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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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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Penlee House is committed to lifelong learning. We run workshops for all age groups and offer a school workshop programme.
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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.
Social history usually ignores the contribution that women have made to a local economy. ‘Before Cryséde’ aims to give these women a voice by identifying who they were and what they did.
Join us to create either a rag rug or woven piece that you can display in your home.
Free, drop-in session for babies from birth to crawlers.
Taking inspiration from the bold and colourful artwork ‘Sikar II’ by Gillian Ayres, which is on display in Penlee House Gallery, use geometrical shapes and bold colours to paint an […]
Create an artwork of your own and make a mount and frame to give it a professional gallery look
Using coloured crayons make a colourful background, then add black over the top and scratch out a picture
Free, drop-in session for babies from birth to crawlers.
Join us to explore, play and create at Penlee House!
Using building shapes made from card and collage a townscape based on the artworks at Penlee House.
Taking inspiration from the stunning enamel brooch showing a ballerina by Lara Knight and Ella Naper, design and make your own colourful brooch that you can wear.
Free, drop-in session for babies from birth to crawlers.
Design and make a badge either by choosing a Penlee House image or making your own marks inspired by our ‘Making Her Mark: A Celebration of Women in Art’ exhibition.
