Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery reopens in Truro under new name
It was formally known as the Royal Cornwall Museum but has changed its name following major refurbishment.
Last updated 4th Mar 2025
Formerly known as the Royal Cornwall Museum, the landmark 200-year-old building in the centre of Truro has opened its doors again under a new name– the Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery.
The newly named Cornwall Museum has incorporated a brand new art gallery following major refurbishments.
The walls of the second-floor balcony, which overlook the central gallery, now display paintings from floor to ceiling, while cases showcase sculptures and fragile works on paper.
The organisation is part-way through a major transformation which began with the Mineral Gallery last year and will continue with improvements to the upper galleries and facilities in 2026/27.
The Official Guide to Truro said: "Alongside the large number of works from the permanent collection going on display, there's a busy programme of art exhibitions, beginning with Kurt Jackson’s Biodiversity and continuing with Exploring Time: A Painter’s Perspective by artist and environmentalist, Tony Foster.
"However, with over 500 artworks in the permanent collection dating from the 1300s to the present day, art lovers will need few excuses for regular visits to soak up works from the German, Italian and Dutch renaissances, English history and landscape paintings, the Pre-Raphaelite and Newlyn schools, and St Ives modernism."