National Maritime Museum Cornwall

National Maritime Museum Cornwall
Discovery Quay
Falmouth
Cornwall
TR11 3QY
England

Website

www.nmmc.co.uk

E-mail

enquiries@nmmc.co.uk

Telephone

01326 313388

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National Maritime Museum Cornwall
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The multi-award winning National Maritime Museum Cornwall has 15 galleries, over five floors beautifully illustrating the past, present and future of this island nation. Silver winner of UK Heritage Attraction of the Year at the 2013 British Travel Awards, the Museum features a number of stunning exhibitions dedicated to the sea, boats and Cornwall.

Venue Type:

Museum, Transport heritage site, Ship or maritime heritage site

 Opening hours

The Museum is open every day of the year from 10am - 5pm, except Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

The Bartlett Library is open Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm.

 Admission charges

Adults £11.50
Children (0-5) Free
Children (6-15) £8.00
Seniors £9.50
Family £32.00

Discounts

  • Museums Association
  • English Heritage

Additional info

The library is open Tuesday - Saturday only

National Small Boat collection of about 140 boats and other objects & collectables.

Collection details

Archives, Fine Art, Land Transport, Maritime, Science and Technology, Social History, Sport

Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.

Build a Boat

http://www.nmmc.co.uk/downloads/boat_game.swf

Museum Minnows

http://www.nmmc.co.uk/index.php?page=Whats_On&id=92&eventid=369

Join the Museum Minnows at Falmouth's National Maritime Museum for a multi-sensory session designed especially for under fives. Visit on the 4th Friday at 13.30 for different activities every month, including a creative activity, storytelling and a magical journey to discover treasure.

How to obtain

It is free to attend Museum Minnows, after you have purchased your museum entry ticket. Booking is essential. To do so, call the museum on 01326 214532.

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