This summer Penlee House Gallery & Museum is staging an exhibition that explores how artists working in Cornwall from the 1870s to the present have been inspired by birds. Featuring paintings by artists such as Charles Simpson, Frank Heath, John Wells and Bryan Wynter; rarely-seen victorian engravings and taxidermy as well as contemporary photography and video, the exhibition will explore the art of birds and their habitats through the eyes of artists working in Cornwall over the past three centuries.
Date: Wednesday 7 May 2025
Time: Doors open at 6.30 pm for a 6.45 pm launch
Location: Penlee House Gallery & Museum
No charge, no need to book.
The Friends of Penlee House is a registered charity (No: 1206841), the object of which is to support the aims and activities of Penlee House Gallery and Museum, home to the county’s best known collection of work by artists of the Newlyn School.
