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Tucked at the back of the Victorian classroom is a cabinet with a small collection of Egyptian artefacts. In my time circumnavigating the museum looking for objects and peering into corners, I confess that I have never noticed it. My route to it came from trying to work out what had been folded into the
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Mintz has provided estimates of sugar consumption at the turn of the last few centuries. He estimates that Britain’s per capita consumption of sugar was as follows: To keep these figures in context, today, the consumption is around 106lbs per person – or 22 teaspoons of sugar per week. It is no wonder that sugar
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There is a trend/movement in the museum sector to question the heritage of the museums themselves (their buildings and purpose) and the collections that live in them. This has been played out in academic papers, articles, Twitter discussions and in the actions of some museums. At the Museum of Cornish Life, we believe that it
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On Saturday 19 December St Michael’s Church re-opened for the first time, since closing in March, and shared with the community its new floor. During closure the museum worked with the church to celebrate the heritage of the Church and to undertake a range of arts based projects. The Exhibition: The exhibition gave an insight
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The museum has been working on a costume digitisation project with Purpose 3D, a local start up from the Falmouth Launchpad Programme who specialise in the digitisation of historical and vintage clothing. The company uses photogrammetry to capture the items and 3D modelling technology to transform them into authentic models. The aim of the project
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To celebrate Kids in Museums Takeover Day 2020, we asked two of our young volunteers, Evie and Ellie to reflect on their favourite photographs from the museum’s collection. Evie says: “I have chosen this image because I love to see the different outfits that the children are wearing compared to today’s flora day outfits. For
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We have a wonderful archive collection of knitting and crochet patterns at the museum. Throughout November, we are inviting knitters and crocheters to recreate and donate hats from the 1960’s, 70’s and 80’s using a selection of our vintage patterns. Once made you can either post your creations to the museum, drop them through our
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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