Explore our amazing collection of ironmongery, children's section and WW2 artefacts as well as our wonderful array of original paintings. The Main Hall is also where you will find our Exhibition Space which has new exhibits every year! Head over to the Exhibitions area of the website to find out what's on!

The Hain Steamship Company was formally incorporated as a public company in 1901, but traces its roots back to 1816 when an ambitious father and son bought a share in the fishing lugger, Dasher.

The Cornish Kitchen has always been the heart of the home. Discover life in times gone by, learn how to cook on a traditional Cornish Slab and what wash day looked like backalong!

On the ground floor of the St. Ives Museum you can see the original Pilchard Fish Curing Cellar.

The Mining Industry in and around St. Ives thrived in the 18th century when Cornwall was the mining centre of the world. Relive the hayday and witness the downfall of Cornwall's most lucrative industry with our interactive and informative displays.

For many centuries the silver harvest of the sea was the main industry and lifeblood of St. Ives

The Crysede company was started by Alec George Walker in the upper room of a small cottage adjoining Myrtle Cottage in Newlyn before moving to a larger premises on Island Road in St. Ives in 1926.

By the 1860's most of Cornwall's most important towns were connected to the capital by rail but St. Ives remained isolated, with the nearest station being in Hayle.