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There is an abundance of Museums in Devon and Cornwall due to the extensive industrial and marine workings that have gone on in both counties.

Even the landscape in Cornwall still has the remains of the old Tin mining Engine Houses dotted about. The Museums listed below bring to life the day-to-day experience of the people involved!

Bygones

A private family-run museum, Bygones features Victorian and railway relics in exhibitions which will take you back in time.

Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery

Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery in Plymouth, Devon, is the largest museum and art gallery in the city. It was built in 1907 by Thornely and Rooke in Edwardian Baroque style.

Morwellham

An award-winning, evocative museum and visitor centre in the heart of the newly inscribed World Heritage Site and Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Totnes Elizabethan House Museum

The museum is located in a Tudor Merchants House, built in 1575. This half-timbered building is an excellent architectural example of this type of period property.

Porthcurno Telegraph Museum

Porthcurno is situated just three miles away from Land´s End, the most south-westerly point of Cornwall.

Royal Cornwall Museum

The Royal Cornwall Museum located in the heart of Truro holds a fascinating collection of Cornish and European archeology and social history, as well as world cultures.

Hepworth Museum & Sculpture Garden

The Barbara Hepworth Museum & Sculpture garden are located in the centre of St Ives and are where the renowned artist lived and worked.

Geevor Tin Mine

One of Cornwall´s historic tin mines, offering underground tours and a real insight into the life of the miner.

National Maritime Museum Cornwall

National Maritime Museum Cornwall is known for celebrating the sea, boats and Cornwall but this year Cornwall’s Visitor Attraction of the Year will be diving even deeper and exploring under the sea.