Curating 100 Years of Waveriding

Tickets

£5 — £8

Standard Ticket £8 | Student Ticket £5 | Members Ticket (10% discount for current NMMC members) £7.20 | Online Ticket £7

Location

National Maritime Museum Cornwall, Falmouth

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Dates

Thu 3rd April, 2025
7:30 pm |
Doors open 7.00pm

About this event

Surf Pioneers Spring Lecture Series

In the first of the Spring Lecture Series, Dr Sam Bleakley, guest curator of National Maritime Museum Cornwall’s new major exhibition, SURF!, reveals the processes and inspirations that helped form this ambitious exhibition.

Dr Sam Bleakley is a former professional surfer and European surf champion, now specialising in surf event broadcast commentary and researching and curating innovative work on surfing through writing, films and education.

Alongside a number of other titles, Sam is author of the best-selling book Mindfulness and Surfing: Reflections for Saltwater Souls and the editor of The Surfing Tribe: a History of Surfing in Britain. Sam is also an Associate Lecturer in Sustainable Tourism at Falmouth University.

Born and raised close to Land’s End, Sam is deeply connected to (and inspired by) the rich tradition of surfing in Cornwall. Sam studied a BA and MA in Geography at Pembroke College, the University of Cambridge, and researched a PhD at Falmouth University (and the University of the Arts London) on travel writing and surf exploration in Haiti. Sam also produces and presents an adventure activist series called Brilliant Corners documenting emerging surf communities, responsible tourism, action sports, and the power of surfing for social good around the world.

This lecture is taking place in person and online.

Image credit: Sam Bleakley photographed by Toby Butler.

Contact

01326 313 388 | https://nmmc.co.uk/2024/12/curating-100-years-of-waveriding-in-cornwall-lecture/

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Accessible toilets are located on the first and second floors and there are larger facilities available if required. There are hearing loops throughout the building including the Lecture Theatre. For more accessibility information please visit our website: https://nmmc.co.uk/visit/accessibility/

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