EXPLORE THE CONNECTED WORLD
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
Planet PK Champions: Build a Hideaway
To celebrate Children’s Gardening Week, we will put your building skills to the test to help us create our own PK hideaway in a quiet corner of our beautiful PK gardens.
May Half Term at PK Porthcurno – 2024
Join us for an exciting October half term with a diverse range of engaging and family-friendly activities to enjoy.
The Easter Rewind – 2024
Take a look as we rewind ourselves back to the Easter holidays. See what you got up at PK - from crafty clay pottery, to mobile phones!
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.
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.
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.