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Here at the Museum of Cornish Life, we are very pleased to announce that we have been awarded a Heritage Emergency Fund grant of £90,900 by the National Lottery. This grant will make a significant difference to the museum, helping support our organisation through unprecedented and unforeseen times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Heritage
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The museum is looking for trustees to help shape the future direction of the museum. We are looking for somebody who is passionate about ensuring the museum continues to attract wide ranging audiences. Most of all, we are interested in individuals who can think differently, be ambitious, and see the big picture. This as a
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Helston WW1 Heritage Project is drawing to a close with a series of centennial bell tollings commemorating those who lost their lives in the First World War. Following delays due to Covid-19, commemorations for the remaining five of Helston’s WW1 fallen are taking place between August 28th and September 5th. Each man will be commemorated
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The Museum of Cornish Life is thrilled to have been awarded a Travelers’ Choice Award for ratings and reviews on TripAdvisor. This award means that we are in the top 10% of attractions worldwide and that over the last year we have earned consistently great reviews from our visitors; so thank you to all of
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I have been looking at the weekly news articles that were published by former Museum Curator, Martin Matthews. The article was called ‘Bygone Days’ and could be found in the West Briton newspaper for several years starting from 2003. He wrote a total of 105 articles, all about different local topics. Today, I am writing
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It’s official. The dust sheets have been lifted, the doors unlocked, and the Flora Day Clock awoken from its hibernation. The Museum of Cornish Life is open once again and it’s been a delight to welcome back visitors. After four months of communicating with our supporters online, it feels special to see people cross the
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The museum simply could not function without its volunteers. There are eighty of us, a platoon who work behind the scenes as well as ‘front of house’. Our duties range from greeting visitors, running the shop, supporting staff on exhibitions, collections management, digitisation of objects, running workshops, cleaning, costume management… and fixing things. For this
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We are offering an opportunity to join our friendly team. The museum is a fun place to work where something different happens each day. Working with a small staff team (Director, Community Engagement Curator and Intern) and a large team of volunteers you will carry out a broad range of roles with a focus on
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The museum boasts one of the best costume collections in the south-west, so it seems a natural place to pause and reflect with a lockdown lens. Most of the time we have costumes on display, so it was particularly strange to see the museum in lockdown with all of the costumes tucked away. Even the
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I have been looking at the weekly news articles that were published by former Museum Curator, Martin Matthews. The series of articles were called “Bygone Days” and could be found in the West Briton newspaper for several years starting from 2003. He has written a total of 105 articles, all about different local topics such