Reviews of Royal Cornwall Museum. (Museum) in Truro (Cornwall).

Royal Cornwall Museum

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25 River St, Truro TR1 2SJ, United Kingdom

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Reviews of Royal Cornwall Museum

O. J. B.

Beautiful historical preservation of Cornish and indeed British History. Apart from the opportunity to learn historical facts about Cornwall, it also possesses a fine scenery. It highlights the need to preserve cultural and historical facts for future generations. It is located at the Truro city centre making it easy for tourist who want to take advantage of sight seeing other parts of Truro and also making purchases or having bank transactions. At the end of the day, it is a beautiful collection of artefacts, culture and history.

A. B.

Lovely place to visit. The staff were very friendly and approachable. After paying and walking into the gallery; there was a lovely lady who told me where to find all the exhibitions, and where to start. There is lots to see, from various parts in history, going back the ancient caveman and women, to the Romans, and the modern day and towards the future in relation to how Cornwall is involved with space. There is little interaction for young children, and some have been disabled due to Covid. There was a large touch screen with interaction, but for some reason it kept freezing, so I gave up trying to see all what it had to offer. Well worth a visit and you can go back again with the same ticket.

S. C.

Wonderful regional museum, mixing a primary collection of local historic artefacts, geological samples, ancient Egyptian burial items, and paintings. There’s always a temporary show happening, and this time it was the art college end of year show. To a very high standard. My three takeaways; the stone candelabra and statue plinth in the geology section are clearly made by the same local craftsmen who made the cathedral font. ‘Jubilee procession in a Cornish Village’ presumably refers to Queen Victoria Golden Jubilee and owes much to John Singer Sargent’s ‘Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose’ in the RA. Both are wonderful Pre Raphaelite visions of magical light. ‘Black Jack rides a Big Horse’ the miners poetic and pithy phrase upon discovering sulphide of zinc, which they believed to signal the proximity of copper.

B. Y.

I like this museum because I saw different types of antique and vintage furnitures. Also, paintings with seas and nature which I loved much.

A. B.

A small but packed county museum. The staff were lovely and helpful. The art displays were small but well worth seeing. The Cornnish history displays were really interesting. Personally the minerals/geological hall was my favourite. When we entered the guide said they were "world famous". I thought that was a bold claim but after viewing I have to agree. Their crystals and geological displays are even better than the displays in the Natural history museum of New York.

B. B.

Beautiful little Museum in the city of Truro, I love it. Its small but full, not just local treasures but as far as Egyptian artifacts and all across the Mediterranean. Friendly staff and lots of space to roam around and totally covid friendly with plenty of hand sanitiser and spacers marked on the floor to help you keep your distance. Love wondering around looking at iron age and bronze age tools, coins. Roman pots and gold coins to swords and spears. I'll let you find the rest for yourselves You can find the museum @ 25 River St TR12SJ. It's only £5 and under 18's are free. Bargain. If you're visiting Cornwall this summer and you're in Truro please check it out.

A. S.

A great place some lovely views as well. Phone photos does not does it justice.

R. M.

Enjoyed going round and seeing items from different eras and the crystals that have been found mainly in Cornwall

c. f.

Went on a hot day so was nice to escape the sun. Went on a Lego event and pirate event so lots to do. Great to see all the different things that have been mined in the area. Cafe next door with outdoor seating.

C.

I enjoyed my visit and looked at just a small section of the museum. I enjoyed talking with two members of staff about the mineral collection and told them about the discovery of Kernowite. They immediately looked it to find out where it is exhibited, (not in Cornwall). The locals ticket means I can return many times for that one fee. There is so much to take in, I will make it a regular place to visit when in Truro.

A. S.

Excellent value for money at just £7.50 for an adult which gets you a pass for a year and free for children. Lots of interactive activities for children too. Very interesting and spent a good couple of hours here.

K. B.

Since my visit I have been recommending it to everyone! A wonderful museum with friendly knowledgeable staff and so much to see. Why haven't I been before. Will definately be returning. The huge Jubilee procession painting is amazing.

N. T.

Good place to spend a couple of hours with the kids while it was raining outside. Plenty to look at including the history of Cornwall, a large collection of Cornwalls minerals and a great collection of Egyptian artifacts. There is also a kids treasure hunt to keep them entertained. We'll worth the £5 entrance fee.

