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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.

  • Baby Sensory

    Free, drop-in session for babies from birth to crawlers.

  • Arty Afternoons: Paper Portrait Collage

    Get creative by drawing your own portrait on tracing paper, then transfer each facial feature onto colourful card and paper. Finally, cut out and collage your pieces together to make a bright and cheerful portrait masterpiece to take home.

  • Baby Sensory

    Free, drop-in session for babies from birth to crawlers.

  • Baby Sensory

    Free, drop-in session for babies from birth to crawlers.

  • Arty Afternoons: Dress a Portrait

    Bring history into the present and update the people in the images by dressing them in modern clothes and giving them more modern accessories. You could swap a mirror for a mobile phone or a traditional Victorian outfit for a football kit!

  • Arty Afternoons: Paper Chain People

    Make a paper chain of all the people you spot and decorate their clothes and special features to show who they are or what they are doing in the pictures.

  • Baby Sensory

    Free, drop-in session for babies from birth to crawlers.