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The Gallery welcomed Gurnard Primary School
We recently welcomed some year 1 pupils from Gurnard Primary School to the Gallery. They had a mixture of activities to complete and...


Classic Boat Museum attends Island Volunteer Fair
We took the Classic Boat Museum out to the Isle of Wight Volunteers Fair which was organised by Community Action Isle of Wight and held...


St Catherine’s Optic - Final Stages of Installation
The St Catherine's Optic has reached the final stages of installation at The Boat Shed. One of our volunteers Roger needed to fabricate...


Women in Maritime History
The Maritime Archaeology Trust have put together stories about Women in maritime history. As with many other areas of our past, are often...


We appreciate your feedback
Feedback is really important to us so we can develop and grow the Classic Boat Museum in the future. We would appreciate you taking the...


Return of JAZZ to The Classic Boat Museum
Jazz is a Thornycroft design and built by Morgan Giles. She was on loan to the museum up until July 2018 and was then sold to a new owner...


Great Progress is being made on the installation of the St. Catherine’s Optic.
Further to our previous report of the St Catherine's Lighthouse lens being donated to the museum, great progress is being made with the...


Cowes Enterprise College Welcomed The Classic Boat Museum
Victoria Preston from the Museum spoke to 6th formers at Cowes Enterprise College on Wednesday 2nd November. The purpose of the talk was...

Private Party to celebrate the closing of the America's Cup Exhibition
The Classic Boat Museum provided the perfect venue for a private party given by Chris and Victoria Preston to celebrate the closing of...


Crossing the Bar from The Classic Boat Museum
As part of the Isle of Wight Walking Festival The New Carnival Company led a circular walk from The Boat Shed. A 6.5 mile walk...
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