List of museums in Cornwall

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| Name !| Image !| Town/City !| Region !| Type !| Summary
Antony House	125px	Antony	Cornwall	Historic house	Operated by the National Trust, early 18th century estate with gardens, features fine collections of paintings, furniture and textiles
Barbara Hepworth Museum	125px	St Ives	Cornwall	Art	Studio and works by 20th-century sculptor Barbara Hepworth
Bodmin Jail	125px	Bodmin	Cornwall	Prison	Former jail and exhibits of local criminals
Bodmin Town Museum	125px	Bodmin	Cornwall	Local	[http://www.museumsincornwall.org.uk/museums/bodmin-museum website], history, culture, industry, natural history, transport
Callington Heritage Centre		Callington	Cornwall	Local	[https://web.archive.org/web/20150318062922/http://callingtonheritage.org.uk/hcentre.php website], history, culture, mining, agriculture
Camborne School of Mines Museum		Tremough	Cornwall	Mining	Mining and geology
The Castle, Bude		Bude	Cornwall	Multiple	[http://www.thecastlebude.org.uk/ Website], history, culture, Bude Canal, maritime, railway, art exhibits; formerly the home of Victorian inventor Sir Goldsworthy Gurney. The Castle is [https://thecastlebude.org.uk/castle-accredited-arts-council-england/ accredited by Arts Council England]. Free entry.
Charlestown Shipwreck & Heritage Centre	125px	Charlestown	Cornwall	Maritime	[http://www.shipwreckcharlestown.com/ website], history of diving, salvage and shipwrecks, also mining and minerals
Constantine Museum		Constantine	Cornwall	Local	[https://web.archive.org/web/20130928021240/http://constantinecornwall.com/heritage/ website], history, culture, mining, agriculture
Cornish Mines and Engines		Pool	Cornwall	Mining	Collection of engine houses, beam engines and an industrial heritage discovery centre
Cornwall's Regimental Museum	125px	Bodmin	Cornwall	Military	Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry regimental artifacts and history
Cotehele	125px	Calstock	Cornwall	Historic house	Operated by the National Trust, Tudor house featuring tapestries, textiles, arms and armour, pewter, brass and old oak furniture, gardens
Davidstow Airfield Cornwall at War Museum		Davidstow	Cornwall	Military	History of former WW II airfield, military life in region
Davidstow Moor RAF Memorial War Museum		Davidstow	Cornwall	Military	Housed in the former sergeants' shower block, pictorial history of the airfield's wartime years with local memorabilia
Elliott's Shop		Saltash	Cornwall	History	[http://www.tamarprotectionsociety.org.uk/ website], historic grocery store, operated by the Tamar Protection Society
The Exchange		Penzance	Cornwall	Art	Satellite location of Newlyn Art Gallery, contemporary art
Falmouth Art Gallery	125px	Falmouth	Cornwall	Art	Features work by Old Masters, major Victorian artists, British Impressionists, maritime artists, children's book illustrators, automata, contemporary painters and printmakers
Flambards Experience	125px	Helston	Cornwall	Multiple	Amusement park with museum exhibits of Victorian shops and homes, life in Britain during The Blitz, aviation and science
Fowey Museum	125px	Fowey	Cornwall	Local	[http://www.foweyharbourheritage.co.uk/fowey-museum/ information], history, culture, shipping
Geevor Tin Mine	125px	Pendeen	Cornwall	Mining	Former tin mine
Gerrans Parish Heritage Centre		Gerrans	Cornwall	Local	[http://www.gerransheritage.co.uk/ website], history, culture
Godolphin Estate	125px	Godolphin Cross	Cornwall	Historic house	Operated by the National Trust, Tudor/Stuart mansion, complete with early formal gardens
Grampound with Creed Heritage Centre		Grampound	Cornwall	Local	[http://www.grampound.org.uk/?q=heritage-centre website], history
Hayle Heritage Centre		Hayle	Cornwall	Local	[http://hayleheritagecentre.org.uk/ website], operated by the Harvey’s Foundry Trust
