What’s On
We have a lively programme of family friendly events every year. We make sure we have something for everyone from toddlers to seniors. Our evening events are a chance to enjoy a social evening in the museum at night with entertaining talks, quizzes and even murder mystery suppers.
Tickets for our evening events are available through our shop on the Historical Diving Society website.
Underwater 2019
An exhibition of contemporary art that has been inspired by the concept ‘underwater’. A wide range of media is exhibited including sculpture, video, textiles, paint, print, photography and more.
read more
The Great Easter Seashell Hunt
FROM Friday 19/Apr/2019
TO Monday 22/Apr/2019
An easter treat for little ones – find the hidden seashells in the museum to win your very own seashell filled with little chocolate eggs.
read more
Plastic Pollution
Saturday 01/Jun/2019
Approximately 8 to 12 million tonnes of plastic ends up in our oceans every year damaging marine life, destroying underwater habitats and attracting toxins that enter our food chain. How bad is it? What can we do? Time to find out from an expert.
read more
Fathers’ Day
Sunday 16/Jun/2019
Sunday 16 June 201911am - 3.30pm£4 adults; £3 seniors and kids; £12 families and ... ALL DADS ARE FREEWhether your Dad is 19 or 90, treat him to a visit to the museum on Sunday 16 June and he will be able to come in for free. If you like, we can give you a...
read more
ARMED FORCES DAY
Saturday 29/Jun/2019
Saturday 29 June 201911am to 3.30pmHalf price entry for Service Personnel and their familiesArmed Forces Day honours and celebrates the men and women of our armed forces who work year-round to secure our safety. The Diving Museum is proud to participate in...
read more
Exploring the Hidden Face of our Deep Ocean Planet
Saturday 13/Jul/2019
Journey to another world with Dr Jon Copley — Britain’s first ‘bathynaut’ and a pioneering marine biologist. An award-winning communicator, Jon Copley’s talk will introduce you to the extraordinary environments and creatures that exist on the hidden face of our deep ocean planet.
read more
No Room for Error – The Thai Cave Rescue
Saturday 20/Jul/2019
No Room for Error, The Thai Cave Rescue – an illustrated talk by Connor Roe, one of the cave divers with the British Cave Diver Rescue team that assisted in the Thai-led rescue.
read more
RIDE & DIVE SUNDAY
Sunday 18/Aug/2019
A half-price Summer Sunday Treat! You will get a free ride on a vintage bus, half price entry to the museum, a tour of the diving museum and a half price cuppa at the Bayside Café which is right on the beach. Now that’s a family treat not to be missed.
read more
Fish and Clips quiz night and supper
Saturday 07/Sep/2019
‘Fish and Clips’ – a movie-based quiz with fish and chips supper where the emphasis is on having fun.
read more
Death in the Afternoon
FROM Friday 13/Sep/2019
TO Friday 20/Sep/2019
In 1854 a young man died on Browndown beach, just yards from the museum. He was most probably the last Englishman to die on English soil as the result of a duel. What drove them to fight? What happened next? John Mullen tells the tale. (part of Gosport’s Heritage Open Days programme)
read more
Death on the Line
FROM Wednesday 16/Oct/2019
TO Friday 18/Oct/2019
Death on the Line – A Murder Mystery Supper Evening where the acting is criminal and the laughs just keep coming – all wrapped around a hearty fish and chips supper.
read more
