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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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  • February 2026

  • Mon 2

    Little Penlee Explorers: Drop-in sessions for under 5s

    February 2 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Join us to explore, play and create at Penlee House!

  • Tue 3
    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 Tour

    February 3 @ 11:00 am - 11:30 am

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

  • Thu 5
    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

    February 5 @ 11:00 am - 11:30 am

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

  • Sat 7

    Arty Afternoons: Victorian Silhouettes

    February 7 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

    Try making your own Victorian-style silhouette artwork.

  • Mon 9

    Friends of Penlee House Lecture: The Cornish Fishing Industry in Archive Photographs

    February 9 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
    Queen's Hotel, Penzance

    The Cornish Fishing Industry in Archive Photographs. A talk by John McWilliams. A look at the Cornish fishing industry of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in contemporary art and photographs.

    £7 – £15
  • Tue 10
    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

    February 10 @ 11:00 am - 11:30 am

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

  • Thu 12
    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

    February 12 @ 11:00 am - 11:30 am

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

  • Sat 14

    Arty Afternoons: Colourise Black and White photos

    February 14 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

    Use different materials to colourise the brilliant photos of local life in West Cornwall in the 1940s and 50s.

  • Mon 16

    Baby Sensory

    February 16 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

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

  • Tue 17
    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

    February 17 @ 11:00 am - 11:30 am

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

  • Thu 19
    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

    February 19 @ 11:00 am - 11:30 am

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

  • Thu 19

    February Half Term Activity: Harry Penhaul inspired camera viewfinders and film rolls

    February 19 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

    Join us at Penlee House Gallery & Museum this half term and explore the exhibition of photographs by Harry Penhaul.

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