Easter at PK Porthcurno – 2024
Easter at PK Porthcurno! Scroll down to view our Easter activities & events.
Meet Poppy PK
Mondays
01 + 08 April
Tuesdays
02 + 09 April
Thursdays
04 + 11 April
Drop-in / 11:00 – 12:00 & 14:00 – 15:00
Poppy PK – our charming 1950s Mobile Telegraph Office – will be stationed at PK throughout the Easter Break.
Climb aboard, step back in time and hear about the fascinating world of mobile communication before instant messaging and the internet.
Open to all, free to attend.
CLAY PLAY & PINCH POTTERY
Wednesday
03 + 10 April
Fridays
05 + 12 April
Drop-in sessions / 13:00 – 15:00
Inspired by one of our PK Archive photos ‘Girl in a pot’ and drawing from nature, join us in making some playful pinch pots, exploring mark making and decorating clay using natural tools and stamps.
All ages are welcome.
Free to attend.
Location: Clore Learning space
On Tuesday the 2nd of April join our special guests, the Mobile Phone Museum, as they host educational hands-on activities and talks.
DESIGN A PHONE
Tuesday 02 April
Drop-in / 13:00-15:00
Get crafty! Come and design your own mobile phone!
We are excited to have Nix Wood from the Mobile Phone Museum to lead this drop-in workshop.
Open to all, free to attend.
Location: Clore Learning Space
GOING MOBILE – MEET THE FOUNDER
Tuesday 02 April
11:30 + 13:30
Meet the Founder of the Mobile Phone Museum and learn about the evolution of the mobile phone.
Free with museum admission.
Go to our social media channels on the day for the latest information.
Explore PK Porthcurno
Explore more of what PK Porthcurno has to offer during your visit!
OUR LATEST EXHIBITION
‘Going Mobile’ – A new exhibition from the Mobile Phone Museum and PK Porthcurno, Museum of Global Communications, sponsored by Vodafone UK.
Explore the 40-year history of the mobile phone and its extraordinary evolution from an expensive status symbol to a precious best friend.
EXPLORE OUR SECRET WWII TUNNELS
Go deep underground and explore the secret tunnels built for the Telegraph workers at Porthcurno during WWII.
PIGEON PALS
Flight Sergeant Paddy and his team of Pigeon Pals have been having fun with some phones from the last few decades and are hiding around the museum.
Your mission: Each of the Pigeon Pals is holding a different mobile phone each with a letter in Morse Code. Find the Pigeons and crack the code to find the hidden word.