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.

The Art of the Newlyn School: Paintings from the Bowerman Collection

7 October 2026 until 9 January 2027
Farmer guides two brown horses plowing a field under a cloudy sky. The scene conveys hard work and rural calmness, with birds flying nearby.

Founded from the private collection of David Bowerman MBE, the Bowerman Charitable Trust now holds a major collection of Newlyn School paintings, second in importance and scope only to Penlee house. Forty of these paintings have been gathered together to form a national touring exhibition that is being launched at Penlee this October, before touring to Nottingham, Dedham, Birkenhead, Worcester, and Newcastle. From much-loved favourites such as Walter Langley’s large oil painting Breadwinners to rarely seen treats such as Harold Harvey’s Titbits, all shown alongside key works from our own collection, the
exhibition offers a treat for all newlyn School fans.

Accompanying the exhibition, there will be a new book, ‘The Art of the Newlyn School: Paintings of Cornish Life and Light’ by Alison Bevan. Featuring over 150 illustrations from Penlee house and the Bowerman Collection, the book will be available from our shop.

Ground floor galleries. A selection of Newlyn School paintings on view upstairs in Gallery 5.

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

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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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