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Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery — Attraction in England

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Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery
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The Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro holds an extensive mineral collection rooted in Cornwall's mining and engineering heritage. The county's artistic heritage is reflected in the museum's art collection.
Nearby attractions
Truro Cathedral
St Mary's St, Truro TR1 2AF, United Kingdom
Victoria Gardens
13A St George's Rd, Truro TR1 3JE, United Kingdom
Enigma Escape Cornwall
The Old Basement, 18 Lemon St, Truro TR1 2LS, United Kingdom
Bosvigo Gardens
Bosvigo La, Truro TR1 3NH, United Kingdom
Nearby restaurants
Hubbox
116 Kenwyn St, Truro TR1 3DJ, United Kingdom
Piero's Pizzeria
112 Kenwyn St, Truro TR1 3DJ, United Kingdom
William IV
Kenwyn St, Truro TR1 3DJ, United Kingdom
The Cornish Vegan
15 Kenwyn St, Truro TR1 3BU, United Kingdom
Yak & Yeti
10 Kenwyn St, Truro TR1 3DJ, United Kingdom
108 Coffee
109 Kenwyn St, Truro TR1 3DJ, United Kingdom
Mandarin Garden Chinese Restaurant
114 Kenwyn St, Truro TR1 3DJ, United Kingdom
Coffee Traders
9 Victoria Square, Truro TR1 2RU, United Kingdom
Habaneros Burrito Bar
11 Kenwyn St, Truro TR1 3DJ, United Kingdom
The Shanaz Indian Restaurant
1 Edward St, Truro TR1 3AJ, United Kingdom
Nearby hotels
Mannings Hotel
82 Lemon St, Truro TR1 2QB, United Kingdom
Lemon Street Apartments
79 Lemon St, Truro TR1 2PN, United Kingdom
Townhouse Rooms
20 Falmouth Rd, Truro TR1 2HX, United Kingdom
Hotel VARA
49 Falmouth Rd, Truro TR1 2HL, United Kingdom
Donnington Guest House
43 Treyew Rd, Truro TR1 2BY, United Kingdom
The Fieldings B&B in Truro
35 Treyew Rd, Truro TR1 2BY, United Kingdom
Highview Guest House
25 Treyew Rd, Truro TR1 2BY, United Kingdom
Cliftons
46 Tregolls Rd, Truro TR1 1LA, United Kingdom
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Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery
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Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery

25 River St, Truro TR1 2SJ, United Kingdom
4.5(401)
Open 24 hours
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The Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro holds an extensive mineral collection rooted in Cornwall's mining and engineering heritage. The county's artistic heritage is reflected in the museum's art collection.

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attractions: Truro Cathedral, Victoria Gardens, Enigma Escape Cornwall, Bosvigo Gardens, restaurants: Hubbox, Piero's Pizzeria, William IV, The Cornish Vegan, Yak & Yeti, 108 Coffee, Mandarin Garden Chinese Restaurant, Coffee Traders, Habaneros Burrito Bar, The Shanaz Indian Restaurant
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Phone
+44 1872 723230
Website
cornwallmuseum.org

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Nearby attractions of Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery

Truro Cathedral

Victoria Gardens

Enigma Escape Cornwall

Bosvigo Gardens

Truro Cathedral

Truro Cathedral

4.7

(1.4K)

Open until 9:00 PM
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Victoria Gardens

Victoria Gardens

4.6

(320)

Open 24 hours
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Enigma Escape Cornwall

Enigma Escape Cornwall

4.9

(96)

Closed
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Bosvigo Gardens

Bosvigo Gardens

3.8

(16)

Open 24 hours
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Things to do nearby

Throw a pot in Cornwall
Throw a pot in Cornwall
Wed, Dec 10 • 10:30 AM
Cornwall, TR8 4GL, United Kingdom
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Screen print in Cornwall
Screen print in Cornwall
Wed, Dec 10 • 2:30 PM
Cornwall, TR14 7RY, United Kingdom
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Explore Falmouths dark side
Explore Falmouths dark side
Fri, Dec 12 • 6:00 PM
Cornwall, TR11 3DF, United Kingdom
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Nearby restaurants of Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery

