Penlee House Gallery & Museum

Penlee House Gallery and Museum

Penlee House is the only Cornish venue specialising in the Newlyn School and early St Ives artists and is set in a building that was a Victorian family home, surrounded by a sub-tropical park formed from the original garden. Changing exhibitions throughout the year celebrate the rich artistic heritage of West Cornwall.

There is a well stocked bookshop that also sells cards, prints and gifts. The Orangery Cafe has a variety of delicious cakes, specialty teas and coffees and a lunch menu. There is additional seating on the terrace outside.

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  • Fine Art

    Penlee House has a permanent collection of paintings which is actively being developed through purchases, gifts, bequests and long-term loans. We house the UK's largest collection of works by Newlyn and Lamorna Group artists.

  • Photography

    The photography collection includes thousands of photographs of the area from around 1870 up to the present day, including images of the Newlyn School artists at work and play and personal albums originally owned by the Branwell family of Penlee House.

  • Social History

    Founded in 1839, the museum's social history collection is focussed on the fascinating social history of the far west of Cornwall, including industries such as fishing, mining, farming, tourism and local industries such as Newlyn Copper and Crysede textiles.

  • Archaeology

    Cornwall's unique landscape has been inhabited and shaped by people over many millennia. West Cornwall has a very distinctive character, recognised as an internationally important ancient landscape. It has a concentration of archaeological remains spanning the centuries from the prehistoric period through to the 19th century.

  • Natural History

    The Natural History collections date back to Penlee House's origins as the museum for Penzance Natural History and Antiquarian Society, who collected examples of both local and exotic flora and fauna.

Admission & prices

Open Monday to Saturday (CLOSED SUNDAYS) throughout the year, including most Bank Holidays (closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Years Day)

SUMMER HOURS
From 1 April to 31 October
10.00am - 5.00pm
(last admission 4.30pm)

WINTER HOURS
From 1 November to 31 March
10.00 am - 4.30 pm
(last admission 4.00pm)

Admission £6.00
18s-26s £3.00
under 18s FREE
Free for Penzance residents with a Penzance Pass. Proof of address required.

Find us

Follow the brown tourism signs to Penlee House Car Park. We are situated within Penlee Park. If our car park is full, there are two further car parks nearby or walk from town. Full directions can be found on the museum website.

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Information

  • Toilets On-Site
  • Wheelchair access
  • Cafe on-site
  • Childrens activities
  • Gift Shop

Some disabled parking spaces are available on site.

PLEASE NOTE:
Between exhibitions the ground floor galleries are closed. The upstairs galleries are open as usual and admission is half price during these periods.

Penlee House Gallery & Museum
Morrab Road
Penzance
TR18 4HE

T: 01736 363625
E: info@penleehouse.org.uk

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Penlee House Gallery and Museum

Penlee House Gallery & Museum
Morrab Road
Penzance, CORNWALL TR18 4HE