Pleasantly surprised by the quality of the space (refurbished in the last few years). And the two temporary exhibitions are particularly worth visiting. One on folklore and one of landscape paintings.

Never been to the Truro museum. My family & ancestors were from Cornwall and it was fascinating seeing their heritage. Well laid out museum with everything from Cornish myths and tales to beautiful pictures and stones. The facilities were spotless, well maintained. The shop area was spacious greeted by a lovely lady ( didnt get her name unfortunately ) I would highly recommend a visit to the museum, you will not be disappointed!

Nice museum and art gallery. Plenty to see and loads of information. Helpful staff and was easy to find our way around.

What a brilliant museum. We have been in Cornwall for 10 days and travelled in all ditectikns.Then we found this museum that helped us weave together sites, sights and history we have seen. Thank you. Highly recommended.

Curators lack a passion for Cornwall. — Cornwall Museum's website says it holds over a million items, yet you would not know that from the displays, which feel as though they have been put together without much passion for Cornwall's own history. The main hall that is meant to represent Cornish history felt sparse, and many of the descriptions lacked depth or context. At times it came across as if the curators were not especially invested in telling Cornwall's story. For example, seeing shards from Glasney College, one of the most important centres of Cornish cultural history, placed in a cabinet alongside a cardboard-box-style display about housing, with a link to a meme website labelled as "rebellion" , felt oddly handled. It raises the question of why such an important historical space feels so under-utilised. They only have a replica of the Rillaton Cup is on display, but the slight prominence given to it where you have to get down on the floor to see it felt strange, and is no wonder the british museum does not yet trust the cornish national musrum with it. Likewise the label stating "and is owned by the Royal Family" came across as clumsy and unnecessary. Likewise, there were relatively few Cornish historical paintings or artefacts on show, and the descriptions of them given limited. Instead, a large room focused on modern disability stories from outside Cornwall, and another on climate change, both worthwhile topics in themselves, but their scale felt disproportionate in a museum that should primarily foreground Cornish heritage. The museum also hosts a well-known BBC children's programme (Fred and Pete), yet there is little visible engagement with it in the galleries, unlike how the Natural History Museum incorporates Andy's Adventures into its visitor experience. The world cultures room, including the mummy display, was thoughtfully presented, which makes it more disappointing that the same level of care does not seem to extend to the Cornish sections, including the rocks and minerals or the broader historical narrative. Bizarre though they have a ‘no photos of the mummy’ for “respect” sign, like it was the photography which would make their display on the body inappropriate. They are many examples of struggles the curators have with their politics and core functions of a museum like this. Perhaps Kresen Kernow could be more involved through consultation, or even take a leading role in shaping how Cornwall's history is presented here.