Hubbox

Piero's Pizzeria

William IV

The Cornish Vegan

Yak & Yeti

108 Coffee

Mandarin Garden Chinese Restaurant

Coffee Traders

Habaneros Burrito Bar

The Shanaz Indian Restaurant

Hubbox

Hubbox

4.4

(1.0K)

Click for details
Piero's Pizzeria

Piero's Pizzeria

4.5

(412)

Click for details
William IV

William IV

4.4

(547)

$

Click for details
The Cornish Vegan

The Cornish Vegan

4.8

(275)

Click for details
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Reviews of Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery

4.5
(401)
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5.0
3y

As a local I have been many times however Cornwall Council (A Fully Conservative Council) decided to withdraw funding so the future is in jeopardy for this wonderful place, which houses many artifacts, it's jewel in the Crown is literally its collection of crystals and mineral specimens which is widely reputed as to be quite frankly wordless, which now could become lost forever and considering the majority were from Cornwall taken from the various mines by many everyday and some far more renowned figures, along with various other Cornish artifacts such as a silver spade from when Queen Victoria opened Truro's Victoria Gardens. Then you need to consider the impact on the identity and cultural awareness of Cornish people should such a place close, the impact would be huge on the Cornish people but also cultures of many people from every continent descended fton the Hard Rock pioneers who without their input we wouldn't have had a Bronze age, America and its wild west, would not exist nor its gold pioneers, Diamonds would be rare as the hard rock needing defeat before they are surrendered again only the Cornish made it possible. It appears Cornwall Council tories only fantasise about what makrs a good policy, and waste the public purse on their own vanity and they apparently don't read the papers from their government and Business secretary Kwasi Kwatang regarding the levelling up of the UK and how Cornwall is the future for uk business without Cornwall UK lithium supply would be None meaning imported lithium and expense of the metal rather than the rewards it seeks from being Europe's raw material lithium supply so support Cornwall support the people of Cornwall and from every part of the world by supporting Royal...

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5.0
6y

Our first visit here and tbh I wasn't expecting to stay long as my youngest with special needs gets overwhelmed so we end up rushing out. Not here. They loan out sensory backpacks, which includes ear defenders, squashy toys and tangle bands plus more, all to help keep that person calm. And it worked. It meant my eldest two could do the crafts on offer, follow the quiz around the museum and spend time looking at the exhibits (currently includes a mummy) They also do Explorer packs for children, which have magnifying glasses in and other bits to help them go round. They can ever wear an explorers hat,which my older two loved! The price is also brilliant. It's £5.50 for an adult but under 16s are free. Carers also get free entry too. The staff and volunteers were all so helpful, from showing me where I could store the buggy, to a lady talking about the mummy when my daughter said they scare her. She explained all the good he did in life. The museum has lots of history of Cornwall to look at which is fascinating. There's also a little cafe in the museum though we didn't have time to stop in as we had stayed so much longer than I thought we would as we were having so much fun! We definitely will...

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1.0
2y

I visited the RCM on Thursday 8th June as part of my Cornwall holiday itinerary. Having travelled 350+ miles to visit many places in Cornwall I was dissapointed and appalled by the behaviour of the young lady who was present at the counter as we attempted to pay and enter the museum. Two other customers were already waiting patiently as the counter assistant (Lucy) held a conversation with her friend on the phone which was clearly unrelated to work at the RCM. Even as my party arrived and took position behind the already bored with waiting customers, she never wavered from her conversation. After 8 or 9 minutes and as we had been seen waiting I decided to continue entering the museum and pay on the way out. After I passed the cashier desk and entered into the first room, she (Lucy) told her friend she would call back in a minute and hung up the call and proceeded to take money and allow us in without the slightest apology or recognition that we had been waiting for near on 10 minutes and the other customers for longer. What an example of ignorance and disrespect this young lady is and what kind of message does this behaviour send to foreign visitors to the 'Royal'...

