The St Ives local history museum, situated in the old fishing quarter of the town and overlooking St Ives Bay, contains many varied displays and collections relating to the St Ives locality.

"A real old-fashioned tradtional museum that relates to the life and times of the town of St Ives. Main collections that include: art - paintings by the early artists of St Ives, blacksmith, boat-building, Crysede featuring hand-printed silk and linens, children's toys, ceramics, crafts and related tools, Cornish kitchen, farming, fishing, geology, Hain Steamship Company, lifeboat, mining, St Ives railway branch line, Victoriana clothes, and unique photographs, plus lots more."