May 12, 2020
Over the last year, I have had numerous requests from my team for me to write my ‘Talking Heritage’ 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 06, 2020
Over the last year, I have had numerous requests from my team for me to write my ‘Talking Heritage’ 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 […]
February 11, 2016
Why not try a romantic stroll around the Beaney! We have put together a handy guide for you to memorise, so while you gander around the galleries you can impress them with these amorous highlights… Venus Flower Basket Find me in: Materials & Masters Room, Upstairs Did you know this curious-looking object was given as a wedding gift in traditional […]
April 20, 2020
Over the last year, I have had numerous requests from my team for me to write my ‘Talking Heritage’ 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 […]
February 16, 2021
Day 332: Monday 15th February I’m sitting in the upstairs room of a delightful house in rural Devon. This is my current lockdown abode. The wind is howling and the rain lashing against the window. I’m looking out over the lawn at a valley beyond which is a very faint outline of Dartmoor. It is […]
January 07, 2021
It has been 291 days since the Prime Minister ordered the first national lockdown. To date there have been more than 2.7 million confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK and over 75,000 people have died. After relaxing restrictions and reopening businesses around the country in summer there was a brief period of respite. However, […]
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.
June 22, 2020
Over the last year, I have had numerous requests from my team for me to write my ‘Talking Heritage’ 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 job […]
August 14, 2015
Eduardo Paolozzi was a pioneering 20th century British artist and his famous print series; General Dynamic F.U.N is currently on display at the Beaney. Here are a few facts you might not know about him… 1. Scottish-born Paolozzi’s Italian parents ran a small ice cream parlour in Leith. 2. Paolozzi had always shown a talent […]
August 21, 2015
A community walk to the Abbots Mill Project, an eco showcase in the heart of Canterbury. Rob Turner is currently the Resident Armchair Artist at The Beaney in Canterbury. The feeling or look of the map now seems to be establishing itself; one of my roles in its making has been to somehow make all the […]
June 03, 2020
Creating Heritage: A diary during Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Part Eleven
September 07, 2015
Daren Kearl is the Community Development Librarian for Canterbury and Swale District and is based at the Beaney. His role includes working with partners and the local community. A series of blogs on things you probably didn’t know The Beaney offered… Bag Books Bag Books are multi-sensory stories. Each book consists of individual pages of […]