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Your support enables us to continue to provide superb facilities and showcase first-class exhibitions, sharing our city’s rich heritage with residents, visitors and future generations.
Your support enables us to continue to provide superb facilities and showcase first-class exhibitions, sharing our city’s rich heritage with residents, visitors and future generations.
Canterbury Library was the first publicly funded library in Great Britain, through innovative interpretation of the Museums Act 1845 for provision of a museum of arts and science. It is now part of a large network of public libraries managed by Kent County Council
Make your 2016 Christmas party a night to remember with a magical evening at the Beaney House of Art and Knowledge.
August 03, 2016
It’s fair to say any new acquisition is exciting, but occasionally an item enters the building creating a stir amongst staff; something so good you can’t quite believe you’re lucky enough to get to work alongside it, and so beautiful you can’t wait to tell everyone. This month that item is a – what I […]
Fittingly, Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate frequently engineered their own solutions to the production challenges faced, such as: adopting a cardboard cut-out animation process for their early productions, which relied on sticky tack for tension and placement; or the Pingwings, whose crocheted bodies provided flexibility and durability; or the hybrid environments of the Pogles, which […]
In the introduction, we hear of “how a Prince built a long ship and sailed in it beyond the black ice at the edge of the world to bring home his bride from the land of the midnight sun”. Here, Postgate and Firmin seek to evoke a range of influences. The undertaking of such a […]
Situated in the heart of historic Canterbury, The Beaney House of Art & Knowledge provides a unique setting for receptions, meetings and events against a stunning backdrop of inspiring collections and world class exhibitions.
We develop and sustain partnerships across the cultural, educational, community and business sectors. These partnerships are delivered nationally, regionally and locally, contributing to the development of the economic, cultural and social landscape of the Canterbury district.
Canterbury Roman Museum is Kent’s only Roman Museum; providing a fascinating and family-friendly insight into life in Roman Britain. Visitors can explore Canterbury’s history, wander through the marketplace and discover hidden treasures as they step back, and down, to the streets of Roman Canterbury…
Canterbury Museums & Galleries can supply images of items in its collections for personal or commercial use upon request.