I have been a volunteer at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall (NMMC)for something over five years now and love it just as much as when I started the day the Museum opened its doors to the public. Museum is an unfortunate name for it, I think, as that conjures up visions of quiet, stuffy rooms full of static exhibits in cases, or rows of boats. Our Museum is in a new and very modern building with a 100' viewing tower and a 'Tidal Zone' with windows under the water; a walk through an exciting audio/visual area; hands on boats, some that you can climb into, and, where I am usually to be found, a pool with wind and remote controlled sailing boats.
My real delight has been the sheer variance of people that I have met; everyone is so different and most have much to offer. I especially enjoy the quieter times of the year when the older generation take their holidays. They love to talk and share their experiences with us. We meet famous people too. Dame Ellen McArthur springs to mind and Sir Robin Knox Johnson kept his boat Suhali moored to our pontoon for the first year.
My photo today is a view out of one of the tower windows.
2 comments:
This sounds marvellous: LOML and I spent a lot of time with the little ones last year in Halifax NS (Canada) at their maritime museum: it was good, not stuffy (mostly) but it sounds like your has some great things to offer. I especially like the idea of the hands on remote controlled boats!
If we ever get back to the UK with the kids, and then if we make it to the west, this will definitely be high on the list of things to see!
N.
That's great! Spending Brixham holidays would be fun with those museums.
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