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.

Sustainability- Extinction Rebellion

Craft, Percy

Hevva Hevva By Percy Robert Craft RCA, (1889)


Extinction Rebellion is a movement using non-violent direct action and civil disobedience to persuade governments to act urgently, justly and honestly on the Climate and Ecological Emergency, humbly following the noble Suffragettes and Civil Rights movements, who themselves were once outlawed and demonised.

Why we chose this piece.

Hevva Hevva was selected by Extinction Rebellion for two reasons. The Hevva Hevva cry was used by lookouts to raise the alarm that the pilchard shoals were in sight. Extinction Rebellion’s first aim is to raise the alarm about the climate and ecological emergency. We need to face up to and react with urgency as we are already seeing impacts across the world. It also shows a community working together in a sustainable way supplying their own seasonal foods. It’s a scene reflecting a low carbon existence. The artist Percy Craft was also a Rebel, involved in the Newlyn Fish Riots.

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