Join us this August for a brilliantly bonkers museum trail, part of the national Grimwood Museum Adventure with Kids in Museums and Simon & Schuster Children’s Books. The trail celebrates the release of the latest book in the Grimwood series: Party Animals, written and illustrated by Nadia Shireen. Spot as many animals as you can find, complete puzzles
The Exiles Cable Club: Pioneers of Spanish Football
When we think of football in Spain today, names like Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Atlético Madrid come to mind, teams with rich histories and passionate followings. However, the roots of football in Spain trace back to a small group of British expatriates who formed the Exiles Cable Club. This modest but significant club played a
Summer 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!
Vodafone partners with PK Porthcurno, Museum of Global Communications to offer free entry this Earth Day.
Simply donate old tech through The Great British Tech Appeal for complimentary access, see below for more details*. This Earth Day (22 April), Vodafone and PK Porthcurno, Museum of Global Communications have joined forces to offer free entry to the captivating heritage site. The museum is currently showing ‘Going Mobile’, an exhibition delivered in partnership
Planet PK Champions and the Wood Wide Web
Planet PK Champions is our environmental club, a part of our award-winning programme Planet PK which aims to promote awareness and knowledge about climate change. We are looking for more members to join our club and become our ‘Planet PK Champions’- leaders in our environmental programme by learning about and spreading positive climate messages. Planet
Poppy PK visits Penwith College
To celebrate BSW, we took our Mobile Telegraph Station, Poppy PK, to meet students at Penwith College as part of their Carer Fair Day.
PK Wrapped 2023
Welcome to PK Wrapped 2023! Check out our moments of the year and recount all of our amazing highlights from the last 12 months.
New Exhibition – Going Mobile
PK Porthcurno’s ‘Going Mobile’ exhibition is delivered in partnership with the Mobile Phone Museum, and sponsored by Vodafone UK.
GPO Mobile Telegraph Office (aka Poppy)
PK’s upcoming new arrival
The GPO Mobile Telegraph Office (affectionately known as Poppy) is soon to arrive at PK Porthcurno.
The Wild Escape / Earth Day 2023 | PK Porthcurno & The Minack Theatre
We joined The Minack Theatre for The Wild Escape, a project uniting museums & schools in a celebration of UK wildlife and creativity.
The Gemini Cable: A Milestone in the Development of the Internet
The 1997 Gemini cable was the first transatlantic cable to use optical fibre technology and could carry 1.5 gigabits per second of data.