Talks and Events

Unless otherwise stated, all events listed take place at the Royal Cornwall Museum.

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July

New Buildings in Ancient Materials: Earth and Timber Structures in Cornwall

15 July 1-2pm

Lunchtime talk. Due to the popularity of his talk in May, Matt has agreed to do another the same in July. Matt is a Cornish based architect who specialises in sustainable building techniques.

Free event. Places limited, Pre-booking advised.
For more information and to book enquiries@royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk or 01872 272205 ext 0

 

Matt Robinson Open Garden and Workshop Tour

20 July 7.30pm-9pm

Matt Robinson will lead a tour of his garden and workshop which features beautiful sculpture and garden buildings usuin sustainable materials. Light refreshments will be provided.

Tickets £8/£6 RIC members.Places limited, booking essential.
For more information and to book enquiries@royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk or 01872 272205 ext 0

 

Archaeology at the Royal Cornwall Museum

22 July 1-2pm

Jane Marley, Curator of Archaeology and World Cultures will take visitors on a walk and talk of the newly reorganised Cornish archaeology displays. Part of the national Festival of British Archaeology

Free event. Places limited, pre-booking advised.
For more information and to book enquiries@royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk or 01872 272205 ext 0

 

Flying Past - The Archaeology of Cornwall from the Air

27 July 1-2pm

Steve Hartgroves, Principal Archaeologist at the Cornwall Historic Environment Service will take visitors on a tour of Cornwalls historic sites. Part of the Fesitval of British Archaeology.

Free event. Places limited, pre-booking advised.
For more information and to book enquiries@royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk or 01872 272205 ext 0

 

Trewinnard Sketchbook club

28 July , 10am-12.30pm

On the last Wednesday of each month, artist Chris Insoll will host a sketchbook club, using objects in the museum as inspiration. This is a fundraiser for the RIC. The club is open to people of all abilities; enthusiasm is the only pre-requisite!

Bring along pencils and a sketchbook. Tickets £20 per session. Places limited. Booking essential.For more information and to book enquiries@royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk or 01872 272205 ext 0

Trewinnard: in support of the Royal Cornwall Museum.
A fundraiser for the RIC

 

Recent Discoveries in Prehistoric Cornwall

29 July 1-2pm

James Gossip, Archaeologist from the Cornwall Historic Environment Service will explore the recent archaeological discoveries from Cornwall's prehistoric past. Part of the Festival of British Archaeology.

Free event. Places limited, pre-booking advised.
For more information and to book enquiries@royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk or 01872 272205 ext 0

 

August

Trewinnard Sketchbook club

25 August , 10am-12.30pm

On the last Wednesday of each month, artist Chris Insoll will host a sketchbook club, using objects in the museum as inspiration. This is a fundraiser for the RIC. The club is open to people of all abilities; enthusiasm is the only pre-requisite!

Bring along pencils and a sketchbook. Tickets £20 per session. Places limited. Booking essential.For more information and to book enquiries@royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk or 01872 272205 ext 0

Trewinnard: in support of the Royal Cornwall Museum.
A fundraiser for the RIC

 

 

September

Lunch at the Cooked Goose: Opera at the museum

18 September 2pm

Performed by 4 women from the Janice Thompson Performance Trust of Swindon.

This is a rare chance to experience opera in the museum. Under the influence of copious champagne the quartet lose their inhibitions as they reminisce, argue and laugh, looking back on their younger and more hopeful selves and rekindling their ambitions as they await their food. This opera was performed at Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2000. DURATION: Approx 1 hour.

Booking essential. Tickets £5
For more information and to book enquiries@royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk or 01872 272205 ext 0

 

What the artist takes for granted...

23 September 6.30pm

Talk by Stephen Tyrrell

You may think you are looking at a wedding banquet, but forget the bride and groom and look into the painting at a medieval hall house which the artist William Hogarth must have known. A light-hearted look at the hidden stories in the background. With a little POirot style deduction, see what stories can be told from the background of a painting and what architectural history can be identified.

Booking essential. Tickets £10 (to include a glass of wine)
For more information and to book enquiries@royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk or 01872 272205 ext 0

Trewinnard: in support of the Royal Cornwall Museum.
A fundraiser for the RIC

 

Trewinnard Sketchbook club

29 September, 10am-12.30pm

On the last Wednesday of each month, artist Chris Insoll will host a sketchbook club, using objects in the museum as inspiration. This is a fundraiser for the RIC. The club is open to people of all abilities; enthusiasm is the only pre-requisite!

