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Museum of Global Communications

Museum of Global Communications

Welcome to PK Porthcurno 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

Forest Friends – The Runaway Pea

Forest Friends is a new forest school-inspired sensory workshop designed for children under 5 with their grown-ups, where stories come to life in a magical outdoor setting. These all-weather, outdoor sessions will be inspired by favourite children’s stories and seasonal themes, exploring the creative and practical use of tools and natural materials. Be dressed and ready

pangolin puppet made out of wooden materials.Latest News

PK Porthcurno joins Art Funds ‘THE HERDS’

PK Porthcurno presents ‘PK’s Creatures of the Deep’ inspired by the international public art and climate action project THE HERDS, supported by Art Fund. From April to August 2025, ever-growing herds of life-size puppet animals will stampede into cities across Africa and Europe to flee climate disaster. THE HERDS is a public artwork on a

Latest News

PK’s Jack Foster wins at the 2025 Cornwall Heritage Awards

We’re delighted to share the excellent news that Jack, who came all the way from Australia to volunteer with us last year, won the ‘One to Watch’ category at the Cornwall Heritage Awards last night! Even though it was around 4 am in Australia, Jack got up to watch the ceremony online and appeared on

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

Plan your visit

With our handy guide, you can make the most of your experience at PK Porthcurno, Museum of Global Communications. 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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