Cornwall itself is the star of a new exhibition featuring what is described by organisers as ’one of Cornwall’s finest art collections’.

’Hireth – A Cornish Landscape’ opened on Saturday at the Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro.

It gathers together a wide selection of work by artists who have been inspired by the land and seascapes of Cornwall.

The exhibition shows work from the museum’s collection and pieces from Cornwall Council’s Schools Art Collection.

The exhibition’s curator, Michael Harris, said: ’The word “Hireth” comes from the Cornish language describing a longing for familiarity and the comfort of home. This concept is illustrated through a wide range of different artists who have been able to capture and brilliantly communicate the emotion of Cornwall’s land and seascapes.’

Included in the exhibition is sculpture by Barbara Hepworth, painting by Paul Feiler, Alfred Wallis, L S Lowry, and Penzance born Margo Maeckelberghe, as well as a newly restored work by 19th -century Newlyn School artist John Noble Barlow. There are also selections of Alec Walker’s Cryséde textiles.