Liskeard and District Museum

17/04/2025

If you are planning on visiting the museum over Easter please make sure you check our opening hours which are slightly different due to the bank holidays.
We wish all our visitors, followers, volunteers and staff a lovely Easter 🐣

15/04/2025

Last weeks beautiful weather doesn’t look like it’s heading back this week so the beach might not be your first choice but Liskeard and District Museum should definitely be!

We have some fantastic exhibitions including one on our Pelham Puppets which were the inspiration behind this holidays activities.

There’s a great Easter Trail, finger puppet making for little ones and for the slightly older children we have marionette making but little ones can still have a go with grown up help!
Did we mention there’s also colouring sheets?

Of course you may think the crafts sound great but your kids don’t have the patience to do the crafts in one sitting then we have a complete pack of our Easter crafts you can take away to do at home.

All these activities are free of charge.
The museum is FREE to visit, donations are welcome.

Our opening times this week:
Tuesday 10am-4pm
Wednesday 10am-4pm
Thursday 10am-4pm
Good Friday Closed
Saturday 10am-1pm

10/04/2025

Be a part of history in the museum and donate your unwanted photo negatives to our forthcoming project.
We are looking for negatives from Liskeard and the surrounding areas.
We now have a handy box you can drop your negatives into on the Tourist Information Centre desk.

09/04/2025

We were delighted to host Laura from Lore & Piece while she delivered her brilliant workshops today.
Archeology is a fascinating topic and thanks to Laura it was great to see it come to life today.

09/04/2025

Lovely to host you, Laura!

09/04/2025

On this day, 9th April 1860 Emily Hobhouse was born in St Ive near Liskeard.
Daughter to Caroline Trelawney and Reginald Hobhouse, a church minister.
Home educated she then attended finishing school in London where she lived with her uncle who introduced her to politics.
Emily’s life led her to see some of the lowest points of humanity particularly during the Boer War when she travelled to South Africa where she saw the pain and suffering in camps which she reported back to the British Government demanding an enquiry into the treatment of prisoners.
From humble beginnings to a campaigner for human rights, Emily Hobhouse had a truly remarkable life.

The museum holds a small collection celebrating the life of Emily which is currently on display until September in the Rapson Gallery when we will be closing the gallery for refurbishment. We will then be collaborating with The Story of Emily to bring a brand new exhibition of her life to the museum.

09/04/2025

REMINDER! We have Lore & Piece at the Museum today with their workshop ‘Crafting Past Identities’.
Drop in sessions from 10:30, £3 per child.
You’ll find them in the Daniel Gumb room upstairs.

07/04/2025

This Wednesday! A drop-in workshop with Laura Miucci from Lore & Piece. Details below👇

07/04/2025

Great turnout for the Piskey Path this morning! Thank you to all who attended. Enjoy the craft packs at home!

07/04/2025

Don’t forget that Mazed Tales will be joining us this morning at 11am with their puppet show The Piskey Path.
Come and join us for some tails, plus we have a new Easter trail and some brand new crafts for you to make and take in our children’s corner.

05/04/2025

Daniel Gumb gallery all ready for the puppet performance from Mazed Tales on Monday, 7th April, 11am-11:45am. FREE ENTRY. Museum donations gratefully received.

05/04/2025

We look forward to welcoming you, Mazed!

Hunt and Bottrell will be joined by Liskeard’s umbrella man Bill Chubb for a very special performance of the Piskey Path with tales from the Looe Valley as part of the We are of this Place festival Liskeard and District Museum 11am Monday 7th April FREE

05/04/2025

A successful morning at the Liskeard Community Fair. Our puppets certainly enjoyed their visit to Liskeard’s Public Hall!
Don’t worry if you missed us we are open across the Easter holidays with lots of different activities for all the family.
Open Monday-Friday 10am-4pm and Saturday 10am-1pm.

02/04/2025

Look out for Liskeard & District Museum at the Community Fair this Saturday. Amongst other activities, we will be collecting your UNWANTED PHOTOGRAPHIC NEGATIVES. If you're having a Spring clear-out, why not bring your negatives along and let us incorporate them into our brand new display in John Rapson gallery (January 2026)? Exciting plans afoot...! 🎞🎞🎞

02/04/2025

EASTER AT THE MUSEUM
The stage is set! Curtain goes up on Saturday 🎭

01/04/2025

Don't forget we will be at the Liskeard Community Fair on Saturday.
Why not call in and see what's on offer from ourselves and lots of other brilliant organisations in our community!