K. M.

Sadly I've heard the council has withdrawn their funding, so we visited as we live near by incase the place disappears. It's got lots there, even has an ancient Egyptian mummy. I found the large collection of rocks and minerals from local areas interesting too, as I'm well aware of Cornwall and the mining history but seeing the ore and what they are after was fascinating.

A. U.

Brilliant museum of Cornwall and beyond. Well worth a visit. If you have in the past or will do on my recommendation and love it. Please add your voice to the protests against its possible closure.

T. C.

Well presented permanent exhibitions with interesting Cornish History,Roman,Geology,Egyptian The art displays are always worth a look offering contemporary work and some of the museums own collection. Great museum which needs support to continue.

B. S.

Not been here since I was knee high. Lots of artifacts on Cornwall like crystals and stones. Nice to see the chariot still there and the mummies. The mummies have there own room now along with a new mummy corpse along with other Egyptian artifacts.

F. G.

Didn't go in museum but cafe was great. Reasonable prices, food for everyone, I had a lovely vegan sandwich, really generous and tasty. Partner had poached eggs and avocado which was lush!

A. J.

My eldest grandson loved it, plenty to see and do. He loved the Egyptian, animal and Lego sections. Staff were friendly and helpful

K. N.

I love the Truro Museum, ive been tbere seceral times, especially when my children were younger. It has so many artifacts which I love to browse and the geology specimens are beautiful, my favourites are the Malachite's. However my most favourite area is where the Egyptian Mummy is located , so interesting and still fascinates me. I also enjoy the art displays being there as there's very little art in Truro. I didnt take any photos, as wanted to enjoy the moment.

P. C.

Lovely museum, like a mini London museum. Most of the stuff in there have all come from cornwall found in fields, farms and hedges! Very cute place.

a.

Staff are very friendly. Admissions is £7.50 for a yearly pass, which is neat. Exhibits seemed to focus on Cornwall which is nice.

R. M.

An amazing collection, with some surprising exhibits (Egyptian mummy!), in a lovely building, with a great café, and a proper art shop attached!

S. B.

Our first visit here and tbh I wasn't expecting to stay long as my youngest with special needs gets overwhelmed so we end up rushing out. Not here. They loan out sensory backpacks, which includes ear defenders, squashy toys and tangle bands plus more, all to help keep that person calm. And it worked. It meant my eldest two could do the crafts on offer, follow the quiz around the museum and spend time looking at the exhibits (currently includes a mummy) They also do Explorer packs for children, which have magnifying glasses in and other bits to help them go round. They can ever wear an explorers hat,which my older two loved! The price is also brilliant. It's £5.50 for an adult but under 16s are free. Carers also get free entry too. The staff and volunteers were all so helpful, from showing me where I could store the buggy, to a lady talking about the mummy when my daughter said they scare her. She explained all the good he did in life. The museum has lots of history of Cornwall to look at which is fascinating. There's also a little cafe in the museum though we didn't have time to stop in as we had stayed so much longer than I thought we would as we were having so much fun! We definitely will be back here.

T. U.

It took an hour to go through the whole Musium. Was a lovely experience and plenty interesting things to see. As well as out of Cornwall exhibitions.

A. S.

Lovely county museum. Excellent geology gallery. Entrance fee for adults.

L. R.

Amazing history items, very cheap day out, staff was very knowledgeable

A. C.

Fantastic historical collection from the local area. Gift shop, cafe and toilet facilities available. There is stairs and a lift to the upper floor.

L. 1.

I love Cornish History but this Museum wastes a huge amount of space and it is not interactive, they should make an area like walking back in time, so a journey of a miner, from a house set up ie living area to the a mine with the artefacts found (but like you are in a mine) - Charlestown has successfully done this with an amazing area and it adds to the museum and really paints a picture of the past, instead of having a vast area for kids to play jenga use the space for an interactive trip down memory lane- Flambards have done it, so could you! Bring it to life!

A. M.

Beautiful museum, lots of different history to see,and very well kept, lovely place to vist.hope they don't have to close it down.worth taking a vist.if your on holiday.

J.

A top day out, excellent value as children are free, plus a discount of you use the park and ride. Had lunch in the cafe which can only be described as quality. You can also come and go as you please, for the day once you've paid. Plenty to see and do.