Heartlands		Pool	Cornwall	Former Tin Mine, Local, Art	Regeneration of former mining land. Features an interactive exhibition about Cornish mining heritage, a restored beam engine house, botanical gardens, artist studios, adventure playground and the Red River Cafe. Free entry
Helston Museum		Helston	Cornwall	Local	History, culture, art, archaeology, mining, fishing, farming, costumes
Isles of Scilly Museum		Hugh Town, St Mary's	Cornwall	Local	[https://www.iosmuseum.org/ website] {{As of|2023|lc=yes}} "Museum on the Move" as former building has been condemned; new Cultural Centre and Museum under development
Jamaica Inn	125px	Bolventor	Cornwall	Multiple	Features a museum with exhibits on smuggling in the area and the inn's role, and author Daphne du Maurier{{cite web|url=http://www.jamaicainn.co.uk/Museum/JamaicaInn_Museum.php|title=Smugglers' Museum|accessdate=14 April 2010}}
John Betjeman Centre	125px	Wadebridge	Cornwall	Biographical	[https://web.archive.org/web/20100701191457/http://www.johnbetjeman.org.uk/ website], works and memorabilia of poet and author John Betjeman, located in the Wadebridge railway station
King Edward Mine Museum	125px	Camborne	Cornwall	Mining	Former tin mine
Lanhydrock	125px	Helston	Cornwall	Historic house	Operated by the National Trust, high Victorian style country estate with gardens
Launceston Steam Railway	125px	Launceston	Cornwall	Railway	Heritage railway with museum of vintage transport and machinery in station
Lawrence House Museum		Launceston	Cornwall	Local	1753 Georgian house with displays about local history
Leach Pottery		St Ives	Cornwall	Art	20th century studio art pottery
Levant Mine and Beam Engine	125px	Trewellard	Cornwall	Mining	Visitor center for former copper and tin mine, working steam-powered beam engine
Liskeard and District Museum	125px	Liskeard	Cornwall	Local	[http://www.museumsincornwall.org.uk/Liskeard-and-District-Museum/Cornwall-Museums/ website], local history, mining interpretation, tin toys, plastics and the environment
Lizard Lighthouse Heritage Centre	125px	Lizard Point	Cornwall	Maritime	History and role of the lighthouse
Looe Museum		Looe	Cornwall	Local	[https://web.archive.org/web/20130928013025/http://www.eastlooetowntrust.co.uk/looe-museum.php information], 15th-century guildhall and prison, exhibits on history, culture, fishing, mining
Lostwithiel Museum		Lostwithiel	Cornwall	Local	[http://www.museumsincornwall.org.uk/LOSTWITHIEL-MUSEUM/Cornwall-Museums/ information], history, culture, mining
Luxulyan Museum and Heritage Centre		Luxulyan	Cornwall	Local	[http://www.cornwall-online.co.uk/restormel/lux-mus.htm information], history, culture
Marazion Museum		Marazion	Cornwall	Local	[http://www.marazion.info/what-to-do-in-marazion/marazion-museum/ website], history, culture, mining, agriculture
Mary Newman's Cottage	125px	Saltash	Cornwall	Historic house	[http://www.tamarprotectionsociety.org.uk/ website], 17th century period Elizabethan cottage, reputedly the home of explorer Sir Francis Drake's first wife, operated by the Tamar Protection Society
Mevagissey Museum		Mevagissey	Cornwall	Local	[http://www.mevagisseymuseum.co.uk/ website], history, culture, fishing, shipping, smuggling
Moseley Industrial Narorow Gauge Tramway and Toy Museum		Tolgus Mount	Cornwall	Toy, Railroad	[https://web.archive.org/web/20110609205616/http://www.tumblydownfarm.co.uk/museum.html website], open by appointment, vintage toys, model trail layouts, railroad memorabilia, narrow gauge train rides
Mount Edgcumbe House	125px	Cremyll	Cornwall	Historic house	16th century great house restored to 18th century period, with art, tapestries, porcelain, gardens,
Museum of Witchcraft		Boscastle	Cornwall	History	Witchcraft and Wiccan artifacts
National Maritime Museum Cornwall	125px	Falmouth	Cornwall	Maritime	Home of the National Small Boat Collection, exhibitions on Cornwall's maritime history, boat conservation and experimental boat building. Also houses the Bartlett Library of books and archives, particularly relating to Falmouth's maritime history.
