Check out the newly renovated James H. Duncan Mineral Collection or Dinosaur Park, a free outdoor display of life-size dinosaur replicas. Museum Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (except ...

The majority of the specimens destined for display have never been seen by the public before, having spent years in the Museum's research collection. In some cases they needed a thorough clean.

In comparison to some of Vollebak’s complex engineering-based projects, the ‘Mineral’ collection is defined by its relative ease – each garment is simply left to rest in a bath of each mineral, making ...

a high-tech video display and a new lighting system. There are 12,000 mineral samples in the collection, which bosses say give a unique insight into Cornish mining history. Staff at the museum in ...