Harry Penhaul: Life through a Lens: Back in 2001, Penlee House acquired the photographic archive of local press photographer, ‘Flash’ Harry Penhaul (1914 – 1957). Since then, we have been busy digitising the vast collection of over 6,000 prints and glass plate slides, staging exhibitions of his work every few years.
This latest one-room show will feature some previously unseen images of life in and around West Cornwall in the 1940s and 50s, alongside some of his most well-loved images.
Gallery 1.
Face to Face: Portraits from Penlee’s Collection: A selection of portraits from Penlee’s collections, including self-portraits and local civic and society portraits by the Newlyn School and Lamorna artists, as well as later twentieth-century artists.
Galleries 2,3,4. A selection of Newlyn School paintings on view upstairs in Gallery 5.
Date: 21 January 2026
Time: Doors open at 6.30 pm for a 6.45 pm launch
Location: Penlee House Gallery & Museum
No charge, no need to book.
