The museum is housed in a Georgian building on Fore Street in central Lostwithiel. It was originally the Corn Exchange and has also been a school-room, a butchers, a magistrate's court, a Fire Station and the town jail.
The museum was opened on 21st August 1971 and it is now is now a fully accredited museum and a registered charity, which is run entirely by volunteers.
2025/26 SEASON
The museum closed on Friday 31st October 2025.
The museum will reopen to visitors on Monday 30th March 2026 and close on Friday 30th October 2026.
The Town Heritage Walks will re-commence on Wednesday 1st April and continue until Wednesday 28th October 2026.
Window Display December 2025
From 1st December 2025 we are featuring our Advent Display.
A selection of images from 2025 is available HERE
(Image below depicts our Advent display from December 2020)