This spring half term dive with into The Rock Pool Project’s mobile rock pool at the NMMC and discover the curious creatures found on our Cornish coast, create paper plate rock pools in Make & Take and join the Museum trail to help find all the hidden rock pool creatures.

Rock Pool Explorers

Monday 29 May – Friday 2 June, 11am – 3pm

What curious creatures will you find with The Rock Pool Project in their mobile rock pool?

Each day there will be a chance to learn and uncover more about the sea life in our Cornish waters, including the best ways to explore rock pools and identify the creatures you discover.

The mobile rock pool will be manned by the team from The Rock Pool Project from 11am – 3pm.

Make & Take

Saturday 27 May – Sunday 4 June, 12.30pm – 3.30pm

Put your craft skills to the challenge and design your own rock pool, crab hats and paper plate fish.

Museum Trail

Saturday 27 May – Sunday 4 June

Five Cornish rock pool creatures are hiding in the Museum. Can you help us round them up? Discover them all and claim your prize.

What else is here?

Explore 15 galleries over five floors, jump aboard boats, climb the 100-foot Lookout Tower, meet boat builders in the Boatbuilding Workshop, go underwater in the Tidal Zone, uncover ocean adventures and survival stories and sail miniature boats on the waterfront Boat Pool.

Plus, let imaginations run wild in the brand-new Skull Island Play Zone and discover our latest major exhibition Pirates.

Find out more about the NMMC here