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If you're a history buff, art aficionado, archaeology fiend, or dabbler in the sciences, our museum picks are perfect for a rainy day or afternoon excursion! Our selections center around notable collections of historical and cultural items. Many have excellent rotating displays in addition to exceptional permanent collections.
Category: Museums - Penzance Attractions & Activities
Address: West Wing, St John's Hall, West Wing, Penzance TR18 2QR
The Cornwall Geological Museum invites guests to visit and discover some of the secrets that make up our earth. Visitors can learn about momentous events like earthquakes and volcanoes as well as subtle geological happenings like rock formation and fuel sources. Come experience a subject that is close to the heart of Cornwall's industrial past....
Category: Museums - Penzance Attractions & Activities
Address: Higher Stennack, Penzance TR26 2HE
Located just outside of St. Ives, the Leach Pottery shop has been open for business since the 1920s. Throughout its history, this shop has seen the comings and goings of many pottery apprentices who have learned the tricks of the trade from pottery masters like the late Bernard Leach and Japanese potter Shoji Hamada. Next door to the pottery shop...
Penlee House Gallery and Museum
Category: Museums - Penzance Attractions & Activities
Address: Morrab Rd, Penzance TR18 4HE
Occupying a refurbished 1865 home, Penlee Gallery and Museum provides guests with a glimpse of West Cornwall's history through artifacts and exhibits on agriculture, mining, fishing, and domestic life. The gallery focuses on works from the famous Newlyn School. Enjoy pieces by artists like Stanhope Forbes, Walter Langley, and Lamorna Birch. The...
Category: Museums - Penzance Attractions & Activities
Address: Newlyn TR18 5QH
A working factory museum, Pilchard Works demonstrates some of Cornwall's rich fishing heritage. Guests learn how pilchards (similar to small herrings) have been caught, pressed, and shipped during previous decades. You'll be invited to take a nibble of the wares and determine for yourself if you like the salty fish prepared here!
Porthcurno Museum of Submarine Telegraphy
Category: Museums - Penzance Attractions & Activities
Address: Eastern House, Penzance TR19 6JX
Housed in the tunnels that were used as a secret communications station during World War II, this interesting museum offers guests clues to the secrets of communication. Displays educate visitors by showing them an interesting collection of cable telegraphy equipment and communication memorabilia. Much of the historic equipment displayed today...
Category: Museums - Penzance Attractions & Activities
Address: River St, Truro, Penzance TR1 2SJ
Royal Cornwall Museum provides educational, entertaining information about Cornwall and beyond. The museum boasts a large permanent collection, along with rotating displays. Main exhibits include a mineral collection with more than 10,000 specimen. Paintings and drawings from the famous Newlyn School are available for viewing too and include works...
Trinity House National Lighthouse Museum
Category: Museums - Penzance Attractions & Activities
Address: Wharf Rd, National Lighthouse Centre, Penzance TR18 4BN
For those who love lighthouses or those who want to learn more about them, the Trinity House National Lighthouse Museum provides a great educational experience. The museum houses a variety of navigational buoys, maritime lighting devices, and other miscellaneous navigational items used by sailors in the waters off the Cornish coast. Be sure to...
Category: Museums - Penzance Attractions & Activities
Address: Zennor, Penzance TR26 3DA
To truly understand the history of the Cornish people, visit to the Wayside Museum. The museum structure is a restored millhouse. Exhibits focus on how people lived, worked, and played, with some artifacts dating back to 3000BC. See waterwheels that tell the story of the mining trade, a blacksmith's forge, and a miller's cottage and Victorian era...
