This list of museums in Cornwall, United Kingdom contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e. virtual museums) are not included.

MuseumsEdit

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Name	Image	Town/City	Region	Type	Summary
Bodmin Town Museum		Bodmin	Cornwall	Local	information, history, culture, industry, natural history, transport
Bude-Stratton Museum		Bude	Cornwall	Local	website, history, culture, Bude Canal, maritime, railway
Callington Heritage Centre		Callington	Cornwall	Local	website, history, culture, mining, agriculture
Camborne School of Mines Museum		Tremough	Cornwall	Mining	Mining and geology
Charlestown Shipwreck & Heritage Centre		Charlestown	Cornwall	Maritime	website, history of diving, salvage and shipwrecks, also mining and minerals
Constantine Heritage Centre		Constantine	Cornwall	Local	information, information, history, culture, mining, agriculture
Cornish Mines and Engines		Pool	Cornwall	Mining	Collection of engine houses, beam engines and an industrial heritage discovery centre
Davidstow Airfield Cornwall at War Museum		Davidstow	Cornwall	Military	History of former WW II airfield, military life in region
Flambards Experience		Helston	Cornwall	Multiple	Amusement park with museum exhibits of Victorian shops and homes, life in Britain during The Blitz, aviation and science
Geevor Tin Mine		Pendeen	Cornwall	Mining	Former tin mine
Helston Folk Museum		Helston	Cornwall	Local	History, culture, art, archaeology, mining, fishing, farming, costumes
King Edward Mining Museum		Camborne	Cornwall	Mining	Former tin mine
Launceston Steam Railway		Launceston	Cornwall	Railway	Heritage railway with museum of vintage transport and machinery in station
Levant Mine and Beam Engine		Trewellard	Cornwall	Mining	Visitor center for former copper and tin mine, working steam-powered beam engine
Lizard Lighthouse Heritage Centre		Lizard Point	Cornwall	Maritime	History and role of the lighthouse
Lostwithiel Museum		Lostwithiel	Cornwall	Local	information, history, culture, mining
Marazion Museum		Marazion	Cornwall	Local	information, history, culture, mining, agriculture
National Maritime Museum Cornwall		Falmouth	Cornwall	Maritime	Small boats, region's maritime history
Perranzabuloe Museum		Perranporth	Cornwall	Local	website, history, culture, mining, fishing, farming heritage
Poldark Mine		Wendron	Cornwall	Mining	Former tin mine
Porthcurno Telegraph Museum	to add	Porthcurno	Cornwall	Technology	History of telegraph cables
Redruth Old Cornwall Society Museum		Redruth	Cornwall	Local	website, history, culture, mining, household items
Royal Cornwall Museum		Truro	Cornwall	Multiple	Art, archaeology, local history, natural history, geology, decorative arts, coins, Egyptian and world culture artifacts
Saltash Museum and Local History Centre		Saltash	Cornwall	Local	website, history, culture
Shire Horse Farm Horse and Carriage Museum		Redruth	Cornwall	Transportation	website, working horse farm and collection of horse-drawn carriages
St Ives Museum		St Ives	Cornwall	Local	information, history, culture, mining, fishing, agriculture
Trerice		Newquay	Cornwall	Historic house	Operated by the National Trust, Elizabethan manor house, orchard, lawn mower collection
Trevarno		Helston	Cornwall		Includes National Museum of Gardening, gardens, woodland walks, a sub-tropical conservatory
Wheal Martyn China Clay Country Park		Treverbyn	Cornwall	Industry	website, china clay mining industry, local clay communities and the modern china clay industry

Defunct museumsEdit

• Barnes Museum of Cinematography, St Ives^[1][2]
• British Cycling Museum, Camelford Station, Camelford^[3]
• Cornwall Geological Museum, Penzance
• Trinity House National Lighthouse Museum, Penzance

See alsoEdit

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Museums in Cornwall

• Visitor attractions in Cornwall

ReferencesEdit

• Visit Britain: Museums and Galleries in Cornwall

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