EXPLORE THE

Museum of Global Communications

Museum of Global Communications

Discover the Museum of Global Communications, explore the amazing story of our connected world, and how the tranquil valley of Porthcurno, Cornwall became host to the past, present, and future of worldwide communications.

What’s on at PK

Event

‘Exiles’ – 9 November – The Lafrowda Club

Exiles is the fourth collaboration between musicians Bagas Degol and writer Annamaria Murphy and their first collaboration with PK Porthcurno, Museum of Global Communications.Set in the 1960’s, ‘Exiles’ is a magical, musical and spoken word Odyssey based on extraordinary tales and characters from the Cable & Wireless archive. Starting with the infamous Porthcurno car rally,

PK Stories

The Ghost Ship of Porthcurno

The legend of the ghost ship of Porthcurno, often told by locals and steeped in mystery, revolves around sightings of an eerie, spectral vessel gliding through the mist along Porthcurno’s coastline. The story typically involves a ship that appears on foggy or stormy nights, sometimes glowing faintly as it sails through the waves, only to

A mother, father and son in Eastern House, PK Porthcurno museum of global communications.

Plan your visit

Make the most of your experience at PK Porthcurno, Museum of Global Communications with our handy guide. Find our opening times, how to locate us and more.

Mother and child in the fiber optic exhibition

The PK Experience

Explore the science that made global communications possible, from the first undersea telegraph cables brought ashore at Porthcurno 150 years ago to the fascinating world of fibre optics. Discover how today’s digital communications are changing the world forever.

Drone image of Porthcurno valley and logan rock.

Porthcurno Valley

Porthcurno, or ‘PK’ as it is known in telegraphic code, owes its unique heritage to the arrival of the first undersea telegraph cable in 1870. Learn more about PK’s extraordinary story and discover what else this amazing valley has to offer.

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