Museums and Galleries

Discovering42 is an award winning science and art museum set in Priory Park on the outskirts of Bodmin. 

Using art and traditional hands on interactivity the exhibition aims to engage both adults and children with physics, engineering and...

If you enjoy tales of eccentric, genius Victorian inventors, shipwrecks, fossils, and railways, Bude Castle Heritage Centre is the perfect place to start discovering the history of Bude. The Grade II listed building was constructed by Cornwall's...

Set in the heart of Truro, the ShelterBox Visitor Centre is a unique insight into what it takes for the charity to respond to natural disasters around the world. From information about the trademark ShelterKit (including having a go at packing...

Set in Helston's historic Market House and Drill Hall is a surprisingly large (and interesting) museum. Formerly known as the Helston Folk Museum it is home to one of the biggest social history collections in the South West. The museum is spread...

The small Heritage Museum of Smuggling and Fishing is located in The Warren overlooking the fishing village's harbour. It is home to a fascinating collection of exhibits chronicling Polperro's history with particular reference to the two...

Looe's town museum is located in the 15th century Old Guildhall on the main street to East Looe's sea front. Inside you will find fascinating displays about historic Looe focusing on fishing, boat building and, of course, smuggling.

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King Edward Mine Museum specialises in the mining history of Cornwall. Visitors are shown live demonstrations of tin processing. The mine was featured on BBC2's Edwardian Farm.

The Royal Cornwall is the county’s oldest museum, famed for its important collections of natural history, geology, decorative arts and Newlyn School paintings

Home to a permanent collection of Newlyn School paintings and an exhibition detailing the history of Penzance

The Tate Gallery St Ives opened in June 1993 in a purpose-built building with five galleries offering an introduction to modern art, with special emphasis on the St Ives School