April 01, 2016
The Beaney art wall is prominently located in the new Best Lane entrance foyer and can be viewed from the ground floor, mezzanine and feature staircase. The space will be used to explore and showcase the creativity of the building’s collections and visitors through artwork created by Kent based artists and commissioned by The Beaney. […]
January 28, 2015
Dan Simpson was poet-in-residence at Canterbury Roman Museum. You can read more on Dan’s residency here. I ran a writing drop-in session at Canterbury Roman Museum last Wednesday, where people were free to join me in creating some Roman artefact-inspired poems. David Walsh (who joined me on the very first leg of my walk from London to Canterbury back […]
August 28, 2019
In our ‘Talking Heritage’ series, we chat with Canterbury Museums and Galleries staff about what they get up to behind the scenes to deliver our brilliant museums service. The series aims to serve as a useful resource for those interested in heritage work as well as hopefully demystifying what us ‘museum folk’ actually do! This […]
July 12, 2021
Canterbury’s Museums and Galleries service has become one of 12 organisations in the country to join the National Portrait Gallery’s National Skills Sharing Partnership. Over the next two years, all the partners involved in the project will work together to share learning and experience of working in museums and galleries across the UK. Venues range from […]
July 01, 2019
One of the world’s most prestigious photography awards returns to The Beaney this month. The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize exhibition, which is organised by the National Portrait Gallery, celebrates and promotes the very best in contemporary portrait photography from around the world. This year’s exhibition features over 50 images from the 2018 competition, which […]
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.
Situated on the first floor of The Beaney our Explorers & Collectors gallery provides the ideal environment to entertain and inspire. Available in Theatre Style or Standing Reception, this flagship gallery features fascinating finds from Ancient Egypt and Anglo-Saxon Kent; Ancient Greek Art and objects brought back from travels across Asia, Africa, India and South America.
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…
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.
