The Beaney News

Easter fun at the museums!

March 28, 2024

Six fun things for all the family to enjoy at Canterbury Museums & Galleries this Easter… 1. Take part in Professor Yaffle’s Egg Hunt! Part of the Mischief at The Museum: 50 Years of Bagpuss family trail. You can find Professor Yaffle and other Smallfilms characters including; The Clangers and Noggin the Nog! They are […]

A big birthday bash for Bagpuss!

January 31, 2024

On Saturday 10 February we will be throwing a 50th birthday party for Bagpuss at The Beaney! There will be light refreshments and a chance to meet the saggy old cloth-cat himself. Want to join the party? Limited invitations are available to those entering a draw. To enter, please email Beaney@canterbury.gov.uk and tell us why […]

Five festive things to do at The Beaney

November 21, 2023

There’s lot’s of reasons to visit the museum at this time of year so here’s a handy round up of what’s happening at The Beaney this festive season… 1. Book a LEGO workshop Christmas and LEGO is a winning combination… Remember our 2022 Merry Brickmas exhibition!? This year we’re running our popular LEGO workshops in […]

The Beaney wins a Family Friendly Museum Award!

October 20, 2023

Announced in London on Thursday 19 October, the winning museums inthe Kids in Museums Family Friendly Museum Award 2023: Winner: Best Accessible Museum + Overall WinnerCraven Museum, Skipton Winner: Best Small MuseumRoyal Cornwall Museum, Truro Winner: Best Medium MuseumThe Beaney House of Art & Knowledge, Canterbury Winner: Best Large MuseumMuseum of Liverpool Winner: Best Youth […]

Halloween Half Term at Canterbury Museums & Galleries

October 17, 2023

Halloween trails, ancient science and inventing labs! We’ve packed this October Half Term with loads of family fun, so here is everything that’s going on at the museums… Ancient Wisdom: Exploring science through the ages Don’t miss our hugely popular interactive exhibition. Build, turn, spin, wedge, wheel, weigh, pull and play… Test out ancient science […]

The Mummified Cat by Oly

July 13, 2023

Introduction We’re joined at The Beaney this week by a local Secondary School Student who is on a work placement with us. Oly is spending the week at museums supporting our work and has been researching one of our most popular exhibits. Here’s what Oly found out: Mummified Cat Period: 3,000 BC to about 400 […]

Family fun at The Beaney this summer!

July 10, 2023

Firstly… Thank you so much to everyone that nominated The Beaney for the Family Friendly Museum Award. Guess what? We’ve been shortlisted! We’re really proud to have been rated as one of the Best Medium Museums for families in the UK as part of the Kids in Museums Family Friendly Award. During the summer we’ll […]