Withy Lore exhibition - Museum of Cornish Life
- Nov 24, 2025
- 1 min read
The summer of 2025 flew by and before we knew it, September had arrived and myself and Storylines were setting up our second Withy Lore exhibition at the Musuem of Cornish Life in Helston, Cornwall! not all that far away from home :)
The museum was once the towns market building and now holds a large collection of objects full of Cornish history, including baskets and a mystery withy pot.
We were kindly given the exhibition room upstairs and with its tall ceiling, large windows and curved walls we could tell it would have a different feel to the space we had in Truro. Smaller in scale, we couldn't display everything, which meant we had to carefully select what we felt would fit without compromising on the stories we wished to share. We knew we only had a few days to put it all together, before welcoming those involved in the project to come and have a look at the final result, which was quite nerve wracking, but also a lovely excuse, once again, to all get together over tea and cake!
We would like to thank the Musuem of Cornish Life for having us, also our funders for their support with this project The Fishmongers Company, Basket Makers' Association and the Little Parc Owles Trust and of course all of those involved and supporting the project!
Thank you for reading :)
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