National Maritime Museum Cornwall

National Maritime Museum Cornwall brings the Vikings to Cornwall in a new major exhibition called Viking Voyagers. Featuring nationally and internationally historically significant artefacts, the exhibition explores what is behind the popular myth of the bloodthirsty raiders, what it meant to become a Viking and shows how their mastery of maritime technology was the secret to their success.

Ships and boats were vital to Viking expansion; they explored and colonised, were invaders and migrants and the seas and rivers were the highways and byways to amassing huge wealth and power through raiding and trading.

Experience Viking life over 1000 years ago and climb aboard a full scale replica Viking ship. Get up close to rare antiquities on loan from the British Museum, National Museum of Ireland, National Museum of Denmark and Manx National Heritage, many on display for the first time in the UK.

Suitable for

• Family friendly

Admission

Free with admission.

Admission Charges:

Adults £12.00

Children (Under 5s) Free

Children (5-15) £8.50

Seniors £10.00

Family £33.50

Website

http://www.nmmc.co.uk/index.php?/whatson/events/viking_voyagers/

Dive under the waves in our Tidal Zone and meet King Cnut a thousand years after he became King of England. What was the truth behind the legend of King Cnut holding back the waves? Enjoy our audio-visual spectacle in our unique under-water gallery and meet the Viking warrior who became a king and emperor of the sea.

Suitable for

• Family friendly

Website

http://nmmc.co.uk/whats-on/event/king-cnut-holding-back-the-tide/

This new exhibition celebrates British success in water sports at the Olympic and Paralympic games.

In recent years Britain has earned an enviable record in both sailing and rowing at the Olympic Games, with gold medal winners such as Sir Steve Redgrave, Sir Matthew Pinsent and Sir Ben Ainslie now household names, but these are by no means the only medal winners.

At London 2012 Tim Baillie and Etienne Stott won gold in the Men’s C2 Canoe Slalom and the Museum will be displaying the canoe they paddled to victory. In fact Team GB won gold and silver in this event with Baillie and Stott beating fellow Brits David Florence and Richard Houslow by just one third of a second.

The exhibition will also feature three dinghies raced to gold medal success by their respective helmsmen: Rodney Pattison’s Superdocious, which he sailed to victory in the two-man Flying Dutchman class in 1968 and two dinghies, a Laser and a Finn both call Rita, in which Sir Ben Ainslie’s achieved his unprecedented four gold medals, making him the most successful Olympic sailor of all time.

Suitable for

• Family friendly

Website

http://nmmc.co.uk/whats-on/event/the-games-hall-of-fame/