July 27, 2020
Canterbury Roman Museum in Butchery Lane will reopen this Saturday (1 August), featuring an interactive projector where children can uncover a hidden mosaic and uncover hidden treasure. All tickets until the end of August will be half price. Opening hours are 10am to 5pm, seven days a week. Capacity is limited to 12 visitors per session, with each session […]
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 […]
October 19, 2015
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 you – in Blog Ten […]
June 10, 2016
Arts Passing It is with great sadness that we mark, the passing of Stories in the Dark No more bulbs blown, no more visitors thrown But let us not forget, that it was art, and in the cultural education of Canterbury it thus played its part Click clock, dull thwack, Discombobulation, nuclear installation What is […]
June 15, 2020
Creating Heritage: A diary during Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Part Twelve
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 […]
December 21, 2015
Halla Hannesdottir is currently the Resident Armchair Artist at The Beaney in Canterbury. Hello again! This was my last week at the Beaney as well as in Canterbury as I will be leaving to go back home to Iceland soon. I have had such a great experience here – both at the museum and in […]
April 18, 2016
Highlights of the Front Room Programme in 2015 and past projects