Last year PK Porthcurno was gifted a collection of letters, written between the years 1915 to 1925, from the nephew of Edgar Lawrence Smith – who began his career working for the Western Telegraph Company.
Flying the Flag – interview with Lucy Birbeck
New for 2021, are some specially commissioned silk flags by local artist Lucy Birbeck. Read our interview with Lucy and discover what inspires her to create large scale flags.
Lights Out for Darker Skies – Young Curator Blog
As part of our Lights Out for Darker Skies exhibition Young Curator Maeve Cushla learnt to photograph the night sky at Porthcurno and discovers the different techniques used in astrophotography.
PK Porthcurno joins South West Coast Path Way Makers
We are proud to support the South West Coast Path Association (SWCPA) as a Way Maker Friend and to join over 300 other Way Maker businesses and organisations helping to preserve the Coast Path.
National Gardening Week – Young Curator Blog
During National Gardening Week, our Young Curator Maeve Cushla decided to observe the PK gardens and record the types of species spotted enjoying the plants!
Sir Edward Wilshaw Family Films
In 2020, PK Porthcurno was gifted a collection of digitised films, the majority of which have been filmed by Sir Edward Wilshaw, Chairman for Cable & Wireless from 1936 to 1947.
PK’S 2021 CITIZEN CURATORS
Introducing PK’s 2021 Citizen Curators and International Research Interns and the projects that they will be undertaking using our archives and collection.
Social Media – Young Curator Blog
In our latest Planet PK blog, Maeve Cushla explores the positive and negative effect of social media and how it contributes to our understanding of the environment.
OUR EGGS-CITING MYSTERY
Sophie Meyer, Collections Cataloguer at PK Porthcurno unearths a mystery during some recent research in the photography archive.
SES Digitisation project
Learn about the SES sponsored digitisation of 448 engineers reports from our archive that is being undertaken by the collections team.
The Roe Deer – Young Curator Blog
In our latest Planet PK blog, we observe the elegant roe deer, captured on the Tevi camera, positioned on the museum grounds.
British Science Week 2021
It’s British Science Week and we are looking at the advent of the electric telegraph – the precursor to today’s internet!