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Discover Cornish art, culture, history and nature here in the heart of Truro 🎨🏛️🦋 Open 10am - 4pm every day.

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The big man is back in the building for Christmas, under the watchful eye of the Cornish Giant. Magical family moments await, with wandering storytelling through the museum, and a visit from Father Christmas himself, who comes bearing gifts... 🎁

Book now at cornwallmuseum.org/events 🧑‍🎄🎄🌟 by @cornwall_museum

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Behold The Red Dress! This incredible piece of art, celebrating collaboration, resilience, craft and community is coming to Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery this January, for one month only. The work of 380 embroiderers from 51 countries, come and experience this world-famous work for yourself.

Pre-book your visit to avoid disappointment at cornwallmuseum.org by @cornwall_museum

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Art Any Way, a glorious new exhibition opening on 14 September brings together work by artists who have found pure freedom of expression outside conventional norms.

Drawn from the museum's art collection, alongside a number of works on loan from @outsidein_uk, an award-winning national charity supporting artists who encounter significant barriers to the art world due to health, disability, social circumstance, or isolation. And a selection of artists connected with Shallal, a Cornwall-based arts charity championing equity in creativity, are also part of this uplifting exhibition.

Alan Davie, Parrots Eye No 2 (photography by Simon Cook)
Alan Lownes, Fishing Boat
Joanna Simpson, Gum nut folk
David Kemp, The Hound of Geevor by @cornwall_museum

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Next weekend, 24 and 25 October, 32 contemporary jewellery makers are gathered at the museum for the @acjcornwall Tresor Jewellery Fair.
Creating pieces inspired by the Cornish Myths and Legends exhibition, there are incredible creations from wood to recycled gold, chunky sterling silver and precious and semi-precious stones.

Plus, don't miss a range of workshops, available to book on the museum website.

1. Amy Eves
2. Freya Laughton @seafire_design
3. @claremaidenjewellery
4. @daisydunlopjewellery
5. @georginayatesjewellery by @cornwall_museum

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This is a horse vertebra with a depiction of John Wesley painted onto it. That might seem like an odd sentence, but “Wesley bones” weren’t uncommon. Whether these painted bones were a commemoration or John Wesley, or used as a satirical commentary on the preacher and his religion, is unknown.

Wesley was born in 1703 and spent a lot of time in Cornwall preaching his Methodist religion. Methodism became the predominant religion in Cornwall, perhaps the community-building practices and lack of fuss appealing to the locals.

#CornwallMuseum #Cornwall by @cornwall_museum

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Constructed from 87 panels of burgundy silk dupion, The Red Dress travelled internationally for over a decade, being continuously embroidered by hundreds of contributors across five continents. The finished piece features the work of 380 embroiderers from 51 countries, including refugees, survivors of conflict, artisans, students, embroidery professionals, and first-time stitchers.

In Cornwall for the first time, at Cornwall Museum for one month only from 5 - 30 January - pre-book your slot now. by @cornwall_museum

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Chris Prindl, ceramicist behind the Fired Moon exhibition, is in the building later this week giving a talk and pottery demonstration on his work. Join us on Thursday 15 October from 7 -8:15pm - head to the website for tickets.

Chris has a uniquely Cornish take on the Korean Moon Jar, made from Cornish china clay and glazed using minerals and metals found in Cornwall’s unique landscape. They are fired using local wood and Cornish salt, drawing on materials that are deeply connected to the region and its natural environment. by @cornwall_museum

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TREASURES. Collections Manager, Jeni Woolcock shares some of the newest treasures in the museum's collections. Acquisitions like these would not be possible without your support.

#Cornwall #Treasures #cornwallmuseum by @cornwall_museum

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In honour of October we’ve been exploring some of the witch-related objects in the collections 🎃
Objects were commonly used around the house to ward off or capture bad spirits such as witch bottles or balls, but also children's shoes. These shoes were found in a wall - for a long time shoes hidden in chimneys or walls were thought to capture witch spirits or bad energy. Chimneys were likely seen as a vulnerable spot, providing a portal to the outside world which witches could have used, as well as thresholds.

#CornwallMuseum #Cornwall by @cornwall_museum

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In perfect timing for some glorious Christmas gifting, Tresor @acjcornwall contemporary jewellery fair returns to the museum on 24 and 25 October. 32 makers will be tempting you with some incredible pieces of work, inspired by the Myths and Legends exhibition.

Expect diverse pieces made from everything from wood to modern sustainable polymers as well as traditional recycled gold, precious and semi-precious stones and chunky sterling silver.

There's also a range of workshops, from bracelets and bangles to beach treasures. Go to CornwallMuseum.org/events to book workshops 👑 by @cornwall_museum

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It's Banned Book week, a reminder of the importance of free access to information, ideas and perspectives, even those that might not align with our own.

Out of interest we had a look at the museum Library to see if there were any previously banned books in the collection. What we did find was that Hals' History of Cornwall was never fully published because it created a scandal. It was a major work of its type for Cornwall, which Hals began in 1685 and continued until 1736.

It was never fully published because it contained gossip and scandals relating to various people mentioned in the text. Not exactly a banned book, but its publication was probably halted by concern for the reaction that its contents might have created, in particular legal action!

#Cornwall #CornwallMuseum #bannedbookweek by @cornwall_museum

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From Art Any Way, a curators view and a lesson in really taking the time to look ✨️

#Cornwall #CornwallMuseum by @cornwall_museum

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