K. C.

As a local I have been many times however Cornwall Council (A Fully Conservative Council) decided to withdraw funding so the future is in jeopardy for this wonderful place, which houses many artifacts, it's jewel in the Crown is literally its collection of crystals and mineral specimens which is widely reputed as to be quite frankly wordless, which now could become lost forever and considering the majority were from Cornwall taken from the various mines by many everyday and some far more renowned figures, along with various other Cornish artifacts such as a silver spade from when Queen Victoria opened Truro's Victoria Gardens. Then you need to consider the impact on the identity and cultural awareness of Cornish people should such a place close, the impact would be huge on the Cornish people but also cultures of many people from every continent descended fton the Hard Rock pioneers who without their input we wouldn't have had a Bronze age, America and its wild west, would not exist nor its gold pioneers, Diamonds would be rare as the hard rock needing defeat before they are surrendered again only the Cornish made it possible. It appears Cornwall Council tories only fantasise about what makrs a good policy, and waste the public purse on their own vanity and they apparently don't read the papers from their government and Business secretary Kwasi Kwatang regarding the levelling up of the UK and how Cornwall is the future for uk business without Cornwall UK lithium supply would be None meaning imported lithium and expense of the metal rather than the rewards it seeks from being Europe's raw material lithium supply so support Cornwall support the people of Cornwall and from every part of the world by supporting Royal Cornwall Museum

C. L.

Very well laid out exhibits and lots of information. I particularly enjoyed the Egyptian exhibition.

J. W.

We went here on a rainy day of our camping holiday. I thought it was great, learnt a lot about the history of Cornwall and of connections to Cornwall from around the world.

A. D.

Lovely small museum, great staff and interesting visiting exhibits.

K. R.

Had a really enjoyable time at the museum. My daughter did the easter egg hunt and had a great time working out the clues and finding the eggs. The Truro exhibit was really interesting and well worth a look. Price of entry is so good. Will be visiting again soon

S. B.

Great place to learn a bit about the history of Cornwell as well as many other places. £5 each for all year access means we could take our time and absorb info about the many artifacts and displays. A must if your in the area. The kids will love it.

Z. E.

Great museum so much to see cheap entry too!

A. N.

Just popes in for a flying visit (much like this squirrel). Loved the artwork from the graduates and other artists. Looking forward to returning and checking out everything else tomorrow

J. G.

Fascinating display of local history. Children enjoyed a Messy Monday on a rainy day making bunting and drawing the displays. Good displays of minerals and rocks.

T. H.

Incredible museum. Spent a good 1.5-2 hours looking at the exhibits. Having a strong interest in Minerals and geology, the Rashleigh collection at RCM is stunning. The Egyptian exhibit us also amazing, nothibg like it in the south west.

N.

An asset to Cornwall. This place is an important place to hold and teach the history of Cornwall. Well worth a visit

K. J.

Brilliant of course the mummy was my favourite as it is such a rare sight to see but there is a huge collection of various items from stone age throughout. I do wish there was a little more information avaliable to work out what the items were and used for. It is worth the visit and I definitely would visit again.

D. C.

Like a lot of the attractions, your ticket allows you to come back all year round. It is a beautiful building with a good mixture of exhibits. I certainly liked the visiting works from the British Museum and activities for the children as well.

G. H.

I visited in June and the admission price was reasonable and by keeping my till slip was able to return for free. The mineral collection represents the treasures found in Cornwall's mining history and worth a visit for that alone. Upstairs galleries in my opinion of 18 years visiting experience are under-developed, housing temporary art exhibitions. You may disagree. Having donated thousands of objects to the stores and knowing of other people's finds in Cornwall I would like the stores to 'see the light of day' in rolling exhibitions upstairs.

D.

Great museum containing a wide range of artefacts. Costs where reasonable £5 adult kids free plus had the added interest of a kids treasure hunt which ours loved. TBF we are not avid museum goers and do skip through things and don't read everything but found it really interesting a great stop off

D. A.

We love coming here to this museum, every time we come to Cornwall. It's an excellent museum. There's so much to see there and there's an amazing restaurant with good homemade food there as well. Most definitely would recommend this place to anyone that likes to learn about the history of Cornwall.

R. I.

Museum is in the centre of the city and it is free to visit. It covers history, art and geology.

B. C.

Lots of different exhibitions each time we visit. Lovely quilts on our last visit.

