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 […]
March 28, 2024
Six fun things for all the family to enjoy at Canterbury Museums & Galleries this Easter… 1. Take part in Professor Yaffle’s Egg Hunt! Part of the Mischief at The Museum: 50 Years of Bagpuss family trail. You can find Professor Yaffle and other Smallfilms characters including; The Clangers and Noggin the Nog! They are […]
July 27, 2015
Rob Turner is currently the Resident Armchair Artist at The Beaney in Canterbury. I made an artwork based on the Folk Tale called ‘The Wantsum Worm’ I mentioned this in my previous blog post. I liked the idea of maps and stories merging together. The result is difficult to describe, it’s definitely a sculpture, it’s also […]
March 24, 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 […]
January 26, 2021
Day 311: Monday 25th January During the first lockdown I was working from home and liaising with other Council employees to provide food parcels and a medication collection service. The furlough since November feels completely different, as I haven’t been allocated any duties. I’m more focussed on my own projects and the wintry weather means […]
April 01, 2019
This month, we are lucky to have an insight into the wonderful work that our two new Health and Wellbeing Ambassadors do. Jane Orwell has worked for Canterbury Museums and Galleries since 2013 as a part time Visitor Services Officer. Elliot Huxtable is also a Health and Wellbeing Ambassador and has been a Visitor Services […]
February 24, 2017
The latest blog from Katherine Herbert, Resident Armchair Artist at The Beaney House of Art & Knowledge. In my last blog I talked about my experiences of handling the objects at The Beaney. Seeing and feeling the marks made by the creator has got me thinking about production, reproduction and imitation. As an artist working in […]
January 20, 2017
The first of a series of blogs from our new Artist in Residence – Kathleen Herbert. It is a wonderful start to the New Year exploring The Beaney’s collections as The Armchair Artist in Residence. In what seems like the blink of an eye the first few weeks have now passed and I am writing […]
October 10, 2016
When reading about the Canterbury Philosophical and Literary Institution (the institution that the Museums and Galleries are founded upon), I learnt that the collection once boasted a lock of Napoleon’s hair. Napoleon’s hair was being collected and traded from as early as the time of his exile in 1814 but as DNA profiling was not […]
Book of Days: Canterbury’s Covid Diaries records a turbulent year (March 2020 – March 2021) through the eyes of more than 100 contributors or diarists living or working in the Canterbury district, ranging from officers at the City Council to volunteers, artists, nurses, therapists, teachers and schoolchildren. Each has their own individual voice, vision and […]
January 26, 2015
Nicky Thompson was the Resident Armchair Artist at The Beaney in Canterbury. You can read her blog posts here and on her blog Pebble Press. I felt a bit like the proverbial kid in a candy store. As I began wandering around the rooms, the variety of the exhibits hit me hard and fast, and the possibilities of […]
Displayed in the gallery are two types of Gold – but could you tell the difference between them?
One is the type we all know, love and aspire to possess and the other is a deceiving natural imitation often mistaken for the real deal…