Royal Cornwall Museum

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The Royal Cornwall Museum in the city of Truro, England, United Kingdom is the oldest museum in Cornwall and the leading museum of Cornish culture. Its exhibits include minerals, an unwrapped mummy and objects relating to Cornwall’s unique culture. It belongs to the Royal Institution of Cornwall which was founded in 1818 for "the promotion of knowledge in natural history, ethnology and the fine and industrial arts, especially in relation to Cornwall."

The museum has collections in the following areas:

  • Cornish archaeology
  • Non-Cornish archaeology
  • Applied and decorative arts
  • Biology
  • Numismatics
  • Fine art (including Newlyn School paintings)
  • Geology
  • Social history
  • World cultures

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