Welcoming the Torch

As part of the celebrations to welcome the Olympic torch to Liskeard on the19th May the museum is holding an exhibition on Sporting Liskeard. Also on display are a selection of posters designed by local school children to promote the torch relay. The exhibition is already up and running and will be until 25th May.

We are delighted that St Cleer Olympic medalist Cassie Patten will be donating her Olympic medal and her kit for the exhibition and they will be on display on Friday 18th and Saturday 19th May. Cassie will also be in the museum helping out with children's craft activities and signing autographs on Saturday afternoon. Click here for the full Cornish Guardian article. On Saturday 19th May the museum will be open from 11am until 5.30pm.

Photo property of the Cornish Guardian

We're Open Again

This year the museum was closed for a little longer than usual over Christmas to give us time to give our store cupboards and artefacts a really good clean and to complete our cataloging. We are now open again so come in and see the results of all our hard work.

Liskeard Lights Up

 The museum joined in the fun of Liskeard Lights Up 2011 which had a circus theme. These colourful banners created for Sue Field's "Bygg Top" (formerly the "Picky Tree") produced by the Stroke association, Echo Centre clients, and residents of the local Old Age People's Residential Homes were displayed in the musuem.

Children's Craft Activities

The museum has been holding regular craft activities during the school holidays. The theme for the October half term craft session was 'Cave Man Crafts'.

The children took part in crafts including cave paintings, making a sabre tooth tiger mask and watching a model volcano explode.

The next craft session will be on Thursday June 7th  between 11am and 12.30pm. The sessions are completely free and all are welcome to drop by and join in. 
 

The theme for the session will be the Aztecs.  We look forward to you coming and joining us!

Heritage Collection Postcards

The museum has just had some new postcards printed. The image shows the celebrations on the Parade for the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897. It is the first in a planned series 'The Heritage Collection' and is available from the museum for just 40p.

Postcard Exhibition

To tie in with the production of the new Heritage Collection postcards the Museum put on a display of its own postcard collection during October.

There were over 80 vintage postcards of the local area, copies of some of them are still available for sale. For a copy of the postcard catalogue and to download an order form click here.

Liskeard and District Museum in Liskeard had just been officially ‘Accredited’ by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA).

Mrs Heather Medlen Honorary Curator commented: "The MLA’s Museum Accreditation Scheme sets nationally agreed standards for all museums in the UK. Liskeard and District Museum’s award proves that it measures up, meeting the guidelines on how it is run, how it looks after its collections and the services it provides its visitors."

Andrew Motion, Chair of MLA, said: "Being awarded Accreditation is an impressive achievement. It recognises the high standard and service that Liskeard and District Museum provides and acknowledges the hard work of its volunteers."

N.B. The MLA is the government’s agency for museums, libraries and archives. Leading strategically, we promote best practice to inspire innovative, integrated and sustainable services for all.

Visit http://www.mla.gov.uk

Museum volunteers who attended a cheese and wine evening held by the Mayor and Councillors to thank the volunteers for their hard work and dedication in achieving Accreditation for the Museum