Meetings
With stunning views overlooking the rooftops of Canterbury, our Meeting Room is a modern, vibrant and practical space which can be hired for Training Days, Special Events, School Workshops and Presentations & Conferences.
With stunning views overlooking the rooftops of Canterbury, our Meeting Room is a modern, vibrant and practical space which can be hired for Training Days, Special Events, School Workshops and Presentations & Conferences.
Your support enables us to continue to provide superb facilities and showcase first-class exhibitions, sharing our cityโs rich heritage with residents, visitors and future generations.
December 08, 2015
A record-breaking 2,500 Star Wars fans, along with a dozen Stormtroopers, attended the grand opening of The Beaneyโs latest exhibition โMay The Toys Be With Youโ over the weekend (Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 December). The exclusive exhibition showcases one of the UKโs finest collections of vintage Star Wars toys and original cinema posters, including […]
October 06, 2016
Last Friday night we celebrated the opening of Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences in The Beaney. The exhibition was official opened by Darren Henley, Chief Executive of Arts Council England, followed by a fantastic dance performance by the Leo Dance Company. A massive thank you to everyone who came along and supported us […]
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 thingโฆ.itโs #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 Museumโฆ. Armed with a pair of short arms and no […]
May 22, 2020
Over the last year, I have had numerous requests from my team for me to write my โTalking Heritageโ blog, and unfortunately I have told them that I was too busy each time. Now, following a week that is sure to go down in history, I have stopped and taken the time to reflect. My […]
May 12, 2020
Over the last year, I have had numerous requests from my team for me to write my โTalking Heritageโ blog, and unfortunately I have told them that I was too busy each time. Now, following a week that is sure to go down in history, I have stopped and taken the time to reflect. My […]
September 06, 2016
With a month left to see the free exhibition Only in England:ย Photographsย by Tony Ray-Jones and Martin Parr at The Beaney, Visitor Services Officer Sam Hurn assesses another possible eccentricity particular to the English โ always thinking you can do the same as the professionals. Photography exhibitions are a peculiar thing. I have worked and visited […]
April 20, 2020
Over the last year, I have had numerous requests from my team for me to write my โTalking Heritageโ blog, and unfortunately I have told them that I was too busy each time. Now, following a week that is sure to go down in history, I have stopped and taken the time to reflect. My […]
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 […]