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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 […]

Family Friendly Museum Award

April 06, 2023

The Beaney needs your votes! We’ve been nominated for the Kids in Museums Family Friendly Museum Award 2023. The prestigious award recognises museums, galleries and heritage sites that provide a great experience for children, young people and families. It is the only museum award to be judged by families. At The Beaney we believe in […]

Funerary Stone

March 22, 2023

Introduction Recently we were joined at The Beaney by a local Sixth Form Student who took on a work placement with us. Isaac spent a week at The Beaney supporting our work at the museum and whist he was here he took a particular interest in two items from the collection: “These seemingly innocuous chunks […]