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Volunteers’ Week (2-8 June)

  • 1st June 202530th May 2025
  • by Museum of Cornish Life

Volunteers’ Week is back Mon 2 June – Sun 8 June. It’s time to celebrate all thingsvolunteering! Our seventy volunteers … Continue reading Volunteers’ Week (2-8 June)

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Stone Circles, Tin Mining and St Piran: Student Blogs…

  • 21st August 2024
  • by Museum of Cornish Life

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.

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Fragments from Flora Day

  • 16th May 202416th May 2024
  • by Museum of Cornish Life

On Flora Day, I took up the task of being the Museum’s Writer in Residence for the day. My writing … Continue reading Fragments from Flora Day

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Exploring the museum’s poster collection

  • 2nd May 202410th May 2024
  • by Museum of Cornish Life

Zachary Woods, currently studying an undergraduate degree in History at Exeter University, has conducted research and written an article on the posters on display in our link corridor.

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‘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’

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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

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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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Gannet by Peter Boex shortlisted for Object of the…

  • 7th December 202221st December 2022
  • by Museum of Cornish Life

Museum of Cornish Life’s beautiful carved Gannet made by local woodcarver Peter Boex has been shortlisted for Cornwall Museum Partnership’s … Continue reading Gannet by Peter Boex shortlisted for Object of the Year 2023

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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

Harvey our Young Curator mounting the historic photographs from our collection. Museum News

Congratulations to our Young Curator

  • 27th June 20199th December 2019
  • by Museum of Cornish Life

This week we are congratulating our Young Curator Harvey on completing his work placement here at the Museum of Cornish … Continue reading Congratulations to our Young Curator

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