Museum of Global Communications
Explore the
connected world
FREE ENTRY UNTIL 31st MARCH 2021
Museum of Global Communications
Museum of Global Communications
PK PORTHCURNO will be closed from Tuesday 3rd November.
Please go to PLAN YOUR VISIT for details of our reopening.
As we enter our second temporary closure for 2020, we would like to thank our team, and all those who have visited us safely during the autumn months.
Stay tuned to our social media channels as we continue to bring you news and stories from PK Porthcurno.
Take care and stay safe
Best wishes
PK Porthcurno Team
Discover a museum experience that explores the amazing story of our interconnected world, and how a tranquil valley in Cornwall became host to the past, present and future of worldwide communications.
Plan your visit
Make the most of your experience at PK Porthcurno with our handy guide. Find out opening times, admission process, how to find us and more.
The PK Experience
Explore the science that made world 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.
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.
AWARD-WINNING
museum
FREE ENTRY
until 31 March 2021
COVID SAFE
visitor experience
DOG FRIENDLY
attraction