Museum News
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’
Museum News
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
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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
Museum News
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
Museum Research
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?
Museum Research
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
Museum Research
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
Museum News
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
Museum News
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
Museum News
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.