A record-breaking 2,500 Star Wars fans, along with a dozen Stormtroopers, attended the grand opening of the Beaney’s latest exhibition ‘May The Toys Be With You’ over the weekend (Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 December). The exclusive exhibition showcases one of the UK’s finest collections of vintage Star Wars toys...
Ready are you for the ultimate Star Wars countdown? From a galaxy far far away….to the streets of Canterbury, Darth Vader and his Stormtrooper have been sampling the local delights of the city…. In anticipation of the opening of May the Toys be With You on Saturday local businesses have been taking part...
Halla Hannesdottir is currently the Resident Armchair Artist at The Beaney in Canterbury. Hello again! It’s been a great week during my residency as the Chairful Project launched last week and I have already collected quite a few very inventive drawings of chairs. Last Saturday was a ‘Meet the Artist’...
This past week I have been making miniature models made from some of the drawings I shared with you on the last blog post. While drawing I really let go of any thoughts of function and utility and let the creativity run free and as a result the sketches were...
Terry Whittaker is a freelance photographer keen to explore the relationship between people and nature. He is also the Black and White category winner in this years British Wildlife Photography Awards. Thousands of wildlife and photography fans have already visited the exhibition in the Beaney and are fascinated with the story behind...
Halla Hannesdottir is currently the Resident Armchair Artist at The Beaney in Canterbury. This week I´d like to share with you some of my drawings of chairs and furniture pieces that I have been sketching during my residency at the Beaney. Some of them are drawn as possible collectors pieces...
Gary Studley is currently poet-in-residence at Canterbury Roman Museum. Greetings, citizens, I salute you. Or more traditionally, welcome to Blog Eleven. Not wishing to be too presumptuous or dare imply that you out there and I in here have any kind of relationship, but the last time I wrote to...
Halla Hannesdottir is currently the Resident Armchair Artist at The Beaney in Canterbury. I recently arrived in Canterbury and it was a great pleasure to view the Beaney’s collection for the first time. I’ve been checking out the Beaney’s collection on the museum’s website for a few months now in...
Daren Kearl is the Community Development Librarian for Canterbury and Swale District and is based at the Beaney. His role includes working with partners and the local community. A series of blogs on things you probably didn’t know The Beaney offered… 5th to 11th October is Dyslexia Awareness Week, so...
The British Wildlife Photography Awards 2015 have finally arrived at The Beaney and our retail team have done it again with a wonderful wildlife-inspired display. Each item has been hand selected, so whether you want to brush up on your photography skills, share a post card from the exhibition or even...
