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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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.
Explore the paintings of seaweed and seaweed gatherers in the exhibition. Can you find the book of pressed seaweed too? Taking inspiration from the exhibition, create a seaweed mixed-media collage. FREE family activities occur every Saturday; drop in anytime between 2.30 p.m. and 3.30 p.m.
Join the Friends of Penlee House to discover the beauty of British watercolour through the captivating works of Richard Sorrell in this exclusive event!
Free, drop-in session for babies from birth to crawlers. Come and experience the amazing artworks whilst exploring sensory play together in the Gallery.
Take a look at the colourful Great Western Railway and British Railway posters in the climate exhibition. Train travel is a great way to travel sustainably. Make your own version of the posters thinking about what a futuristic Penzance might look like.
Join us for a screening of two short climate films by Cornwall Climate Care, Under the Surface and Living on the Edge, followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Claire Wallerstein and Duncan Jones from Marine Discovery.
Join us to make a rain stick so that you can make the sound of the rain to match the painting
Free, drop-in session for babies from birth to crawlers. Come and experience the amazing artworks whilst exploring sensory play together in the Gallery.
Join us to explore, play and create at Penlee House! With activities throughout the galleries, these free, drop-in sessions are for under 5s and their grown-ups.
Be inspired by our climate-themed exhibition and the beautiful paintings of our local area. Design and make an eco-friendly, reusable fabric tote bag using colourful fabric crayons.
Can you find the sculpture of the goddess Hecate in the exhibition? Look at her beautiful, colourful robe and then design and make a mini Hecate to take home.
Join us for a fascinating lecture on the history and future plans of the Gardener's House in Morrab Gardens - you won't want to miss it!
Have you ever looked up and spotted all the different types of clouds there are in the sky? Come and make a variety of clouds then see if you can match them with the clouds in the paintings displayed in our exhibition.
