The Time and Tide Museum in Great Yarmouth recorded 10,398 school visits during the last financial year, its highest ever total, while officers have begun early planning work to redevelop the museum's galleries to keep them "high-quality and fit for the future".

The figures were presented to the Norfolk Joint Museums Committee on 24 July 2026, where members heard that the museum's schools programme also piloted a new Ancient Greek learning session with local schools. Vice-Chair Cllr Robert Kybird noted an East Anglian link to the topic, pointing out that Iceni and Iron Age coinage drew on earlier Greek designs.

Alongside the record school numbers, the museum is working with the University of East Anglia on the Gloucester 1682 project, which includes developing a new maritime heritage trail around Great Yarmouth. That trail is being funded through the National Lottery Heritage Fund, though no specific figure was given to the committee.

The museum's current exhibition, Pirates: Fact and Fiction, runs until 5 September 2026 and will be followed by The Art of Roller-skating, which is scheduled to run until April 2027.

Members also heard that the Great Yarmouth Young History and Archaeology Club, which has used the Time and Tide Museum as its base for over ten years, continues to operate. Chair Cllr Paul Neale congratulated the museum on its school visitor numbers and welcomed the development of the new Greek educational offer.