Learn how to make your own reindeer antlers or elf hat for our Rein-dog and Elves Weekend! Read more
Do you live in Cornwall? Discover and enjoy the heritage on your doorstep this winter with our Cornwall Residents Pass, and get free return visits for a year. Read more
A new ceramic exhibit by Neil Brownsword, ‘Relic’, is now on display at Wheal Martyn Clay Works, as part of the Whitegold Festival projects in St Austell. Read more
Details of upcoming exhibitions Read more
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Proudly celebrating our local landscape, environment and people, Our Proud Roots is a chance to explore and reflect on what makes our place and community special, as seen through fresh eyes and with a new perspective in our changed world. This is a chance to re-discover nature and the wonderful effects it has on our body and soul! Read more
We are currently closed according to current Coronavirus restrictions. Read more
Pre-book a timed slot to visit Wheal Martyn. Read more
We have a range of activities which are perfect for families and school children to take part in at home. Read more
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By becoming a Friend of Wheal Martyn, you are supporting our work, which is driven by our purpose of preserving and keeping alive Cornwall’s china clay mining heritage, which has shaped our world. Read more
Fundraising events are an important way of securing the funds we need to develop the work of our charity. Read more
Through the project, volunteers have restored the mobile crane at Wheal Martyn with the support from the Association of Independent Museums (AIM) Conservation Scheme, funded by the Pilgrim Trust Read more
Funded by National Lottery Heritage Fund, this project has preserved aspects of the Scheduled Ancient Monument at Wheal Martyn. It has created a gallery for temporary exhibitions and an activity/learning space within a former historic building, alongside a four year programme of engagement activities. Read more
Our Citizen Curators programme is a free, work-based training programme in museum awareness and modern curatorial practice, aimed at volunteers from the local community. Read more
We would like to say a huge thank you to all the organisations and individuals listed below, and those who have given anonymously, who have generously supported our work, either financially or through partnership working. Read more
Cornwall has been described as being probably the most important mining district in world by the mid-1800s, and the historic features of the nearby World Heritage Site illustrate this well. Read more
China clay mining has shaped the landscape, lives of people and economy of mid-Cornwall for over 250 years. It is Cornwall’s largest mining industry. A fully Accredited Museum, we are based within two Victorian china clay works, now a Scheduled Ancient Monument. We tell the story of this fascinating industry and the people who worked and lived in the shadows of Cornwall’s iconic ‘white pyramids’. Read more
We run weekly sessions, offered through local health services, as a social prescription to help people dealing with mental health challenges. Read more
Our monthly Memory Café sessions provide a relaxed and comfortable environment for people with memory problems to meet and enjoy some informal activities in a social setting, with access to help, support and information. Read more
At Wheal Martyn from 2 April to 4 July 2021 Read more
Looking to host a birthday party with a difference? Wheal Martyn might just be the place for you! Read more