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Porthmadog Maritime Museum  a group of volunteers based in Gwynedd have been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK. The award was announced in the Birthday Honours List on June 2nd. The citation in the London Gazette reads […]

On April 11th, 1917, the Porthmadog schooner Miss Morris, on a voyage from Genoa to Malaga in ballast, was scuttled by the German submarine U-35. At the museum we have a section on War at Sea which includes a digital display which shows unique film footage of the Miss Morris […]

We do not hold many records at the museum but can sometimes help or point you in the right direction

On Saturday 8th of April the museum will re-open for the season. Over the winter we have received several new artifacts. Some have been carefully conserved and others prepared for display. The sailmaking and other trades display has been re-vamped and some new signage introduced which will improve the interpretation. […]