Exhibitions

For thousands of years, people across the world have depicted the human face and its many expressions. Come face to face with people from the past and present, both real and imagined. How many different faces will you discover?
February 2019-January 2020

Portraits highlighting women in Archaeology and Geoscience
7 January - 25 March 2019

This exhibition will display the museum’s current projects and offer a glimpse into the life of the Royal Institution of Cornwall’s collections.
February 2018-February 2019

A permenant art gallery showcasing a roating selection of artwork from the Museums collections

2018 marks 100 years since the end of the First World War. To commemorate the centenary, Royal Cornwall Museum and Courtney Library staff, interns and volunteers have teamed up to create the online exhibition ‘Behind the Lines: Personal Stories of the First World War’.