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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  • A woman holding a baby, both viewed from behind, stands in front of a colourful, pastoral painting. The scene conveys warmth and curiosity.

    Penlee Baby Sensory

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

  • A group of people in a gallery listens to a guide describing a colorful landscape painting with a prominent rainbow. The atmosphere is attentive and educational.

    FREE Public Guided Tours

    Our team of Volunteer Tour Guides will be offering insights into the current exhibition through a program of short guided tours.

  • A watercolor painting depicts stone cottages nestled against dark, rolling hills under a cloudy sky, with a bare tree and rocky foreground terrain.

    Online Talk: The Artistic Career of Wilhelmina Barns-Graham

    In this richly illustrated online talk, Rob Airey will introduce the long creative career of the Scottish-born, St Ives based artist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912-2004), currently featured in the Making her Mark exhibition at Penlee House, focusing on both her travels into landscape and her journey to abstraction.

    £15
  • A group of people in a gallery listens to a guide describing a colorful landscape painting with a prominent rainbow. The atmosphere is attentive and educational.

    FREE Public Guided Tours

    Our team of Volunteer Tour Guides will be offering insights into the current exhibition through a program of short guided tours.

  • A close-up, angled view of white serif text printed on a textured black paper surface, with the words CD-R and LATE clearly visible in the foreground.

    Arty Afternoons: Design a font

    Take inspiration from their ideas and design your own unique alphabet of letters – it can be as bright, coloured and patterned as you would like it to be!

  • A group of people in a gallery listens to a guide describing a colorful landscape painting with a prominent rainbow. The atmosphere is attentive and educational.

    FREE Public Guided Tours

    Our team of Volunteer Tour Guides will be offering insights into the current exhibition through a program of short guided tours.

  • A workshop poster titled After Hours: Print, Press & Create, featuring colorful, textured paper cutouts, botanical prints, and a yellow text banner.

    After Hours: Print, Press & Create

    Join artist Rachel Hindley for a relaxed and creative evening exploring the colourful world of gel plate printing.

    £30
  • A group of people in a gallery listens to a guide describing a colorful landscape painting with a prominent rainbow. The atmosphere is attentive and educational.

    FREE Public Guided Tours

    Our team of Volunteer Tour Guides will be offering insights into the current exhibition through a program of short guided tours.

  • An abstract painting features vibrant yellow, red, and blue shapes, including circular forms, geometric blocks, and thick textured brushstrokes.

    Arty Afternoons: Geometrical Abstract Art

    Create your own version of the artwork by choosing shapes, arranging them in a composition, drawing around them and adding bold, bright colours.

  • A woman holding a baby, both viewed from behind, stands in front of a colourful, pastoral painting. The scene conveys warmth and curiosity.

    Penlee Baby Sensory

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