The Poly
24 Church St, Falmouth : 01326 319461
The Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society
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The Venue
Situated in the heart of Falmouth's lively community, The Poly is a vibrant, multi-purpose art centre and community hub with an 180 capacity theatre, a variety of exhibition and meeting spaces, a shop featuring the best in local art and design and a fully licensed bar.
Whether your passion is for film, theatre, music, comedy, dance, contemporary art, local history or science, you will find it all here.
Our opening hours are:
Monday - Open from 5pm for evening screenings.
Tuesday - Saturday - Open from 10am to 7pm plus most evenings depending on performances.
Sunday - Closed.
Galleries
Our ground floor gallery, The Spring Gallery, is the place to come to see work by a wide range of contemporary artists and craftspeople. Exhibitions change every week, so there’s always something new to see. The second floor is home to our Main Gallery, our largest exhibition space which also has a small bar area which makes it very attractive for all sorts of events.
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The Bar
Our cosy bar is situated on the First Floor. Why not come and enjoy a pre-show or interval drink, we serve a range of wines, beers and spirits and you can even take your drinks into the show with you!
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Auditorium
Our 180-seat theatre is equipped with state-of-the-art digital cinema projection and it’s the perfect place to enjoy a film, or see one of our touring theatre companies in comfort. We programme a wide range of independent, art-house and foreign films and we don’t show adverts or sell popcorn, so you can relax and enjoy your evening without annoying distractions!
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The Chellew Room
The Chellew Room is at the back of the building near the rear entrance on New Street. It houses much of the research material for the Falmouth History Archive and it is open to the public on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10.00am to 12 noon for enquiries about Falmouth’s past.
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The Oliver Price Library
Located next to the bar on the first floor is the Oliver Price library named after a very influential Chairperson who had a large part in the sale of the town Museum in 1950, and the creation of our own Maritime Museum
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We are an Own Art Member Gallery
Spread the cost of buying contemporary art and craft today with an interest free loan.
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An exhibition of ceramics, glass, fine art, mixed media, sculpture and textiles Preview 23rd July 6 - 7pm ...
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Making his feature-film debut, writer/director Bo Burnham delivers a keenly observed and achingly funny portrait of the...
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