Penlee House

Festival of Archaeology Art Afternoons: Prehistoric Patterns
2024-07-27 14:30 - 15:30 UTC
Can you spot the prehistoric patterns on the pottery in our archaeology gallery? Create your own patterns using our modelling material and prehistoric-inspired tools.
FREE family activities take place every Saturday; drop in anytime between 2.30 pm and 3.30 pm.

FREE Public Guided Tours
2024-03-05 14:00
Our team of Volunteer Tour Guides will be offering insights into the current exhibition through a program of short guided tours.
Tours will be offered at 11.00 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The tours are included in the admission price to the Gallery and last between 30 and 45 minutes. No booking is required, but places are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

Art in the Park: Festival of Archaeology: Rock Art
2024-07-25 13:30 - 15:30
Join us as we turn the education space walls into a cave to be painted as people did in prehistoric times! Create a small piece of ‘cave art’ to take home with you.

Festival of Archaeology Art Afternoons: An Archaeological Game - Dig it!
2024-07-20 14:30 - 15:30
As part of the national Festival of Archaeology this month, come along and create your own archaeologically themed board game.
FREE family activities take place every Saturday; drop in anytime between 2.30 pm and 3.30 pm.

Festival of Archaeology: An Archaeological Morning
2024-07-20 11:00 - 14:00
Visit us at Penlee House Gallery & Museum to meet an expert archaeologist and take part in archaeological activities! Handle replica and genuine prehistoric artifacts, take part in a mock dig and make prehistoric artifacts inspired by our collection.

Festival of Archaeology Art Afternoons: Iron Age Beads
2024-07-13 14:30 - 15:30
Come and see one of the smallest archaeological finds at Penlee House, a beautiful glass bead, and be inspired to create some beads from our special modelling material.
FREE family activities take place every Saturday; drop in anytime between 2.30 pm and 3.30 pm.

Little Penlee Explorers
2024-07-08 10:00 - 12:00
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.
Monthly on Mondays, 10 am-12 pm.

Arty Afternoons: Poetic Paintings
2024-07-06 14:30 - 15:30
This week we’re joining in with the Penzance Literary Festival. Be inspired by the amazing paintings at Penlee House to create simple poems or stories.
FREE family activities take place every Saturday; drop in anytime between 2.30pm and 3.30pm.

Friends of Penlee House Event: Visit to the Jewish Cemetery in Penzance
2024-07-03 14:30 - 15:30
A Hidden Gem – One of only twenty-five early to mid-eighteenth-century Jewish cemeteries outside of London
Visit to the Jewish Cemetery in Penzance
Date: Wed Jul 03 2024
Time: 14:30
Location: TR18 2HB
Tickets: Book Now

Come join us for a unique experience as we explore the Jewish Cemetery in Penzance . Learn about the history and significance of this sacred place while paying respects to those who have passed. This in-person event is a wonderful opportunity to connect with the local community and gain a deeper understanding of the cultural heritage of the area. Don’t miss out on this enriching experience!
A short history and guidebook to the cemetery, written by Keith Pearce will be included as part of your ticket.

Arty Afternoons: How to draw a face
2024-06-29 08:00 - 17:00
Come and see the portraits in our new Harold Harvey exhibition and find out how to draw a face. Now it’s time for you to shine; draw a self-portrait and make a fancy, golden frame.
FREE family activities take place every Saturday; drop in anytime between 2.30pm and 3.30pm.

Lecture: Harold Harvey Painter of Cornwall with Alison Bevan, Directorof RWA, Bristol
2024-06-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Zennor Lecture Theatre, Penzance, TR18 2SA
Wednesday 26 June, 7.00pm, Zennor Lecture Theatre, Penwith College
Join us for an enlightening evening as we welcome Alison Bevan BEM BA FMA, Director of the RWA, Bristol (Royal West of England Academy), for an illustrated lecture on the renowned artist Harold Harvey.
Penzance-born, Harvey was a prominent figure in the Newlyn School artists’ colony, a group of artists who captured the beauty of Cornwall from 1880 to 1940.
This exclusive event, hosted by the Friends of Penlee House, is only open to members of the Friends of Penlee House with no booking required and no admission charge. Don’t miss this opportunity to delve into the life and work of a true ‘son of Cornwall’ with a distinguished expert in the field.

Friends of Penlee House AGM 2024
2024-06-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Zennor Lecture Theatre, Penzance, TR18 2SA
The AGM will take place on Wednesday 26 June, at 7.00 pm at the Zennor Lecture Theatre, Penwith College (TR18 2SA)
Papers for the AGM will go out in early June.

Arty Afternoons: Mirror on the wall
2024-06-22 14:30 - 15:30
Be inspired by the interiors in Harold Harvey’s paintings to create a room scene; put a mirror on the wall so you can be in your own picture!

FREE family activities take place every Saturday; drop in anytime between 2.30pm and 3.30pm.

Arty Afternoons: Mini Farms
2024-06-15 14:30 - 15:30
Come along and spot the farm workers and farm animals in the paintings at Penlee House then make a mini farm using card.
FREE family activities take place every Saturday; drop in anytime between 2.30pm and 3.30pm.

Arty Afternoons: Draw a Detail
2024-06-08 14:30 - 15:30
Which bits of Harold Harvey’s paintings are your favourites? Choose some details to create new mini artworks.
FREE family activities take place every Saturday; drop in anytime between 2.30pm and 3.30pm.
