Introduction to Penlee House Gallery & Museum

Visitor attraction Collections Learning & community Historic building and War #4 on Trip Advisor – things to ‘Home’ of the School memorial do in artists. Baby & Parent and Little Penlee – The house and park were programming for Under 5s built for the Branwell family 27,546 visitors in 2019 920 items (paintings / drawings) in the 1860s. in the art collection School groups – 1,116 people in Popular café 2019 The house and park were 3,500 archaeological items purchased by Penzance Current exhibition in top 8 Culture Card – work with care- Borough Council from the exhibitions to see – 820 Natural History items experienced young people Branwell family in 1946 as a Museums Association war memorial. Opened as a 4,300 Social History items Family activities - weekly museum in 1949 Shop selling books, gifts and items from local makers Available for researchers Arts & Health – for wellbeing

Borrow items from national Work with care homes – virtual collections visitor

Collections focussed on West Penzance Pass – free entry to – sense of place Penzance parish residents

Digital engagement – collections 11 staff (8.5FTE) Coach House – Learning space and 1,675 members of the online / social media Over 100 volunteers community hire Friends of Penlee House ECONOMIC IMPACT Each visitor to Penlee House is estimated to contribute between £12.29 (local visitors) and £59.24 (overnight stays) to the town’s economy Information from the Association of Independent Museums Economic Impact Toolkit 2019 So, for the financial year 2019-2020, this means that Penlee House’s visitors contributed about £1.07million to Penzance’s economy

HEALTH AND WELLBEING IMPACT

Impact of Arts & Health group:

100% of survey respondents told us that the course gave them something to look forward to during lockdown. 90% of survey respondents told us that the course improved their wellbeing during lockdown. 80% of survey respondents told us that they thought the course had improved their mental health over lockdown. Areas of focus 2021-22 Public programme Capital project – funding applications and • Laura Knight exhibition feasibility work • Anchor Studio exhibition • Visitor excellence – VAQAS assessment ✓ Included in Town Deal Town Investment Plan • Expand Culture Card ✓ Coach House planning permission in place • Return of school groups ➢ • Return of other family activities and under-5s Work on full business case for capital project ➢ Amend and adjust plans • Expand and enhance Virtual Visitor and online films for care ➢ Complete Expression of Interest for National homes Lottery Heritage Fund • Enhance / increase work with social prescribing group Aims of project Independent Review (March – September 2021) ✓ Maximise accessibility for audiences ✓ Public survey live ✓ Extend exhibition spaces ✓ Staff workshops completed ✓ Attract more visitors and enhance / increase size ✓ Stakeholder interviews in progress of café and shop spaces ✓ Reviewed current operating model and offer ✓ Improve energy efficiency of building ✓ Secure collection’s future by improving storage ➢ Review governance model ✓ Enhance learning spaces – deliver community ➢ Review current business model engagement and skills development ➢ Recommendations for future vision and mission ✓ Build on success of apprenticeships and ➢ Context of Covid-19 volunteering – increase employability Above: how the extended Penlee House might look (Stride Treglowan plans 2016) To be revisited.

Upper Right / Lower Right: Visuals of the Coach House refurbishment (Matthews Johns plans 2019) Planning permission granted Priorities 2021-26 Regenerate and reimagine

Governance review

Evaluate and listen

Capital project - redeveloped space

Increase income Community generation Sustainability Children and young people Excellent space and visitor Climate emergency experience Accessibility inc. collections Financial sustainability, fundraising Innovation Local community – respond Understand economic and social impact to needs

Employment and skills development Inclusivity and Diversity

Collections development, research, Health exhibitions Wellbeing – visitors, Ownership, membership and belonging community, volunteers, staff Excellent visitor experience