
Celebrating winning ‘Object of the Year’
We are thrilled to announce we won the public vote for ‘Object of the Year’ at the Cornwall Heritage Awards … Continue reading Celebrating winning ‘Object of the Year’
We are thrilled to announce we won the public vote for ‘Object of the Year’ at the Cornwall Heritage Awards … Continue reading Celebrating winning ‘Object of the Year’
The Bras and the Bees: The Extraordinary Life of BJ SherriffFA Notley £12 from the Museum of Cornish Life Shop. … Continue reading Book Review: The Bras and the Bees
As part of our Farmers Will Like It project to conserve and research some of our oldest collections relating to … Continue reading Making of the new wassail bowl for Cornwall
2024 has been a bumper year for the Museum of Cornish Life. Here’s a round-up of some 2024 highlights in … Continue reading Looking back: 2024 at the Museum of Cornish Life
Collections research volunteer Sue Roberts explores the prominent roles of women in Cornish farming and how they are evidenced in … Continue reading Where are the women in Cornish farming?
Collections research volunteer Andy Blackwell returns with new research on the history of Cornish butter making, dairy objects, butter markets, and … Continue reading Cornish butter for one and all
BA Politics student Frederick Proctor of the University of Exeter explores the history of whimsey bottles in the museum’s collection. … Continue reading Whimsey bottles research project
Believe it or not, I am the least likely person to have mounted the current exhibition here at the museum. … Continue reading Haunted Cornwall: Behind the exhibition
As part of our Farmers will like it project to review, research, conserve and explore Cornish farming heritage we have … Continue reading Ammeth: A summer of farming art and heritage
In June, we welcomed three students – Emily Bowyer-Kazadi, Maddie Thomson, and Trin Gleason – from the University of Liverpool through an employability placement through the Portable Antiquities Scheme. During their two-week placement, each student wrote a blog post related to Cornish history.