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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.

  • Arty Afternoons: Wild Hedgerow Collage

    Explore the exhibition and seek out Kurt Jackson’s painting named ‘Bioblitz’. Taking inspiration from this work, create a wild hedgerow collage full of creatures and flora.

  • Arty Afternoons: Mini Sketchbooks

    Make a mini sketchbook and draw your own artist responses to the Newlyn School paintings, just like Kurt Jackson in the Flora exhibition.

  • Arty Afternoons: Christmas Cards

    Christmas is nearly here, and cards are to be sent! Design and make personalised Christmas cards using festive stencils.

  • Arty Afternoons: Christmas Tree Decorations

    Decorate wooden hanging ornaments in traditional Christmas shapes and then hang your beautifully decorated ornaments on your tree, in windows, or around your home to spread holiday cheer!

  • Arty Afternoons: Four Seasons 3D Trees

    In our exhibition about flora, you can find paintings of all four seasons – spring, summer, winter, and autumn. Come and make a 3D tree which illustrates all the seasons […]

  • Arty Afternoons: Seaweed Collage

    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. […]

  • Richard Sorrell on British Watercolour

    Join the Friends of Penlee House to discover the beauty of British watercolour through the captivating works of Richard Sorrell in this exclusive event!

    £7 – £15
  • Baby Sensory

    Free, drop-in session for babies from birth to crawlers. Come and experience the amazing artworks whilst exploring sensory play together in the Gallery.

  • Arty Afternoons: Railway Poster Art

    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.

  • The Shape of Things: Climate films by Cornwall Climate Care

    Penlee House Gallery & Museum, Penzance

    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.