R. B.

An excellent way to spend a few hours. The ancient Egypt exhibit is a hit with the kids.

S. R.

My favourite exhibit is not the mummy, which the place is a little famous for, but the geology exhibit. Huge wedges of malachite and massive blood stones. It's a really interesting display. I'm also fond of the fact the museum has an autism friendly hour, and occassionally hosts the community stalls at Christmas. It's an asset to the community. I'm currently living their exhibit on old Truro during the war and their exhibit by first not second homes of an entirely cardboard room.

W. A.

Wonderful museum. Entry fee very reasoable and permits mutiple visits - which we did. Mineral section truly amazing. Many treasures . Well worth a visit. The Tea Shop nex tdoor is also worth a visit!

K. W.

We had a look round when in Truro. Lots of interesting things to see. Staff had lots of knowledge. Beautiful art. I fell in love with this picture.

L. B.

Great place to take the grandkids, we all had a lovely time with family

M. T.

Great place to visit. Lots to see and very helpful staff.

D. R.

I'd highly recommend a visit. Entry is free, and long may it be. There are some interesting items from Cornish history here, like geological specimens, paintings and all sorts to do with the clay and tin mining industries. The museum also has other displays though, like the superb Egyptian mummy from the 6th century BC, which kids seem to love with morbid fascination. They also have high quality touring exhibitions which vary widely from Cornish art to computer games and Islamic metalwork. Definitely recommend checking out the portrait of the Cornish giant! Kids are well catered for in the holidays. There's a great cafe next door, and a museum shop.

S. C.

Excellent museum for all ages. Beautifully presented over two floors with most interesting show cases. Naturally a big emphasis on the history, industrial heritage and social life of Cornwall. There's a lovely cafe serving excellent food & drinks together with a large art shop and souvenir/ muse up shop area. Definitely worth 2-3 hours of your time. I'm not a museum fan usually, but this one is wonderful.

I. B.

Fantastic place, I particularly loved the 'hall of rocks' a vast collection of rock samples which I could have gazed at for hours. Luckily its me writing the review and not my 12 year old son whom I bored to tears with this magnificent mineralogical feast. Indeed I only spent 2 hours in this room, and could quite easily have spent more having not examined all of the contents of cabinets or specimen drawers. I will use this as a 'treat' for the kids on future trips to Truro, especially when their mother announces 'they are doing her head in', and 'can you take them somewhere for a bit while I go and get myself together and maybe grab a coffee'. Well worth the entrance fee!

A. D.

Lovely displays and really nice staff. Staff were ready to answer questions and the displays were very well labeled and gave good discriptions. The cafe to the side smelled delightfull but I didn't get a chance to vist. Worth while to visit for a family day out or just to go solo to learn about some cornish/British history.

Q. 4.

More to take in than one visit will allow (it's a brain thing) so have purchased a season ticket. Good value. Massive array of minerals on show amongst other mining history. Love the old tin moulds for axe making + more. Large art shop / cafe with lounge like seating and wood burner. Recommend popping in here even if you're not going to the museum.

R. L.

So much to look at not enough hours in the day, very clean child friendly will be going back

C. B.

Lots to see, a lot of information available, some beautiful paintings to look at.

m. y.

Good collection of minerals and some interesting fossils. Exhibition of drawing was a pleasant surprise, with work by Lowry, Constable and John. Wasn't expecting a mummy either!

H. C.

Okay. Everything very outdated and a bit tired looking. The minerals are amazing no doubt but just sat in cases - not relatable to younger guests who can't even see them. Kids enjoyed the Egyptian part, but were confused to find buckets and spades but nowhere to dig. The kids museum bags were nice and the kids enjoyed. The manga astronomer exhibition was tiny, nice and informative but a little lacking. Think this place needs an injection of new and change.

E. H.

Lovely museum. Good to visit for an hour or two. Cafe in the same building.

S. B.

We visited the Tony Foster Exhibition, it's definitely worth visiting. His paintings through the lockdowns are especially beautiful.

P. A.

Excellent museum. Lots of activities for young children. My 6 yo made a pot out of fimo light air dry clay. Free entry for children and free activities. Well laid out exhibits and lots of interesting things. Staff are wonderful.

K. D.

Me and my daughter decided to take a look at the Royal Cornwall Museum. We were surprised at how big it was inside. Lots of different rooms.The art work was beautiful! We recommend a visit it could take a good couple of hours but it's well worth it.

