Royal Cornwall Museum
Royal Cornwall Museum
'The Royal Cornwall Museum is an essential place to come to if you are fascinated by Cornwall' Kurt Jackson, artist
If you want to see an unwrapped Egyptian mummy, explorers medicine chest and a wide range of Cornish and British art then head to the Royal Cornwall Museum.
In our British Museum partnership gallery you can build a Greek temple, have a go in our Mummy Factory and crack ancient codes. The natural history gallery introduces the plants, fungi and animals of Cornwall and there iÂs the opportunity to get up close to specimens. We have an internationally significant mineral collection on permanent display.
The Royal Cornwall Museum has been collecting for nearly 200 years.
- Prehistoric Cornwall
- Ancient Egypt, Rome and Greece
- Beautiful art from Cornwall and beyond
- Amazing minerals from our internationally acclaimed collection
- Cornish science and invention
- A unique and long established Cornish archive
Learning
Learning is at the heart of the Royal Cornwall Museum. Our superb collections provide an excellent learning resource for schools, families and adults alike.
We offer school workshops for Foundation Stage, KS1, and KS2. For more information pleaseclick here to open our Schools Brochur