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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.

Drop-in family events in the Gallery


When Every Saturday afternoon from 2.30pm - 3.30pm

Look out for drop-in family art and craft activities. Be inspired by the pictures in the current exhibition and have a go at making something to take home

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Arty Afternoons


As we’re currently unable to run our regular Saturday family activities or school holiday activities, we’ve started to make some […]

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Tick Tock Time: A Bird’s Eye View


We’re creating some videos for Under 5s and their families with ideas for activities based on our paintings

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Penlee Inspired Online 2021: A Digital Exhibition


Welcome to our first digital exhibition! Penlee Inspired Online 2020 celebrates the public’s artistic responses to Penlee House’s collections of […]

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Arts and Health: An Exhibition


Getting creative is good for you! From February-May 2021 Penlee House once again ran an Arts and Health course for […]

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