B. R.

Disappointed that the displays that have been broken for the over 4 years still haven't been fixed. Not worth the money. Sadly once you've seen it once there's not much new to enjoy each visit.

P. M.

Lovely museum, especially like the Egyptian exhibition.

R. C.

Interesting museum with lots to see and a good variety of exhibits to suit everyone. Laid out over two levels, including a small but very informative Egyptian display. Excellent place to spend a couple of hours on a rainy day.

K. R.

Want to learn about Cornwall through the ages? This is the place for you.

D. N.

Trying its best to get up to date I think. There is a lot of old-school museum stuff - Japanese, Egyptology etc some of which seems out of place in Cornwall. Local stuff like mining, minerals, local history all well enough done. Also, some children's galleries. A little sneaky with their admission charge - "which lets you return all week" - who actually does this? A lower charge would be better.

C. G.

It was interesting, but think it was a bit expensive to go in

K. H.

What a little gem. Ideal for taking children to on a rainy day. Lots of interactive things to do. The Cafe is great too.

N. H.

Fantastic place to visit, especially for families, even though I really enjoyed a whole day here on my own. So well run and surprisingly busy and vibrant. I learned loads without it being heavy-going and saw some amazing artifacts and facts I never knew about the place I live! Added bonus is that the coffeeshop is lovely for when your feet get tired...

E. P.

Brilliant museum. Very interesting displays. Often change them so worth visiting again if you haven't been for a while. Nice cafe next door too

J. T.

Very interesting. There is lots to see and it wouldve taken me most the day to get round. Just to note, there is no gift shop although the attached Café was lovley. It was brilliant for a free museum.

m. h.

Very good museum for the family. Lots of exhibits to view and learn. Good shop and well stocked. Well recommended.

A. G.

Some nice exhibits on the history of Cornwall in a great old building. Wonderful mineralogy room with outstanding displays of all the metal ores which have affected Cornwall over time. £11 adult entry. Bit steep perhaps?

G. L.

Great compilation of local history and special exhibits. Coming from Australia I wanted to learn more about Cornwall and got the bonus of some very well designed exhibits on ancient and Middle Eastern artefacts.

C. C.

Brilliant. We went today as it was children's Day in the city. It's always worth a visit to the museum! Hours of fun and really helpful and knowledgeable staff.

S. M.

Very interesting museum.

N. P.

Lovely little museum with an interesting mix of displays and docents who were happy to chat about the exhibits and were friendly. There's an onsite cafe with a very nice ambience inside and nice outside area too.

A. H.

Great hidden attraction lots more to see and do than expected.

t. f.

It's a great place to visit, they had a Christmas craft fair on when we were there last time, it's a interesting place for kids and adults. It use to be free, but there is a charge for adults, I think it's £5. Kids are free.

G. A.

Very interesting: especially the minerals section! Tip: go late and they often let you in for a donation (if you only want to spend 30 to 40 mins in the museum, this works well!)

M. N.

I took my autistic son for a relaxed session at the museum and he had a fantastic time and was excited to see everything again, the staff were amazing and very patient when he was going on about titanic I will definitely be taking him back in the future

D. B.

I remember popping in around 3/4 times a year and found it interesting. But as a Cornishman born and bred I haven't been in for 8/10 years as I can't see the need to pay for the pleasure and when I did go in years ago was met with there's a charge.Short but not so sweet, and basically dismissed.

M. B.

Very informative. Lots of geological information and precious minerals and crystals. Some excellent landscape paintings. Wonderful 18th century coach on display as well.

c. g.

Great museum. Didn't know what to look at first. ....so much to see ! Excellent exhibits throughout. Spent 3hrs inside only seemed like 1hr.

T. H.

Quiet small. Favourite was the minerals.

P. B.

If you ever in Cornwall this museum is well worth a visit. The geology section i found very fascinating which played it part in cornish history.

S. T.

A fantastic museum with an range of artefacts from around the world. Also an extensive catalogue of minerals and stones- fascinating. However the cafe needs to improve- dreadful dry and undercooked scones.

J. W.

Good museum, friendly staff butI feel that it could use a palaeontology exibit showing the wealth of fossils found in cornwall and dinosaurs /human evolution. Seems to be too much focus on modern art. Love the archaeology and Egyptian room

H. D.

Obviously one of the nicest museums i visited. Located in the beautiful town of Truro my wife and i visited this museum. The exhibitions gave a good impression about the local history.

