Museums

The Museum Service looks after five historic buildings. Over 300,000 artefacts, 80,000 photographs and a number of historic collections are cared for and conserved at the above locations. Thousands of historic documents are also housed at a variety of other locations including Mount Edgcumbe House and Buckland Abbey.

Changing exhibitions, lunchtime talks and holiday workshops are held at the City Museum and Art Gallery throughout the year. The Museum also provides an Education Service for schools and proactive outreach and access services for community groups and adults. A youth forum called The Core also exists specifically for young people aged 13 to 18 years of age.

What's on the website...

• Talks - a series of free talks offering an insight into galleries, collections, exhibitions and events of local interest at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery.
• Museum events - information about the Museum's varied events programme which caters for family groups and adults.
• Exhibitions - view details of current and future exhibitions at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery - currently one of the host venues for British Art Show 7: In the Days of the Comet.

Museum quick reference leaflet [365KB]

Historic sites leaflet [375KB]

Large print historic sites leaflet [160KB]