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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.

 

Sustainability- Penlee Cluster

Abbey Slip By Stanhope Alexander Forbes RA, (1921)

St Mary’s Church in Chapel Street,
Penzance, serving the parishioners and
the many visitors to the town.

Why we chose this piece.

Stanhope Forbes’s painting The Inner Harbour – Abbey Slip is such an iconic image, reproduced in countless cards and table place mats, and so may well be a part of everyday life at the dinner table in many homes! It shows the church in a prominent position and hopefully, with the environmental work going on inside (and perhaps with solar panels on the roof one day) as a good example of how the church takes creation care seriously as a core element of faith and offers a prominent warm and welcoming, reduced carbon-emitting space for all of Penzance and its many visitors.

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Visit Us

Penlee House is a beautiful art gallery and museum, set within sub-tropical gardens, with a great café.

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Exhibitions

Our vibrant exhibition programme celebrates the nationally important art and history of West Cornwall.

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Learning

From school visits to family activities, talks and walks, there are plenty of learning opportunities at Penlee House.

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Our Café

Enjoy a delicious lunch or coffee at the Orangery Café, with its sunny terrace overlooking the park.

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