Summer at PK Porthcurno – 2024
Scroll down to discover what’s on this Summer at PK!
CLAY WEEK
Monday 29 & Wednesday 31 July
Drop-in sessions: 13:00 – 15:00
Unleash your creativity and shape your imagination in clay in this hands-on workshop.
Museum Admission is not required – The activity is free to all!
LEGO WEEK
Monday 5 & Wednesday 7 August
Drop-in sessions: 13:00 – 15:00
Use LEGO like never before! Create some intriguing artwork in this printmaking workshop.
Museum Admission is not required – The activity is free to all!
GAMES WEEK
Monday 12 & Wednesday 14 August
Drop-in sessions: 13:00 – 15:00
Take part in our giant cable ship race, who will lay their cable first? Watch out for the hazards!
Museum Admission is not required – The activity is free to all!
SOLAR WEEK
Monday 19 & Wednesday 21 August
Drop-in sessions: 13:00 – 15:00
Harness the power of the sun and the magic of blueprints in our captivating cyanotype workshop.
Museum Admission is not required – The activity is free to all!
SHIP WEEK
Monday 26 & Wednesday 28 August
Drop-in sessions: 13:00 – 15:00
Create your own cable ship using recycled materials and write a secret message on its flag.
Museum Admission is not required – The activity is free to all!
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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.
DISCOVER OUR HIDDEN 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.
MEET MORGY 🦑
Our resident Giant Squid of Global Communications is here to say hello, come and share a secret message with your loved one through Morgy!
KOFFI PK
Located within the beach car park*, Koffi PK is the perfect stop for a quick refreshment during your visit to the museum, Porthcurno Beach, or exploring the breathtaking Southwest Coast path!
*weather permitting
THE GRIMWOOD MUSEUM ADVENTURE
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.