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Penlee House Gallery & Museum
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Penlee House Gallery & Museum
Morrab Road
Penzance
TR18 4HE
Cornwall
England
Collection details
Archaeology
Archives
Coins and Medals
Costume and Textiles
Decorative and Applied Art
Fine Art
Industry
Land Transport
Law and Order
Maritime
Natural Sciences
Personalities
Photography
Religion
Science and Technology
Social History
Trade and Commerce
Facilities
Parking: yes
Food: yes
Shop: yes
Guided tours: yes
Baby changing facilities: yes
Study area: yes
Wheelchair access: yes
Visual disability facilities: yes
Hearing disability facilities: yes
Contact details
General information (Tel)
:
01736 363625
General information (Fax)
:
01736 361312
E-mail
:
info@penleehouse.org.uk
Education and Outreach
:
jholmes@penleehouse.org.uk
Website
:
www.penleehouse.org.uk
Open
Good Friday to 30 September:
Monday to Saturday, 10.00 am - 5.00 pm
(last admissions 4.30 pm)
1 October to Good Friday:
Monday to Saturday, 10.30 am - 4.30 pm
(last admissions 4.00 pm)
Open Bank Holidays but please note we are closed on the following dates: 24th - 28th December 2005
Closed
24th - 28th December 2005
Admission charges
Adults £2.00
Concessions £1.00
Children FREE
Friends of Penlee House FREE
Museum Association members FREE
National Art Collections Fund members FREE
Saturdays - FREE admission to all
Discounts
Museums Association
Collections description
Penlee House is best known for its permanent collection of paintings by artists of the 'Newlyn School' and Lamorna Group, which we are actively developing through purchases, gifts, bequests and long-term loans. Some of the most famous works include 'The Rain it Raineth Every Day' by Norman Garstin, 'School is Out' by Elizabeth Forbes, and 'Among the Missing' by Walter Langley. Our exhibitions usually include some works from this collection, but please note that there is no permanent fine art display. If you wish to see a particular painting, please telephone before your visit to check whether it will be on display. Penlee House's wide-ranging collections cover several disciplines, and our museum displays feature changing selections of works and artefacts from each subject area.
Key artists and exhibits
Paintings by artists of the Newlyn School and Lamorna Group
;
The Rain it Raineth Every Day by Norman Garstin
;
School is Out by Elizabeth Forbes
;
Among the Missing by Walter Langley
;
Etchings and lithographs by such artists as Prout, Pentreath, Daniell, Garnier and Tonkin
;
Textiles designed by Alec Walker who founded Cryséde
;
Works by photographers such as Frith and Valentine, and also by local photographers such as Preston, Moody, Gibson, Richards, Penhaul
;
Work from the early 1800s by such potters as Slooman of Penzance, to the more modern work by Troika, Celtic Pottery and Tremaen
;
Newlyn Copper and jewellery
;
Flint tools, hammer heads, arrowheads, querns, and an important collection of Bronze Age funeral urns and other pottery
Articles
News In Brief - Week Ending May 19 2008
News In Brief- Week Ending July 23 2006
General Information
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Pre-booking service for groups
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Collections
Specialist publications on collections available
Object identification and/or written enquiry service
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
Public access available to collections information
Disability Access
Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
Induction loops in exhibition spaces
Induction loops in lecture theatres
Large print information and/or interpretation
Parking for disabled available
Toilets for disabled
Touch exhibits and/or handling sessions
Wheelchair access to all public areas
Wheelchairs available for loan
Children and Families
Activities for pre-school children
Baby changing facilities
Events and resources for children and families
Gardens open to public
Picnic area
General Education
Adult lectures and courses held
Education facilities available
Loan service
Member of staff available with responsibility for education
Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
Schools Education
Direct teaching services for schools
Primary school education service available
Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
Secondary school education service available
Facilities
Cafeteria
Facilities for private functions and events
Gardens open to public
Mail order service available
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
Picnic area
Research facilities for academics
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