Newlyn Art Gallery		Newlyn	Cornwall	Art	Contemporary art
Newquay Heritage Archive & Museum	125px	Newquay	Cornwall	Local	[https://web.archive.org/web/20150326004241/http://www.newquay.oldcornwall.org.uk/museum/heritageArchiveMuseum.asp website], operated by the Newquay Old Cornwall Society
North Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery		Camelford	Cornwall	Multiple	Local history, art, agriculture and household items, Cornish and Devonshire pottery, industrial and tradesmen's tools
Padstow Museum		Padstow	Cornwall	Local	[http://www.padstowmuseum.co.uk/ website], history, culture, maritime
Pencarrow	125px	Bodmin	Cornwall	Historic house	18th-century mansion and gardens
Pendennis Castle	125px	Falmouth	Cornwall	Military	Fortress built by Henry VIII, displays through WW II
Penlee House	125px	Penzance	Cornwall	Art	Paintings by members of the Newlyn School
Penryn Museum		Penryn	Cornwall	Local	[http://www.museumsincornwall.org.uk/Penryn-Town-Museum/Cornwall-Museums/ information], history, culture
Perranzabuloe Museum		Perranporth	Cornwall	Local	[http://www.perranzabuloemuseum.co.uk/ website], history, culture, mining, fishing, farming
PK Porthcurno, Museum of Global Communications		Porthcurno	Cornwall	Technology
Poldark Mine	125px	Wendron	Cornwall	Mining	Former tin mine
Polperro Heritage Museum of Smuggling and Fishing		Polperro	Cornwall	Maritime	[https://web.archive.org/web/20090904010553/http://www.polperro.org/museum.html website]
Port Eliot	125px	St Germans	Cornwall	Historic house	Country mansion estate, gardens, museum of folklore
Porthcurno Telegraph Museum		Porthcurno	Cornwall	Technology	History of telegraph cables
Prideaux Place	125px	Padstow	Cornwall	Historic house	Country mansion with royal and family portraits, fine furniture, the Prideaux Porcelain Collection, gardens
Redruth Old Cornwall Society Museum		Redruth	Cornwall	Local	[http://www.museumsincornwall.org.uk/Redruth-Old-Cornwall-Society-Museum/Cornwall-Museums/ information], history, culture, mining, household items
Royal Cornwall Museum	125px	Truro	Cornwall	Multiple	Art, archaeology, local history, natural history, geology, decorative arts, coins, Egyptian and world culture artifacts
Saltash Museum	125px	Saltash	Cornwall	Local	[http://www.saltash-heritage.co.uk/ website], operated by Saltash Heritage, local history, culture, records, photographic and document archive, archeology unit
Shire Horse Farm and Carriage Museum		Redruth	Cornwall	Transportation	[https://web.archive.org/web/20141218165841/http://shirehorseandcarriagemuseum.co.uk/ website], working horse farm and collection of horse-drawn carriages
St Agnes Museum		St Agnes	Cornwall	Local	[http://www.stagnesmuseum.org.uk/ website], history, culture, mining, minerals, maritime
St Hilary Heritage Centre		St Hilary	Cornwall	Local	Located in the parish church,
St Ives Museum		St Ives	Cornwall	Local	[http://www.museumsincornwall.org.uk/St-Ives-Museum/Cornwall-Museums/ information], history, culture, mining, fishing, agriculture
St Michael's Mount		St Michael's Mount	Cornwall	Historic house	Operated by the National Trust, tours of the island castle
Stuart House		Liskeard	Cornwall	Local	[http://www.stuarthouse.org.uk/ website], late medieval town house, exhibits about the English Civil War
Tate St Ives	125px	St Ives	Cornwall	Art	Work by modern British artists, including work of the St Ives School
Tintagel Old Post Office	125px	Tintagel	Cornwall	Philatelic	Operated by the National Trust, 19th century period post office in a 14th-century yeoman's farmhouse
Tolgus Tin Mill		Tolgus Mount	Cornwall	Mining	[http://www.cornwall-gold.com/Tolgus-Cornish-Tin-Mill.html website], working tin mill, also hosts the Redruth Old Cornwall Society Town Museum
Trerice	125px	Newquay	Cornwall	Historic house	Operated by the National Trust, Elizabethan manor house, orchard, lawn mower collection
Valhalla Museum		Tresco	Cornwall	Maritime	Outdoor exhibits including figureheads, name-boards and other decorative carvings from the days of sailTaylor, James The Maritime Trust silver jubilee, 1969-1994. Maritime Trust
Wayside Folk Museum		Zennor	Cornwall	Local	Local history and culture
Wheal Martyn China Clay Country Park	125px	Treverbyn	Cornwall	Industry	[http://wheal-martyn.com/ website], china clay mining industry, local clay communities and the modern china clay industry

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• Barnes Museum of Cinematography, St IvesBarnes, John Barnes Museum of Cinematography: catalogue of the collection. Saint Ives: Barnes Museum of Cinematography, 1967- (planned in 6 parts but only two published; John Barnes, b. 1920, was the author of many works on cinematography)Barnes, John The Barnes Collection: archives of the Barnes Museum of Cinematography. (printed for private circulation)
• British Cycling Museum, Camelford Station, Camelford[http://search.visitbritain.com/en-EN/Details.aspx?contentID=132453&IsSearchFormAccommodation=false Closed until further notice (05 Jan 2010)]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• Cornwall Geological Museum, Penzance
• Trevarno. Closed in 2012. Included National Museum of Gardening, gardens, woodland walks, a sub-tropical conservatory
• Trinity House National Lighthouse Museum, Penzance

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