July 14, 2016
The latest blog from Adam De Ville, Resident Armchair Artist at The Beaney in Canterbury. Ok, so they are actually three Barons who signed Magna Carta, but they certainly look a bit like Knights…well, two out of three. I find myself in the presence of three life size models of Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury, by John […]
June 02, 2016
Do you enjoy heritage? Would you, or someone you know, like to learn new skills and be inspired by collections at the Beaney and Canterbury Cathedral? If so, The Beaney and Canterbury Cathedral are hosting a selection of FREE Textiles and Mixed Media creative workshops for adults with sight loss living in Kent. Workshops are […]
July 20, 2015
Gary Studley is currently poet-in-residence at Canterbury Roman Museum. Guten morgen and welcome to Blog Five. “Guten Morgen,” they greeted me, not quite in unison, the husband one foot further up the steps, reading the last bullet point, “AD 43 – the Romans invade…” as his smiling wife/girlfriend/partner turned to the earth-hue illustration of Canterbury […]
May 15, 2018
Visitors to the latest exhibition at the Beaney in Canterbury – The BFG in Pictures – have been sharing their dreams in a special art competition. And at an event last Tuesday 8th May, the winners were announced, along with the unveiling of professional illustrations of their dreams created by local artist Charlotte Firmin, which are on […]
March 31, 2017
The fourth in a series of blogs by Beaney Armchair Artist in residence – Kathleen Herbert. In the last few weeks I have been thinking about the photo chemical process in my film making and have started to research one of the earliest forms of these processes; cyanotypes. The name cyanotype was derived from the […]
October 07, 2014
Patricia Wilson Smith worked closely with students to curate ‘Canterbury at War’, an exhibition currently on display in The Beaney Front Room, Oct 4 – Nov 9 2014 The exhibition opened on Saturday and I was around to talk with anyone who wanted to know more about the exhibition. One lady told me that her […]
February 24, 2017
The latest blog from Katherine Herbert, Resident Armchair Artist at The Beaney House of Art & Knowledge. In my last blog I talked about my experiences of handling the objects at The Beaney. Seeing and feeling the marks made by the creator has got me thinking about production, reproduction and imitation. As an artist working in […]
January 20, 2017
The first of a series of blogs from our new Artist in Residence – Kathleen Herbert. It is a wonderful start to the New Year exploring The Beaney’s collections as The Armchair Artist in Residence. In what seems like the blink of an eye the first few weeks have now passed and I am writing […]
August 26, 2015
In 1632 Cornelius Johnson was King Charles I’s official ‘picture-drawer’ and a peer of Anthony Van Dyck (the most famous artist in his day). He was an incredibly talented artist but was pushed into the background by the arrival of Van Dyck. Johnson has subsequently to be relegated as an obscurity of British Art. That […]
February 16, 2021
Day 332: Monday 15th February I’m sitting in the upstairs room of a delightful house in rural Devon. This is my current lockdown abode. The wind is howling and the rain lashing against the window. I’m looking out over the lawn at a valley beyond which is a very faint outline of Dartmoor. It is […]
September 16, 2015
In honour of Britain’s favourite baking show returning to our screens tonight, Canterbury Roman Museum brings you three recipes from Ancient Rome for you to try at home: a signature bake, a technical challenge and a showstopper. Ready, set…BAKE! Signature / Libum Libum is an over 2000 years old cheese-based bread used in ancient Rome, […]
July 03, 2020
An exploration of life under lockdown will be at the heart of the reopening of The Beaney House of Art of Knowledge.
The Beaney will open its doors for the first time since closing in March on Tuesday 21 July.