Exhibition Event

Tickets

Booking your free ticket is via Ticket Tailor £0

Location

Kresen Kernow, Redruth

Dates

Thu 10th October, 2024
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6:00 pm |
6pm-8pm - booking essential

About this event

Join us for a special early evening event for our current exhibition - Cornish Connections!

Join us to celebrate our current exhibition ‘Cornish Connections’, on Thursday 10 October, 6–8pm, at Kresen Kernow.

The exhibition brings together the PK Porthcurno archive and the Kresen Kernow mining collections – both recognised for their worldwide significance in the histories of mining and telecommunications. Usually told in terms of technological advancements, we have looked instead for archives that change the familiar story and illustrate how these industries were used by the British Empire to its own advantage in southern Africa.

From sporting clubs and apprenticeships to specialised engineering courses and telecommunications training, we also explore the stories of international students who studied in Cornwall at Camborne School of Mines, Holman Brothers of Camborne and the Cable & Wireless Engineering College at Porthcurno – all known around the world to offer the best training in these fields.

There will be drinks and nibbles (including vegan and gluten free options), along with an introduction to the exhibition at 6.30pm.

There will also be an exclusive opportunity to see more original documents relating to our current exhibition, during this special event.

Tickets are free, but space is limited. Please book your free space on our Ticket Tailor event page

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Contact

01872 324 333 | https://kresenkernow.org/

Accessibility

Details

Kresen Kernow is fully wheelchair and pushchair accessible, with lifts to all levels and automatic main entrance doors. Accessible toilets are available on both floors, with a fully-equipped Changing Places toilet also available on the ground floor. Separate baby changing facilities are also available on the ground floor. If you are arriving by vehicle, there are six accessible parking spaces at the Tesco side of the building and a level entrance into the building. If you are arriving on foot or wheels, from Redruth town centre, the closest entrance is at the end of the public path which runs through the old brewery site, from Chapel Street to Kresen Kernow.

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