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Museum News

‘Mother was raised by the ladies of The Manor…

  • 11th April 2024
  • by Museum of Cornish Life

As a writer, when you put your work into the world you don’t really know what will happen to it. … Continue reading ‘Mother was raised by the ladies of The Manor House’

Details from wheat decorations called corn dollies displayed in a museum Museum Research

Cornish customs of the corn

  • 18th January 2024
  • by Museum of Cornish Life

As part of new research into our farming collections, Julia Webb-Harvey returns to investigate Cornish farming customs. In the museum … Continue reading Cornish customs of the corn

Museum News

Looking Back: 2023 at the Museum of Cornish Life

  • 9th January 20249th January 2024
  • by Museum of Cornish Life

2023 has been a bumper year for the Museum of Cornish Life. Here’s a round-up of some 2023 highlights in … Continue reading Looking Back: 2023 at the Museum of Cornish Life

Museum News

Holiday Volunteering

  • 20th October 202320th October 2023
  • by Museum of Cornish Life

In July we were delighted to welcome Kusi Colonna-Preti as she volunteered two weeks of her time to the museum. … Continue reading Holiday Volunteering

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Celebrating Trengrouse with Red Rescue

  • 22nd June 202223rd June 2022
  • by Museum of Cornish Life

This June we had a lovely visit from the 5x Great-Grandson of Henry Trengrouse, George Trengrouse Shillito, Commercial Director of … Continue reading Celebrating Trengrouse with Red Rescue

Projects

Under the Eaves: Ivory, The Pursuit of White Gold

  • 11th May 20212nd February 2023
  • by Museum of Cornish Life

In the mid-nineteenth to early twentieth century Victorian society was wild for ivory, the natural substance that is the tusk … Continue reading Under the Eaves: Ivory, The Pursuit of White Gold

Projects

Under the Eaves: What we can learn from Evaristo’s…

  • 12th April 20212nd February 2023
  • by Museum of Cornish Life

In my last blog for the museum, I wrote about the play that museum supporter Patrick Carroll wrote. His play … Continue reading Under the Eaves: What we can learn from Evaristo’s Epitaph

Projects

Under the Eaves: Evaristo’s Epitaph

  • 9th March 20212nd February 2023
  • by Museum of Cornish Life

This ‘under the eaves’ feature follows a different route to a curious story about a master, Thomas Johns and his … Continue reading Under the Eaves: Evaristo’s Epitaph

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