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Visit Penlee House & Museum

Penlee House is a Gallery, Museum, Cafe and Shop. Situated within Penlee Park, a space to reflect and great for family visits.

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A space for exhibitions & events

Alongside our Exhibition programme we run a variety of community events and workshops. The Newlyn School and Social history galleries change often. Find out what’s on.

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A space to learn

Penlee House is committed to lifelong learning. We run workshops for all age groups and offer a school workshop programme.

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A space for all

Built in 1865, as the home of the Branwell family. Penlee House is home to many paintings by members of the Newlyn School. It is also home to the Penzance Natural History and Antiquarian Society collection.

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You can search and browse our collections online. We also have a section dedicated to the Newlyn School.

Cornwall Tourism Awards 2025

When 13 November 2025

✨ Silver for Penlee House! ✨

We’re thrilled to share that we won Silver at the Cornwall Tourism Awards 2025 in the Small Visitor Attraction category!

A huge congratulations to everyone who joined the celebrations last night — and a special shout-out to our brilliant M7 Partners, Cornwall Museum & Art Gallery, for taking home the Gold! 🌟

To our amazing staff and dedicated volunteers: thank you. Penlee House is what it is because of your passion, care and hard work.

And of course, thank YOU — our visitors, supporters and community — for continuing to champion Penlee.

Here’s to culture, history and art for all.

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Visit Us

Penlee House is a beautiful art gallery and museum, set within sub-tropical gardens, with a great café.

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Exhibitions

Our vibrant exhibition programme celebrates the nationally important art and history of West Cornwall.

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Learning

From school visits to family activities, talks and walks, there are plenty of learning opportunities at Penlee House.

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Friends of Penlee

Join the Friends and help Penlee House to maintain its work and enhance its collections.

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