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Out at the Museum - We are a Diverse and Inclusive Place
Trustees of the Classic Boat Museum, Franko and Victoria, celebrate 'Out On An Island: Pride in Self, Pride in Place' - a new project...


Wavelength Project
Independent Arts invited the Classic Boat Museum to participate in Wavelength, an arts and science project grant funded by ACE. The...


Round the Island Race Success for CBM Deputy Chair
Classic Boat Museum Deputy Chair, Victoria Preston’s new boat Whisper, a Russler 33, won the Spirit Trophy for first overall in the...


Isle of Wight Austin Group Visits the Museum
On Sunday 18th June we were delighted to welcome the Isle of Wight Austin group. It was wonderful to see these heritage vehicles at the...


Blanche Coules Thornycroft inspires young people through science and art.
Two classes of Queensgate Primary School year 5s visited the museum recently, part of a project called 'Wavelength', sponsored by the...


200 Years of the RNLI
The Isle of Wight RNLI Lifeboat Board (Est. 1859) are running a Bicentenary Island Schools Project to celebrate 200 years of the RNLI...


Visit to the Windermere Jetty Museum
On June 19th, Victoria Preston visited the Windermere Jetty Museum, she is pictured here with Curator Stephen Beresford. The Windermere...


St George’s Primary School, Arreton visit the museum
We recently welcomed St Georges School, Arreton to the museum. They had a hands on visit and learnt all about the Maritime History of...


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...
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