In the Bagpuss episode ‘Ship in a Bottle’, viewers are immediately confronted with the layered aesthetic that characterises the series as a whole, with Oliver Postgate’s model-based stop-frame animation running alongside the lyrical invention of Sandra Kerr and John Faulkner’s songs, punctuated from time to time by the cut-out illustrations by Peter Firmin and watercolour […]
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December 08, 2015
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 and original cinema posters, including […]
November 20, 2014
As Edith Sitwell said ‘Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home’. In our latest Front Room exhibition, Winter, we wanted to create a space which encapsulated all of these spirits and […]
January 21, 2015
In case you haven’t logged into your Twitter account, today is #MuseumSelfie day! Here at the Beaney the art and the staff have been marking it in style. Who knew we were all such a vain bunch? Here are a few of our favourites from the day… …and of course we had to have one […]
January 20, 2016
Another year has passed, which can only mean one thing….it’s #museumselfie day! As our Canterbury Heritage Museum is closed until February Half-term we decided to wake one of its favourite residents, the legendary Bagpuss, to take a #museumselfie tour of The Beaney and Canterbury Roman Museum…. Armed with a pair of short arms and no […]
October 20, 2022
There’s a lot going on this October at the museums so here’s a handy run down of what’s happening at The Beaney and Canterbury Roman Museum. Fright at the Museum: Scary Tales October is a special time at the museums and this year is no different. Join in with our annual Spooktacular fundraising event at The Beaney. We’re […]
November 14, 2014
If you have been into our library in the last few weeks then you would have spotted the mesmerising display, ‘War and Peace: Senbazuru’ by Esther Dreher. The sculpture has been created using the Japanese tradition of Senbazuru (one thousand origami cranes), which has become a widely recognised symbol of World Peace. This piece has […]
June 15, 2021
With international travel restrictions not going anywhere any time soon, jetting off for an all-inclusive might be off the menu for a little while longer as we head towards another summer of staycations. Although they may not offer the pool-side drinks or tanning potential of a trip abroad, staycations are the perfect opportunity to explore […]
