Opening hours

Tue - Sat: 10am - 4:45pm
Closed: Sundays, Mondays and Bank Holidays

Free Entry

There may be a charge for special exhibitions. Please call to confirm.

Extraordinary closures

Please note that the museum will be closed as detailed below:

Mummy on the move!
The Egyptian gallery will be closed from the 28 April. The Mummy will reappear when the new Ancient Civilisations gallery opens on the 8 June

Saturday 24 November
The Museum and Library will be closed for the RIC Members Only day.

We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause.

Exhibitions

What's On Leaflet 2011 (pdf)

Please note that from 4 April 2011 the museum and exhibitions will be closed on Mondays.

Many of our exhibitions have opportunities for volunteers, to find out more please click here

Treasures from the Earth

...Comes to Cornwall! After two years touring the South West  the exhibition that brings archaeological finds from Cornwall, Devon and Somerset together in one location, now begins its tour of Cornwall. For a list of venues see link below. Not on display at rcm.

Venues for Treasures from the Earth...

3

mar

28

Feb

2011-2012

A Master Revealed

A retrospective of the artist Sir Claude Francis Barry.

TALKFor more details

5

Feb

4

Jun

2011

Fish, Grit and Guts: Paintings by Bridget Keen

The trawlerman and his catch - last of the hunter gatherers. A colourful and convincing portrayal of Cornwall's most westerly fleet.

For more details...

16

APR

2

JUL

2011

Way of the Warrior

Arms and armour from epic movies! Come and see the outfits from the films and even try some on, as well as finding out about the history behind the warriors from the cinema screen.

With special family opening event on 18 June from 10am - 1pm

More on Way of the Warrior…

18

june

1

oct

2011

Revealing Collections

University College Falmouth students and local young people have exposed the museum's rarely seen collection, interpreting them in new and exciting ways.

More on Revealing Collections...

12

jul

16

sep

2011

One and All: Arts and crafts metal work from Cornwall

An exhibition of the excellent design and metal work produces in Cornwall between 1890 and 1970. The exhibition will give insight into the individual craftsmen, their backgrounds, design inspiration and paricular style whilst working with a variety of metals

More on One and All coming soon …

16

jul

1

oct

2011

Tre Project: Rediscovering Cornwall and Isles of Scilly through archive film

Exhibition combines objects from rcm and archive cine footage collected during the 18 months of the Tre project.

TALK

8

oct

19

nov

2011

Out of Nowhere: Recent paintings by Noel Betowski

Intricate oil paintings portray the multi-layerd concepts that Betowski explores in his inspirational work.

More on Out of Nowhere …TALK

15

oct

28

jan

2011

Every Pitcher Tells a Story

Discover the fascinating people stories behind the pots in this exhibition about Lake's pottery, a Truro-based firm

TALK

26

nov

31

dec

2011

So Near and Yet So Far

Catch a glimpse of the colourful world of early advertising from the 1880s to the 1950s. this is a rare chance to see how advertisers persuaded the public to buy everything from tobacco to boot polish before the age of TV advertising.

14

Jan

1

Apr

2012

Truro School Art Collection

Formed as an aid to education and now numbering well in excess of 150 works this collection provides a varied and comprehensive view of post war artistic activity in teh county.

11

Feb

2

jun

2012

Exhibitions