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.
July 20, 2016
The latest blog from Adam De Ville, Resident Armchair Artist at The Beaney in Canterbury. Since my last experiment, birdsong at the miniatures, I thought I’d do another one! Reflections of an Unidentified Man explores Henry Weekes’ sculpture as a talisman of the imagination. I thought I’d place a rather fancy mirror in front of the artefact, […]
Declared as one of the key finds of 2012 by the British Museum in recognition of its significance and rarity, this remarkably complete soldier’s helmet from the mid first century BC is the finest example of its kind ever found in Britain.
June 25, 2015
Gary Studley is currently poet-in-residence at Canterbury Roman Museum. Hello all. Welcome to Blog One. It seems a very quick few months since I first discussed this project with the amazingly energetic, Mitch Robertson, but I have no started my role as Poet in Residence at The Roman Museum, so I thought I’d try to […]
June 25, 2015
Gary Studley is currently poet-in-residence at Canterbury Roman Museum. Bonjour, folks and welcome to Blog Two. Although it’s early on in my residency, I’ve already worked out that there may be no great regularity as to when I post blogs! As I have yet to be talent spotted by BloodAxe or Faber & Faber as […]
June 16, 2020
Now more than ever, people across the world are coming together and striving to learn more about racism and diversity. Understanding diversity is more important than ever and reading is a good starting point for learning, discussion and change. Here’s are a few recommendations from our library, Kent Libraries, of titles to support a wider […]
June 15, 2020
Creating Heritage: A diary during Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Part Twelve
October 27, 2022
The Beaney’s Mirror Mirror exhibition is set to open after a year-long National Skills Sharing Partnership with the National Portrait Gallery. The project sought to reflect on the gaps, omissions and forgotten histories in Canterbury’s historic collection to ensure the museum is inclusive, representative and relevant to local communities. The display will feature works from […]
July 29, 2015
All the staff at Canterbury Library are gearing up for this year’s Summer Reading Challenge – Record Breakers. Every summer all public libraries in Kent join in with the Summer Reading Challenge which is a national initiative run by The Reading Agency. This is the biggest reading promotion that we do in Kent and is […]
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 […]
April 01, 2016
The Paper Apothecary in The Front Room Saturday 9 February to Sunday 24 February 2013 The Paper Apothecary was a life size apothecary created entirely out of re cycled paper and card by Animate Arts Company. Animate Arts worked with over 200 people from local schools, community groups and Beaney staff. The ‘Happiness Investigators’ explored […]
