its doors, the exhibition will tap into the source of this new wave of surfers, and the enduring footsteps they left in the sand for us all to follow., Our founder Pete Robinson sets the scene: &ldquo
In 1890 two Hawaiian princes & their English tutor became possibly the first people to surf in Great Britain. In the seven decades that followed, hardy pioneers with wooden surfboards & woollen suits took to our waves. But a massive sea change occurred in the swinging Sixties when the UK met Malibu, Bondi and the Beach Boys head-on, and a new surfing culture was imported from foreign shores.&rdquo
, Sixties SURFER! will be the biggest display of original British surfboards and memorabilia from the 1960s ever seen, and will sample the films, photography, music and fashions of this groundbreaking decade. Make sure you come along and &lsquo
hang ten&rsquo
with us this year, and check out the radical &lsquo
baggies&rsquo
, &lsquo
malibu boards&rsquo
and first wetsuits that changed the face of British surfing forever., The exhibition will take place at the Museum of British Surfing, located in Caen Street car park, Braunton North Devon and will run from March 29th to December 31st 2013. There will be fun for all the family with special children&rsquo
s activities., Opens Easter 2013 &ndash
admission charges apply. Photo by the late Doug Wilson showing Australian Glen Short demonstrating his effortless style on a surfboard at Newquay in Cornwall in the mid 1960s.,
Suitable for
- Family friendly
Admission
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