Museums/Galleries in The West Country

Sights Overview

Name	Category	Location

At-Bristol One of the country's top family-friendly museums, this multimedia...	Museums / Galleries	Bristol

Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden The studio and garden of Dame Barbara Hepworth (1903-75), who...	Museums / Galleries, Gardens / Arboretums	St. Ives

Devon Guild of Craftsmen The southwest's most important contemporary arts-and-crafts center...	Museums / Galleries	Chagford

Elizabethan House In the heart of the Barbican section, this former sea captain's...	Museums / Galleries	Plymouth

M Shed In a refurbished transit shed on the harbor side, this museum...	Museums / Galleries	Bristol


Merchant's House Near the Barbican, just off the Royal Parade, this largely 17th-century...	Museums / Galleries	Plymouth

Museum of Dartmoor Life The three floors of this informative museum contain models, a...	Museums / Galleries	Okehampton

National Maritime Museum Cornwall The granite-and-oak-clad structure by the harbor is an excellent...	Museums / Galleries	Falmouth

New Room John Wesley and Charles Wesley were among the Dissenters from...	Museums / Galleries	Bristol

Penlee House Gallery and Museum A small collection in this gracious Victorian house in Penlee...	Museums / Galleries	Penzance

Quay House This late-17th-century stone warehouse houses a visitor center...	Museums / Galleries	Exeter

Royal Albert Memorial Museum This family-friendly museum houses natural-history displays...	Museums / Galleries	Exeter

Royal Cornwall Museum In a Georgian building, this museum displays some fine examples...	Museums / Galleries	Truro

Somerset Rural Life Museum Occupying a Victorian farmhouse and a 14th-century abbey tithe...	Museums / Galleries	Glastonbury

St. Ives Society of Artists Gallery Local artists display selections of their current work for sale...	Museums / Galleries	St. Ives

Tate St. Ives The spectacular sister of the renowned London museum displays...	Museums / Galleries	St. Ives

Topsham Museum Occupying a 17th-century Dutch-style merchant's house beside...	Museums / Galleries	Topsham
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