R. S.

Cornish history through the ages.. the volunteers are filled with knowledge, lovely to spend an hour wandering round

G. S.

We only got to see part as they closed at 1600hrs... what we did see was great and well sign posted exhibits. Really enjoyed the gallery upstairs.

M. C.

Very educational and great for the children

A. C.

Lovely, welcoming museum with excellent exhibits and often exceptional temporary exhibitions, such as that of the Cornish Masters from the Newlyn School, which was expertly curated. PS Of course there are toilets, and well appointed at that!

J. F.

Amazing water colour exhibition currently. And the permanent mineral collection is pretty amazing too.

T. C.

First time at museum took grandchild people there very helpfull and good with children

R. &. R. M.

Very interesting museum covering aspects of Cornwall.

R. Y.

A good old fashioned museum displaying a wealth of local things. Great interactive displays for children and the child in us

G. H.

Interesting museum and great cafe/restaurant with good range of food . Close to town centre. Gets very busy Saturday lunchtimes. Outdoor seating in good weather.

S. H.

Great experience. Amazing Egyptian mummy and best mineral section I've seen

J. H.

Staff lovely -:a credit to professional museum keepers. Volunteers also great. Crystal collection sparkled.

L. J.

Great place. Has lots of activities to get children involved and to get them interested in history. Not expensive either. Great value for money

M. H.

Excellent museum. Would have liked the school children who there with their teachers to have respect for the other people who where trying to enjoy the museum.

J. R.

Interesting displays well set out. Should intrigue all ages.

J. R.

Great museum, worth visiting. Some interesting displays here and a great insight in to Cornwall's history. Would visit again!

F. M.

A great place to visit it used to be free to get in for a grown up but not now don't eat in the cafe because the food is not great and I had a human hair in my food and when I mentioned it they didn't care and didn't say sorry I can not recommend this place to anyone

E. B.

An amazing collection of flints, ancient pottery and minerals. The is even a small Egyptian and ancient Greek display. As an ancient history enthusiast, I was enraptured.

D. P.

Went on a Saturday which was free entry. Spent 2 hours in there looking around. Great stuff. Learned a lot about Cornwall.

p. c.

Really friendly staff and full of information about the exhibition. .well worth a visit

P. G.

Lovely museum very child friendly, note entrance fee for adults. Excellent attached cafe.

G.

Reasonably priced Decent collection of artifacts About 1-2 hours of looking around

D. C. M.

After attending the travel writers' day on 29th May 2015 at the Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro led by Denise M-B from Plymouth University. RCM was the perfect venue for learning to write about heritage interpretation from a travel writer's point of view. The RCM staff and the Courtney Library staff are wonderful, really helpful and knowledgeable.

K. W.

Very good place, full of good exhibits and lots to see and take in about Cornwall's past. Well worth a visit

S. F.

Such an interesting museum with an eclectic mix of historical artifacts. So much to see & read allow yourself enough time

J. W.

A small but interesting museum. There is a small entrance fee for adults but under 16's are free

V. R.

A great museum. With a fair spread of artifacts.

C. B.

Lots to see and a fair amount of interactive exhibits for the kids. They really enjoyed the retro gaming exhibition.

E. L.

Great little museum,with something for everyone.Interactive exhibits and a museum quiz to keep children interested.

S. W.

Great place to take the family for some local & world history. Everyone had a good time finding out about different things that caught their interest 🙂

S. A.

Staff. Exhibits well laid out and labelled. Would have been nice too have had large print available. Very friendly and informative.

B. M.

Fantastic little museum. An absolute must to understand a little about this magic country. Children get in free and I couldn't tear my son away!

l. b.

Not cost effective for the average person as entry fee high! A lovely museum if you can afford the entry!

L. A.

If you love rocks, this has a collection of national importance. Great place to take the kids to get them excited about history.

J. B.

I visited to do family research and got great help from a volunteer. Good museum too.

T. H.

Helpful staff and a reasonably priced attraction which allows more visits in a year.

V. B.

Cheese muffins and coffee. Lovely way to start a day shopping in Truro

A. T.

surprisingly quite a good little place interesting and informative some of the things they had i was surprised at good place to go for a day out

L. B.

Very well spent time with family a lot of interesting things inside

n. m.

