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This paid Internship is part of the new Imperial War Museum-led Second World War and Holocaust Partnership Programme (SWWHPP), funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Additional support for the Internship has been made possible by funding from the European Social Fund, Arts Council England and Cornwall Council through Cultivator. Alongside the opening of new
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The Museum of Cornish Life is one of three museums to be shortlisted in the Best Small Museum Project category for the Digital Dial In project, as part of the Museums Change Lives Awards 2020. This national competition showcases the work museums are doing across the country to create a positive impact in their community
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To celebrate Museum Passion Day, an event coordinated by the BBC in partnership with the Museums Association, National Museum Directors’ Council and Art Fund, the Museum of Cornish Life team have chosen to share some of the collection’s most interesting objects. This desk calendar with a difference was chosen by Museum Director, Annette MacTavish: Annette
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We are offering an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and dedicated team as Trainee Curator. Working with a small staff team (Director, Community Engagement Curator and Apprentice) and a large team of volunteers you will get to experience all aspects of museum work. The focus of the role will be assisting with a range
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The Museum of Cornish Life and Bodmin Keep have in collaboration been awarded £56,306 as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure they have a sustainable future, the Culture Secretary has announced today. Both museum together are one of 1,385
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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