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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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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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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.

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Events: An Arts Tour of St. Ives

October 22 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

A guided tour of St Ives, including the Arts Club, Fore St. Methodist Chapel, St Ives Museum and Porthmeor Studios.

Location:  Starts at St Ives Arts Club

This tour, led by David Tovey, Art Historian, starts at St Ives Arts Club at 10 a.m. with a short lecture on the history of the club and St Ives harbour front Studios. We will then walk along the harbour front viewing the locations of studios featured in the lecture before visiting Fore Street Methodist Chapel to see the famous charcoal drawings of W.H.Y. Titcomb. A buffet lunch will be provided at Porthmeor Studios, where we will have a tour of the studios and see the film by architect, Nick Cahill, on how Porthmeor can tell the wider history of fishing, mining and art in St Ives. The tour will conclude with a visit to St. Ives Museum with an introduction to David Tovey’s exhibition ‘Capturing the Light, St Ives Artists 1885-1914’. The tour will finish at 4 p.m.

£50 (Friends)   £65 (non-Friends) including lunch

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Date:
October 22
Time:
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Website:
https://an-arts-tour-of-st-ives.eventbrite.co.uk/