Great all round museum. Lots to do for kids as well!

A. O.

Year entrance for £5, well worth a visit.

J. G.

Great museum with a brilliant geology collection. Really enjoyed the book readings!

R. L.

Went to the cafe, lovely staff and good food, surprisingly cheap

F. D.

Very informative and well set out. Loved the mining history

A. H.

Nice for a walk around if it's a wet day. Not free like some museams are

E. G.

Could argue the educational value but apart from that very well organised and managed for a museum.

N.

Lots of interesting minerals, Egyptian Mummy and the cafe does great salads

P. M.

Wonderful museum. Compact but full of interesting cornish history.

C. W.

Interesting exhibitions, especially enjoyed learning about the Egyptian mummy. Friendly, helpful staff.

D. N.

A really informative museum, a must visit if you're in the area 🤗

Z. R.

Small museum, nice, but may not be worth the price

J. C.

Love taking my 3 year old here. We enjoy the diversity of artifacts and activities

J. S.

Very interesting and thorough exhibits of Cornish history

p. m.

Very good, but no toilets. I feel my trip may be improved with toilets. still 5 stars

s. E.

We went on a rainy day, great place to visit and learn about Cornwall kids loved it.

B. V.

plenty of local history and cornish geology. ie. rocks. interesting. couple of hours spent indoors.

l. K.

Some interesting items including the oldest Railway vehicle in the world.

D. S.

Abit expensive but alright

J. T.

Lovely from outside but went past before it opened. The early bird did not catch the worm.

T. T.

Amazing, took my students here and they loved it

R. R.

Excellent. A "must see" on Truro and Cornwall for local hostory.

n. a. m.

A great place that helps to know about the history of ancient civilisations

C. R.

Lovely compact museum Full of local and Cornish History p

J. G.

So much to see and do here, perfect wet Sunday afternoon visit for 10 year olds !

D. A.

It is a wonderful place to meander through and you find out so much of Cornish History.

M. F. O.

Small and nice

A. W.

So much to see we didn't get it all done. Will be going back to finish viewing the treasures.

M. E.

Interesting enough to while away a few hours with the kids on a rainy day.

L. T.

great took grand children shame part of it closed due to covid but we're really busy

K. C.

Interesting but expensive.

C. R.

Nice little museum, not over priced either.

P. P.

Great place to visit. Can't comment on vfm as I went on an open day so it was free.

A. H.

Lovely museum and fantastic coffee/tea room!

c. n.

Really interesting eclectic mix of items and all fascinating. Such friendly staff too

K. E. P.

Ordered tea and strawberry milkshake. The former was very weak and they failed to deliver the latter until reminded - it too being unremarkable. :-(

L. T.

A wonderful place for all ages I could have spent days here.

M.

Fantastic place, love it here. X

M. W.

Well worth a visit for £5 entry

t.

I love it here, prices are good, artefacts are very good and staff very knowledgeable about everything.

M. R.

A must visit! We learnt so much about Cornwall here

J. M.

Very interesting exhibition

H. Q.

Lovely museum lots to see and do.

S. G.

Free child entry for kids and lots to see learn and children activities

P. H. &. C. B.

Now in it's centenary year. There is so much to see, allow a few hours if visiting.

C. B.

Reasonable priced, came for the Cornish mineral collection, this only is worth the visit.

R. H.

Plenty to see. Very well displayed. Reasonable entry price.

B. S.

Excellent museum just dropped Off A telescope

J. C.

What a great place. Four hundred thousand years of human habitation.

s.

Was educational, and staff were lovely

A. M.

Amazingly insightful, much greater breadth than I remembered, and fantastic for children

K. K.

Fantastic exhibits, something for all ages

T. B.

The family an myself really enjoyed it. Plenty of activity

C. S.

Great little museum

G. P.

Fab place & good value, certainly lots to look at.

d. f.

Good day out. Lots of interesting exhibits.

C. P.

Really interesting and helpful place great for older kids

N. P.

Great little museum.

P. S.

Interesting place to visit, free admision

t. w.

Not a great deal there

T. C.

Really good museum. Would come again

J. M.

Very well presented and a lovely atmosphere.

