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.
Dick Cole, the Sites Officer for the Cornwall Heritage Trust, will give a talk about the significance of the archaeological sites, which the Trust owns and looks after in West Cornwall, along with information about ongoing maintenance and volunteer engagement with the historic landscape of West Penwith. The sites include Caer Bran, Carn Euny, Sancreed […]
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 […]
View Martina Thomas’ paintings through a viewfinder and choose the patterns and mark making you like to best. Fill up shapes with different techniques and colours using a variety of drawing equipment. FREE family activities take place every Saturday; drop in anytime between 2.30pm and 3.30pm
Explore all things fishy in the gallery. From paintings with shiny scaled fish being packed on the harbourside to objects in our social history gallery. Using acetate and sticky backed plastic, create shimmering fish and string them together as a mobile. FREE family activities take place every Saturday; drop in anytime between 2.30pm and 3.30pm.
See the wide range of clothes the people in Harold Harvey’s paintings are wearing and use fabric collages to dress a paper figure. FREE family activities take place every Saturday; drop in anytime between 2.30pm and 3.30pm
Join us for a relaxed opening at Penlee House. This event is designed for visitors with sensory needs or those needing a quieter, more relaxed visit, plus their families, friends and carers. Our friendly team will be around to talk to if you would like to, with objects to handle and a simple making activity. […]
Harold Harvey was unusual amongst the Newlyn School artists as he painted mining scenes as well as fishing and farming. Use oil pastels to create your own mining landscape. FREE family activities take place every Saturday; drop in anytime between 2.30pm and 3.30pm
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 […]
There are so many hats, faces and clothing styles in the Harold Harvey exhibition. Come along and create a paper mix and match book, where you can muddle up what people are wearing! FREE family activities take place every Saturday; drop in anytime between 2.30pm and 3.30pm
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 […]
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 […]
There are lots of paintings of people picking flowers in The Exceptional Harold Harvey exhibition. Which type of flower will you craft? FREE family activities take place every Saturday; drop in anytime between 2.30pm and 3.30pm.
