Winner of ‘Best Project on a Budget’ at the 2025 Cornwall Heritage Awards
The Museum is now closed until 1st April 2027
The Museum is now closed for the winter to enable us to carry our restoration and conservation work, and to prepare for our 2027 exhibition 'Trainsformation - how the railway changed St. Ives'. This will be a town wide celebration of the 150th anniversary of the opening of the St. Ives Branch Line, so please return to the website as we will be publishing information about the exhibition in the next couple of months
2026 Exhibition - 'Making Waves'
Following on from our three previous exhibitions telling the story of the evolution of the St Ives Art Colony, for 2026 we will be featuring over 40 works from the period 1930 to 1960. This period witnessed the heyday of the St Ives Society of Artists founded in 1927 and our exhibition focuses on St Ives resident artists from the period. Click here for more information about the exhibition
ACCESSIBILITY
Please note that the entrance to our museum is up a flight of steps - a stairlift is available from the ground floor. A wheelchair is available at reception if needed.
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We occupy a historic building which is not equipped with a public toilet. The nearest public conveniences can be found at Smeaton's Pier (a 2 minute walk) or the Sloop Car Park (a 5 minute walk)
Contact Us
Address
St Ives Museum
Wheal Dream
St Ives
TR26 1PR
Contact
01736 796005
Opening Hours
Mon - Fri
10:30 am – 4:30 pm
Saturday
10:30 am – 3:30 pm
We are open from the start of April to the end of October. Adults £5 Under 16s free