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.

100 Years of the St Ives Society of Artists

1 February 2027 until 10 April 2027
A painting of a large, old brick building with narrow arched windows and a green rooftop. Several cars and small boats are parked in front, under a blue sky.

Founded on 26 January 1927, the St Ives Society of Artists was the first arts organisation in the town to provide permanent exhibition space for its members. It welcomed eminent artists – both Cornish and former Cornish residents; many of them Royal Academicians. 

The Society’s first home was in the Porthmeor Studios, Back Road West. In 1945, the Society moved across the road into the empty Mariner’s Church; originally built in 1905 for the fishing community. It remains at this venue to this day.

To celebrate the Society’s centenary, this exhibition will feature work by current members alongside paintings by past members held in Penlee’s collections.

Galleries 2,3,4. A selection of Newlyn School paintings on view upstairs in Gallery 5.

Image: Eric Ward. St Ives Society from Fish Street, 2020. Oil on board. Private Collection. © The Artist.

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