Bring along pencils and a sketchbook. Tickets £20 per session. Places limited. Booking essential.For more information and to book enquiries@royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk or 01872 272205 ext 0

Trewinnard: in support of the Royal Cornwall Museum.
A fundraiser for the RIC

 

October

Lunchtime Walk and Talk through the Social History Collection at the museum

7 October 1-2pm

Sarah Lloyd-Durrant, Curator of Later Human History will take visitors on a tour of the social history collection.

Free. Places limited, booking essential.
For more information and to book enquiries@royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk or 01872 272205 ext 0

 

Lunchtime talk in the SideXSide Edge>Edge Exhibition

21 October 1-2pm

Join a Contemporary British Silversmith in the exhibition at the museum to discover techniques and get a closer insight in to the works on display. The only chance to see this stunning exhibition in the UK.

Free Places limited, booking essential.
For more information and to book enquiries@royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk or 01872 272205 ext 0

 

Trewinnard Sketchbook club

27 October, 10am-12.30pm

On the last Wednesday of each month, artist Chris Insoll will host a sketchbook club, using objects in the museum as inspiration. This is a fundraiser for the RIC. The club is open to people of all abilities; enthusiasm is the only pre-requisite!

Bring along pencils and a sketchbook. Tickets £20 per session. Places limited. Booking essential.For more information and to book enquiries@royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk or 01872 272205 ext 0

Trewinnard: in support of the Royal Cornwall Museum.
A fundraiser for the RIC

 

November

Royal Institution of Cornwall Autumn Lecture: When did Cornwall become English? by Dr Oliver Padel

13 November 2pm, followed by 20 November and 27 November at 10.30am

This year's Autumn lecture will be the first of a series of 3 talks, all delivered in November at the museum by Dr Oliver Padel. Cornwall's relationship with the rest of England has often been a theme of public discussion. The aim of these talks is to examine the evidence for when Cornwall became a county of England in the central Middle Ages, and the ways of establishing how much of the county spoke Cornish at the time of the literary flourishing of the language in the 14th and 15th centuries. Evidence that has been claimed to show that Cornwall was not an English county will also be examined. The third talk will take the form of a discussion with Dr Bernard Deacon of the Institute of Cornish Studies.

Dr Padel worked at the Institute of Cornish Studies for sixteen years, and was later Reader in Cornish and Celtic Studies in the University of Cambridge. He has published books and articles on Cornish language, literature, history and place-names.

Tickets: 13 November Free to RIC members / £4 public; 20 & 27 November £3 RIC/£4 pubic
For more information and to book enquiries@royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk or 01872 272205 ext 0

THE LECTURE ON 13th NOVEMBER WILL PRECEDE THE RIC's ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

 

Creativity and Craftsmanship in the Japanese Collection of the Royal Cornwall Museum Talk by Mark Hinton, International Head of the Japanese Department at Christie's

18 November 6.30pm

The museum has an exceptional Japanese collection, much of which is not on public display. During the evening you will ahve the chance to discover more about the beautiful objects and view some brought out especially for this event.

Tickets £15.00 (to inlcude a Japanese themed canape reception)
For more information and to book enquiries@royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk or 01872 272205 ext 0

Trewinnard: in support of the Royal Cornwall Museum.
A fundraiser for the RIC

 

Trewinnard Sketchbook club

Starting 26 May, 10am-12.30pm

On the last Wednesday of each month, artist Chris Insoll will host a sketchbook club, using objects in the museum as inspiration. This is a fundraiser for the RIC. The club is open to people of all abilities; enthusiasm is the only pre-requisite!

Bring along pencils and a sketchbook. Tickets £20 per session. Places limited. Booking essential.For more information and to book enquiries@royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk or 01872 272205 ext 0

Trewinnard: in support of the Royal Cornwall Museum.
A fundraiser for the RIC

 

Watercolour Evening Class

25 November 6.30pm

Join Janet Q.Treloar, Vice President of the Royal Watercolour Society for an evening of painting.
All materials suppiled.
Suitable for ages 16+
Tickets £5.00 booking essential.
For more information and to book enquiries@royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk or 01872 272205 ext 0

 

 

Talks and Events