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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- Women’s Institute Climate Ambassadors

Mackerel Fleet, First Light By Robert Jones, (2008)

There are currently ten Women’s Institute
(WI) Climate Ambassadors (CAs) in
Cornwall, plus two Climate Friends:
Cornwall CAs are based in WIs from
Albaston to the Isles of Scilly.

Why we chose this piece.

We have chosen Robert Jones’s painting Mackerel Fleet, First Light, a very beautiful painting of the fishing fleet as it was in the last century. The little boats fill the middle distance, their mizzen sails set to keep them to the wind. Jones recalls that in those days one man could land 100 stone of fish, but he, like Alfred Wallis, is painting ‘What used to be’. The huge shoals of mackerel have follo wed the pilchards into oblivion, partly due to ocean warming and partly to massive overfishing by fossil-fuelled factory ships. The gannets and other seabirds that used to follow the fishing boats are in decline, unable to find food for their chicks and decimated by bird flu. WI Climate Ambassadors campaign to minimise global warming and restore biodiversity.

Have you seen?

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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