Welcome to Museums in Cornwall!
Cornwall is a land of museums and many of these are run entirely by volunteers and enthusiasts. Reflecting a strong sense of place, these museums and their objects tell the story of Cornwall and its people from prehistory to the present day through the things our ancestors left behind.
Did you know that Garibaldi left his cloak behind when he received a hero's welcome in Cornwall and that the House of Commons was lit for 60 years by limelight, a Cornish invention? Or that Newlyn and St Ives hosted international art colonies while Cornish miners left in droves for a better life overseas?
We hope that this web site will inspire you to get out and about to explore the real Cornwall. Cornish museums are more than just wet weather refuges, they are also an excellent place to recover from too much sun.
Forget calamine lotion! On hot days simply find your nearest museum!
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Latest museum news
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Volunteers Required
Help We are urgently need some extra volunteers to help and man the front desk in the 2019/20 season.
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A Story of Success
We are overwelmed by the public response to our new museum.
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Callington Past and Present
Volunteers have been working hard to create this year’s display.
Upcoming events
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Fun in the sun
07 August 2019 to 28 August 2019
Tintagel Old Post Office back garden
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Crochet Workshop Hats and Flowers
07 September 2019
Mount Edgcumbe House
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Going Bats at Mount Edgcumbe
07 September 2019
Mount Edgcumbe Country Park
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If walls could talk
09 September 2019 to 22 September 2019
Tintagel Old Post Office
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The Metta Catharina Exhibition
27 March 2019 to 29 September 2019
Mount Edgcumbe House
