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Join us at The Be More Green festival

We will be attending the Be More Green Festival A FREE mini festival of fun for the whole family! on the 28th May at Moorgreen Reservoir...

Coronation of King Charles III

Cowes has always had royal connections. King Charles learned to sail here in Cowes first in Bluebottle and then Coweslip. We have photos...

Vigia Takes to the Water

Built in Cowes in 1872 in Mr. Corke's Yard and based on the shallow draft catboat design popular on the East coast of the United States,...

Anna Keen's new show The Solent and Other Waters

Anna Keen’s fascination with the sea leads her to explore the coastal areas of the Isle of Wight and the Thames estuary. She studied fine...

New Exhibition at the Classic Boat Museum Gallery

Come and see 170 years of America's Cup design achievements. Travel through time from 1851 to 1937 and witness the majestic Schooners,...

Island museum leaflet to showcase our islands heritage

We have teamed up with 14 other island museums to have an all island museum leaflet. Distributed across the island it is a one stop shop...

A Bright Start to the Season for the Classic Boat Museum

The Boat Shed is opening for the 2023 season with a brand-new artefact, the Fresnel Lens from St Catherine’s Lighthouse. Housed at the...

Classic Boat Museum attends The Island Heritage Fair

We attended the islands heritage fair at Department in Ryde on Saturday 4th March 2023. Department is a new cultural space in what was...

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...