Kresen Kernow, a state-of-the-art new archive centre, opened in September 2019 and is home to the world’s largest collection of documents, books, maps and photographs related to Cornwall’s history. As well as 14 miles of shelving to store over 1.5 million of Cornwall’s treasured archives, the centre has exhibition spaces, learning rooms and a digitisation suite. Visitors can carry out research, pop in and browse, or take part in a varied activity programme featuring workshops, courses and fun family events. Kresen Kernow has an active volunteer programme and offers a wide variety of volunteering opportunities and work experience placements, covering a range of projects, tasks and roles on-site, off-site and online.