A World at Sea

This Easter holidays we’re taking care of our natural world with Hotch Potch Performance.

This Easter holidays National Maritime Museum Cornwall are taking care of our natural world. Meet Detritus of the Deep and the Washed-up Mermaid, create recycled masks in Make & Take and follow the Museum Trail where you can learn about what you can do for nature.

Detritus of the Deep and the Washed-Up Mermaid
Monday – Friday, 11am, 1pm & 3pm.
Detritus of the Deep is a larger-than-life showman, king and master of the sea. Hear this gentle giant’s story of coastal adventures and watch as he magically conjures up wonders from Cornwall’s waters. His friend, the Washed-up Mermaid, sings of our seas and asks us a very important question – can we help them save our oceans?

The show has been created by Hotch Potch Performance for National Maritime Museum. Hotch Potch Performance are a Cornwall based outdoor arts company who create spectacular yet intimate works, with a passion for environmental awareness.

Flotsam Mermaid
Saturday 16 & Sunday 17 April
The verdigris mermaid has washed ashore! Is she a simple statue or something more? Come and find Flotsam in the Museum to catch some bubble blowing, tail flipping fun!

Make & Take
Saturday 9 – Sunday 24 April, 12.30pm – 3.30pm
Be inspired by Detritus of the Deep and the Washed-Up Mermaid create a mask made from recycled items.

Museum Trail
Saturday 9 – Sunday 24 April
Learn all about what you can do for our natural world on the Museum trail. Find them all and win a prize.

What else is at National Maritime Museum Cornwall?
Explore 15 galleries over five floors, visit the Monsters of the Deep exhibition, 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.