The Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro holds an internationally renowned mineral collection rooted in Cornwall’s mining and engineering heritage. The county’s artistic pedigree is reflected in the museum’s exceptional art collection. This museum is not simply a treasure-house of art, antiquities and archaeology, through the Courtney Library it also provides a living collection of rare books and manuscripts to help with education, research and the discovery of Cornish life and culture.

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