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

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!

Create vibrant and cheerful Christmas bunting using felt to enhance your holiday decorations at home!

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 […]

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. […]

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.