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Sara BurnsSara Burns
Our first visit here and tbh I wasn't expecting to stay long as my youngest with special needs gets overwhelmed so we end up rushing out. Not here. They loan out sensory backpacks, which includes ear defenders, squashy toys and tangle bands plus more, all to help keep that person calm. And it worked. It meant my eldest two could do the crafts on offer, follow the quiz around the museum and spend time looking at the exhibits (currently includes a mummy) They also do Explorer packs for children, which have magnifying glasses in and other bits to help them go round. They can ever wear an explorers hat,which my older two loved! The price is also brilliant. It's £5.50 for an adult but under 16s are free. Carers also get free entry too. The staff and volunteers were all so helpful, from showing me where I could store the buggy, to a lady talking about the mummy when my daughter said they scare her. She explained all the good he did in life. The museum has lots of history of Cornwall to look at which is fascinating. There's also a little cafe in the museum though we didn't have time to stop in as we had stayed so much longer than I thought we would as we were having so much fun! We definitely will be back here.
Simon CooperSimon Cooper
Wonderful regional museum, mixing a primary collection of local historic artefacts, geological samples, ancient Egyptian burial items, and paintings. There’s always a temporary show happening, and this time it was the art college end of year show. To a very high standard. My three takeaways; the stone candelabra and statue plinth in the geology section are clearly made by the same local craftsmen who made the cathedral font. ‘Jubilee procession in a Cornish Village’ presumably refers to Queen Victoria Golden Jubilee and owes much to John Singer Sargent’s ‘Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose’ in the RA. Both are wonderful Pre Raphaelite visions of magical light. ‘Black Jack rides a Big Horse’ the miners poetic and pithy phrase upon discovering sulphide of zinc, which they believed to signal the proximity of copper.
Ashley BrookAshley Brook
Lovely place to visit. The staff were very friendly and approachable. After paying and walking into the gallery; there was a lovely lady who told me where to find all the exhibitions, and where to start. There is lots to see, from various parts in history, going back the ancient caveman and women, to the Romans, and the modern day and towards the future in relation to how Cornwall is involved with space. There is little interaction for young children, and some have been disabled due to Covid. There was a large touch screen with interaction, but for some reason it kept freezing, so I gave up trying to see all what it had to offer. Well worth a visit and you can go back again with the same ticket.
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Our first visit here and tbh I wasn't expecting to stay long as my youngest with special needs gets overwhelmed so we end up rushing out. Not here. They loan out sensory backpacks, which includes ear defenders, squashy toys and tangle bands plus more, all to help keep that person calm. And it worked. It meant my eldest two could do the crafts on offer, follow the quiz around the museum and spend time looking at the exhibits (currently includes a mummy) They also do Explorer packs for children, which have magnifying glasses in and other bits to help them go round. They can ever wear an explorers hat,which my older two loved! The price is also brilliant. It's £5.50 for an adult but under 16s are free. Carers also get free entry too. The staff and volunteers were all so helpful, from showing me where I could store the buggy, to a lady talking about the mummy when my daughter said they scare her. She explained all the good he did in life. The museum has lots of history of Cornwall to look at which is fascinating. There's also a little cafe in the museum though we didn't have time to stop in as we had stayed so much longer than I thought we would as we were having so much fun! We definitely will be back here.
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Wonderful regional museum, mixing a primary collection of local historic artefacts, geological samples, ancient Egyptian burial items, and paintings. There’s always a temporary show happening, and this time it was the art college end of year show. To a very high standard. My three takeaways; the stone candelabra and statue plinth in the geology section are clearly made by the same local craftsmen who made the cathedral font. ‘Jubilee procession in a Cornish Village’ presumably refers to Queen Victoria Golden Jubilee and owes much to John Singer Sargent’s ‘Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose’ in the RA. Both are wonderful Pre Raphaelite visions of magical light. ‘Black Jack rides a Big Horse’ the miners poetic and pithy phrase upon discovering sulphide of zinc, which they believed to signal the proximity of copper.
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Lovely place to visit. The staff were very friendly and approachable. After paying and walking into the gallery; there was a lovely lady who told me where to find all the exhibitions, and where to start. There is lots to see, from various parts in history, going back the ancient caveman and women, to the Romans, and the modern day and towards the future in relation to how Cornwall is involved with space. There is little interaction for young children, and some have been disabled due to Covid. There was a large touch screen with interaction, but for some reason it kept freezing, so I gave up trying to see all what it had to offer. Well worth a visit and you can go back again with the same ticket.
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