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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.

Self Guided Visits

Self-guided formal education group visits are free of charge and must be booked in advance. We can organise an introductory talk about the gallery and its exhibitions. This is free to all formal education groups and can be tailored to a specific area of study by prior arrangement.

Teacher pre-visits

Organise a visit for yourself prior to bringing your students. We welcome pre-visits by teachers who are bringing groups to the gallery.

Learning Workshops

We have designed the workshop programme to compliment the National Curriculum. If you are studying a particular topic that is not listed, we will do our best to help.

Workshops are available for booking throughout the year on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Please book all workshops in advance.

Our galleries can take up to 30 students at a time. If your group is larger, we can arrange to split times or book more than one workshop.

Charges

Self-guided visit/visit with introduction from member of staff
Penzance Council area schools/FE/HEFree
All Cornwall schools/FE/HEFree
Schools/FE/HE outside CornwallFree
Workshop (half day):
Penzance Council area schools/FE/HEFree
All Cornwall schools/FE/HE£1 per student
Schools/FE/HE outside Cornwall£2 per student
Workshop (full day):
Penzance Council area schools/FE/HE Free
All Cornwall schools/FE/HE £2 per student
Schools/FE/HE outside Cornwall £4 per student

Workshops

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Outreach

We love having students visiting Penlee house so they can see the original collections. However, we understand that this is not always possible. A member of Penlee House staff or one of our Learning Volunteers can visit your organisations and deliver an outreach version of some of our workshop alongside the class teacher.

Feedback

We appreciate your feedback. We welcome any comments on your experience of visiting Penlee House. After attending a schools workshop, we will provide you with an evaluation form. We will use your comments to improve our services.

Get in touch

Our Education and Outreach team, is available to discuss your requirements.

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