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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Today

  • Arty Afternoon: A Fan of Feathers!

    Design and decorate lots of feathers, making them as colourful as you can. Then fix your feathers together to make a beautiful fan to keep you cool on a hot summers day.

  • A person stands under an umbrella on a dark, rainy street, next to row houses. Ducks wade through puddles; a figure is visible in a window, adding a sense of solitude.

    Jennifer Brown – A Centenary Celebration

    A founder member of Penwith Printmakers and a member of the Newlyn Society of Artists, she exhibited at several venues in the 1980s and 90s, from Penlee House to the Mid-Cornwall Galleries and further afield from Bournemouth to London.  

  • Arty Afternoons: Leach Pottery Bird Plate

    Can you spot the bird plate made by Bernard Leach? It has black patterns and a bird design on the front. Taking inspiration from this beautiful piece of pottery, design and make your own Leach-style bird design plate to take home.

  • A person stands under an umbrella on a dark, rainy street, next to row houses. Ducks wade through puddles; a figure is visible in a window, adding a sense of solitude.

    Jennifer Brown – A Centenary Celebration

    A founder member of Penwith Printmakers and a member of the Newlyn Society of Artists, she exhibited at several venues in the 1980s and 90s, from Penlee House to the Mid-Cornwall Galleries and further afield from Bournemouth to London.  

  • Arty Afternoon: Birds habitats collage

    The birds featured in our exhibition live in all sorts of different habitats, from sea cliffs to farmyard scenes. Find out which birds live in the different habitats and then create a mixed media collage of those birds in their special homes.

  • A person stands under an umbrella on a dark, rainy street, next to row houses. Ducks wade through puddles; a figure is visible in a window, adding a sense of solitude.

    Jennifer Brown – A Centenary Celebration

    A founder member of Penwith Printmakers and a member of the Newlyn Society of Artists, she exhibited at several venues in the 1980s and 90s, from Penlee House to the Mid-Cornwall Galleries and further afield from Bournemouth to London.  

  • Arty Afternoons: Owl Portraits

    Can you spot the wise owl in the Birds exhibition at Penlee House? Make a beautiful owl head using card and oil pastels to colour the wonderful textures of the feathers.

  • Arty Afternoons: Bird Poems

    This week we’re joining in with the Penzance Literary Festival. Explore our exhibition Birds: the art of Cornwall’s birdlife. Whilst looking at the paintings and sculptures, write down words inspired by what you see. Return to base and write a short poem using the words you have collected and decorate it with bird drawings.