Cornwall Museums Gazetteer
A large, modern museum detailing the rich maritime history of Cornwall. The museum is a collaboration between the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich and the former Cornwall Maritime Museum. At the core of the museum is the National Small Boat Collection of over 200 small sailing vessels of historic significance from both Britain and abroad.
Discovery Quay,
Falmouth,
Cornwall,
England, TR11 3QY
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Part family attraction, part museum, this swashbuckling family adventure is a tour through the world of pirates, smugglers, and Cornish myth, led by live pirates. Visit the Sunken Village of the Damned, and explore a pirate ship. Young visitors can follow a secret trail to uncover clues, and open the captain's treasure chest.
22 St. Michaels Road,
Newquay,
Cornwall,
England, TR7 1RA
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This superb museum is the oldest and largest in Cornwall, with world-famous collections of minerals, decorative art, and Cornish heritage. Among the museum highlights is the mummy of Iset Tayef Nakht, a 25th Dynasty priest.
River Street,
Truro,
Cornwall,
England, TR1 2SJ
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Heritage Highlight: Egyptian mummy of Iset Tayef Nakht
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The St Ives Museum is located in the historic Downalong area, the heart of the St Ives fishing community. The museum tells the story of St Ives, with fascinating displays on fishing, tourism, artists, boatbuilding, and the people who lived here.
Wheal Dream,
St Ives,
Cornwall,
England, TR26 1PR
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Heritage Highlight: Includes a historical pilchard curing cellar
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The St Ives area has drawn artists since at least the early days of the 20th century, attracted by the relatively mild climate and soft Cornish light. Tate St Ives is an art gallery devoted to British art, particularly 20th-century works. The gallery is a branch of the Tate in London and was created to recognise the important place occupied by St Ives in the development of art in Britain.
Porthmeor Beach,
St Ives,
Cornwall,
England, TR26 1TG
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The Arthurian Centre is a fascinating museum based around one of the traditional sites of King Arthur's last battle. According to tradition, Arthur fought his last, fatal battle with Mordred at a site called Camlann. Is this the battlefield site? Well, perhaps. That possibility is enhanced by the fact that at the centre of the 20-acre site lies King Arthur's Stone, an inscribed 6th-century memorial stone on the banks of the River Camel.
Slaughterbridge,
Camelford,
Cornwall,
England, PL32 9TT
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