Family

Arty Afternoons: Colourise Black and White photos

14 February 2026
drop in anytime between 2.30pm and 3.30pm
Free to all

Use different materials to colourise the brilliant photos of local life in West Cornwall in the 1940s and 50s.

Discover the historical photographs in the Harry Penhaul exhibition. These were taken before colour photography, but can you make them modern by adding colour? Use different materials to colourise the brilliant photos of local life in West Cornwall in the 1940s and 50s.

FREE family activities take place every Saturday; drop in anytime between 2.30 pm and 3.30 pm.

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Penlee House Gallery & Museum

Morrab Road, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 4HE
01736 363625

Opening times

1 April - 31 October: Mon-Sat 10am-5pm

1 November – 31 March: Mon-Sat 10am-4.30pm

Last admission 30 mins before closing.

Open Bank Holidays

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