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.

 

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Experience: Bronze Age Metal-Work

July 30 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Experience: Bronze Age Metal-Work

Did you know that Mounts Bay was once covered in forest? And that the area around Penzance was known for producing metal and stone? This was traded extensively as early as the Bronze Age!

Visit us at Penlee House Gallery & Museum to meet an expert archaeologist and take part in archaeological activities, as you explore the Bronze Age in Cornwall!

Handle replica and genuine finds, take part in a mock dig and make prehistoric artefacts inspired by the Bronze Age axe heads in our collection.

Discover archaeology with us, as part of the Festival of Archaeology 2026! Come join us for a drop-in workshop featuring axes & mining!

Free workshop, kindly provided by Penlee House

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