The 1997 Gemini cable was the first transatlantic cable to use optical fibre technology and could carry 1.5 gigabits per second of data.
Welcome to the Team, Mae!
We’re excited to introduce our newest team member Mae Voogd! She has joined our team as the Learning and Participation Facilitator.
In Loving Memory of Albert Lorens
Many will remember with great fondness Albert Lorens, who sadly passed away in early January at the age of 101. Albert had been a valued volunteer at Porthcurno since the early days of the museum and was always happy maintaining our working machinery.
‘A Message to PK Porthcurno’ – The Cornish Caretakers
PK Porthcurno’s second schools tour of our Cornish Caretakers show ‘A Message to PK Porthcurno’ has just finished and we have a brilliant new blog by Emily Harrison who starred alongside Edward Rowe (Kernow King) in this unique story of global communications…
Quinta dos Ingleses – A visit to Carcavelos
Members of Planet PK flew out to Carcavelos to meet the SOS Quinta Dos Ingleses team and to visit the site under threat of development.
The Undersea Telegraph Cable Project
A deep-dive into our new, brightly coloured, and accessible undersea telegraph cable in our museum. Designed and developed by Sophie Bellec.
Moths & Bats
Recently we have been looking at the relationship between bats and their main prey moths and how the two have evolved over millions of years.
Family fun in the sun – Connecting with our visitors at PK in August
As the heatwave was upon us all in August we were busy engaging with thousands of people across PK and on the beautiful Porthcurno beach.
World Maritime Day 2022
For World Maritime Day read our collection of success, failures, historic moments and wars involving cableships throughout history.
PK Porthcurno at Cornwall Pride 🏳️🌈
At the end of August, we had a wonderful time at Truro History Pride. We really enjoyed sharing our secret code activity, talking about the history of global communications, and meeting lots of friendly people.
Our ‘Planet PK Summer of Fun’ is here!
This summer we invite everyone to come and take part in our unique and playful activities at PK Porthcurno designed by our Learning Facilitators Alice Howard and Paul Tyreman.
PK Online Collection (PKOC) Themes
It can be difficult to know where to start. Our quick guide for the PK Online Collection helps guide you to explore over 34,000 items.