Museum News
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’
Museum Research
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
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
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
Museum News
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
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
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
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