J. W.

Interesting museum especially the history of Cornwall

J. R.

Excellent museum good exhibits

M. '. G.

Great museum, well recommended

A. W.

A small museum with local stuff

A. J.

Most interesting, particularly the Egyptian display.

J. F.

Very interesting esp the mineral collection

J. S.

11yo and 13yo weren't that enthralled but good for a wet day

G. F.

Very good lots to see very central food good

S. L.

very interesting and well worth a visit

C. M.

Egypt talk for kids on nullification was brilliant

H. S.

Very very interesting

P. J.

Always fantastic!

P. G.

Friendly staff, kept the kids interested.

E.

Interesting displays and great for concerts

K. D.

Enjoyed the visit very interesting

J. T.

Good but busy at times good food

A. S.

Awesome. Old artefacts and memories.

p. v.

A broad range of exhibits, particularly minerals.

R. M.

Lovely little museum

R. H.

Great educational experience for family

J. M.

Great little museum.

M. E. C.

Is very beautifull. I love it.

A. E.

A little gem that's tucked away

M. G.

A great day out

N. T.

Ok museum, not the best.

R.

Mineral samples are amazing.

I. H.

Lots of things to see.

P. M.

Fantastic place. Well presented.

r. c.

Very informative

s. h.

Great museum

C. T.

A good day out to get out the rain.

G. C.

Lovely museum.

A. B.

A brilliant museum!

D. G.

Great place to eat ***

P. R.

Nice family day out

J. M.

Lovely place to explore

G.

Brilliant eye opener.

M. B.

Good but small

M. B.

Fabulous place for kids

T. H.

Lovely little gem

C. W.

Interesting exhibits

R. D.

Informative with historical elements

N.

Nice for a few hours

S. B.

Super museum in the middle of Truro. Nice coffee shop attached.

a. j.

Great museum

R. B.

Very nice and informative

L. M.

Great place to visit

M. B.

Fantastic

R. H.

Nice

M. S.

Great

B.

Great memories

l. a.

Great

A. A.

Worth visiting

J. A.

Very interesting

D. M.

Very interesting

B. “. x.

Grand

R. P.

Knowledgeable staff

A. v. d.

Mummies and crystals

J. P.

Splendid museum.

S. M.

Lovely place

D. P.

Fantastic place

c. t.

Interesting

C. M.

(Translated) Very interesting, it is a museum where adults and children interact with history. (Original) Muito interessante, é um museu onde adultos e crianças interagem com a história.

H.

Kinder freundliches Museum, mit Schwerpunkt in cornish History. (Translated) Child friendly museum with a focus on cornish history.

J. S.

(Translated) Museum very well suited for families. Children will find entertainment and very educational discoveries. Favorite for the Egyptology part. The main room is devoted to the socio-economic history of Cornwall, very good for discovering the curiosities and the history of this region. Very warm welcome from the team. The associated restaurant is very pleasant and the cuisine is of high quality at a fair price. Well done to the chef. (Original) Musée très bien adapté pour les familles. Les enfants y trouveront des animations et découvertes très didactiques . Coup de coeur pour la partie égyptologie. La salle principale est consacrée à l'histoire socio-économique de la cornouaille, très bien pour découvrir les curiosités et l'histoire de cette région. Accueil très chaleureux de l'équipe. Le restaurant associé est très agréable et la cuisine de grande qualité à un prix tout à fait correct. Bravo au chef.

A. P.

(Translated) RCM has a number of special collections. Such as the local archeology, fossils and minerals and flora and fauna. But also modern art, sometimes hidden between traditional pieces. And a mummy. Plenty to do for children too - for example make a mummy :-) (Original) RCM heeft een aantal bijzondere collecties. Zoals de lokale archeologie, fossielen en mineralen en flora en fauna. Maar ook moderne kunst, soms verstopt tussen traditionele stukken. En een mummie. Voor kinderen ook genoeg te doen- bijvoorbeeld een mummie maken :-)

F. M.

(Translated) Large mineral collection ... Egyptian antiquities and some interesting paintings. (Original) Grosse collection minérale ...antiquités égyptiennes et quelques toiles intéressantes.

A. C.

(Translated) A good collection of Cornwall's art, history and natural life. (Original) Una buena recopilación de arte, historia y vida natural de Cornwall.

C. T.

P. J.

(Translated) For the price of entry it is correct... (Original) Pour le prix de l entrée il est correct...

C. V. D.

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