The Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro are hosting their very first open exhibition. Titled 'Spirit of Cornwall' it encompasses all of Cornwall and those who live in it today. The exhibition runs from 9th October 2023 until 20th January 2024 at the Royal Cornwall Museum. Private View: Saturday 14th October 5pm – 8pm. Celebration Event: Saturday 9th December 5 – 8pm. Royal Cornwall Museum River Street,Truro Cornwall, TR1 2SJ The private view was last night, very busy and very enjoyable. It was great to wander through the museum checking out the exhibits and artworks. It's a great space and the team have done a brilliant job setting up 200 artworks - it looked amazing!

Wow! I was surprised with this museum. It's much bigger than I was expecting. My children loved exploring all the rooms and all the old artifacts. They especially enjoyed the Egyptian area. Children were free adult about 7.50 Has a cafe so you can chill and have a coffee. Have a little wonder in the small shop

Really interesting museum. Their current exhibition “Adrift” is excellent and a real highlight to the ever going issue of plastic waste in the sea. It is about how In 1997, a rogue wave knocked 62 containers from a cargo ship off the coast of Cornwall. Five million pieces of lego were set adrift in the ocean, washing up on beaches across the southwest. Adrift – Lego Lost at Sea is the story of what was lost and what was learned about the ocean, its currents and pollution.

Oddly enough this one didn’t catch me. And although I want to blame this on my age (it is a widely spread rumor that teenagers don’t enjoy visits at museums) I’m afraid it was the museum itself that is to blame. Nothing here really seemed attention-grabbing, like I would want to continue to read about this and like I would remember the information. It was quite empty in my opinion. Nonetheless, I liked the part where you could write on a piece of paper your own ideas to stop the climate change crisis. I’m all for interacting…maybe it is the teenager in me speaking. Do try this though if you’re especially interested in Cornish history, as I felt it definitely had some of that :)

Midsize museum with some incredible exhibits on Cornwall's history. The geology, mining, and ancient history sections were particularly compelling / housed inoressive and well-described artifacts. Also had some high-quality local art. Passionate and welcoming staff. The experience was diluted somewhat by the widespread delay of numerous recent (2018 or newer) objects with tenuous connections to Cornwall in the main hall. right alongside the Cornish history exhibits (including in the same display cases). Admission is £7.50

We enjoyed looking round the museum doing research for a school project with our son. The staff were friendly and very helpful. There are some interesting artifacts and exhibitions. A small gift shop with a limited selection of souvenirs. You can also easily access the Arts café which serves a selection of food and drinks.

Had a great visit to the Royal Cornwall museum.. was my first visit.. so many exhibitions and things to see.. after walking around went for a cup of coffee.. Nice little shop to get a few souvenirs.. staff were very helpful and friendly.. pay once and visit as many times as u like free for the next year.. well worth a visit

Wonderful regional museum, mixing a primary collection of local historic artefacts, geological samples, ancient Egyptian burial items, and paintings. There’s always a temporary show happening, and this time it was the art college end of year show. To a very high standard. My three takeaways; the stone candelabra and statue plinth in the geology section are clearly made by the same local craftsmen who made the cathedral font. ‘Jubilee procession in a Cornish Village’ presumably refers to Queen Victoria Golden Jubilee and owes much to John Singer Sargent’s ‘Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose’ in the RA. Both are wonderful Pre Raphaelite visions of magical light. ‘Black Jack rides a Big Horse’ the miners poetic and pithy phrase upon discovering sulphide of zinc, which they believed to signal the proximity of copper.

Beautiful historical preservation of Cornish and indeed British History. Apart from the opportunity to learn historical facts about Cornwall, it also possesses a fine scenery. It highlights the need to preserve cultural and historical facts for future generations. It is located at the Truro city centre making it easy for tourist who want to take advantage of sight seeing other parts of Truro and also making purchases or having bank transactions. At the end of the day, it is a beautiful collection of artefacts, culture and history.

Lovely place to visit. The staff were very friendly and approachable. After paying and walking into the gallery; there was a lovely lady who told me where to find all the exhibitions, and where to start. There is lots to see, from various parts in history, going back the ancient caveman and women, to the Romans, and the modern day and towards the future in relation to how Cornwall is involved with space. There is little interaction for young children, and some have been disabled due to Covid. There was a large touch screen with interaction, but for some reason it kept freezing, so I gave up trying to see all what it had to offer. Well worth a visit and you can go back again with the same ticket.