August 29, 2019
Image: A range of prehistoric tools, including hand axes. From September 2019, The Beaney House of Art and Knowledge will be offering a brand new learning workshop, ‘Prehistoric People’! After the success of the ‘Meet you Fossil Ancestors’ drop in session, held in The Beaney’s Garden Room from May to June 2019, engaging 4601 people; […]
Exhibition Since 1974, L’Arche has been a place for people who want change. People with and without learning disabilities, living life to the full, creating a different world every day – a world that’s real, rowdy and relational. It’s beautiful. It’s a joyful rebellion worth celebrating. Front Room, The Beaney Exhibition Saturday 23 March to […]
April 20, 2021
When The Beaney reopens its doors on Tuesday 18 May, visitors will be able to see a brand new exhibition in The Drawing Room gallery. The exhibition is a collaboration between Kent Refugee Action Network and Kent artist Rhiannon Archard, featuring works from children and young people who arerefugees or seeking asylum. The young people […]
October 20, 2016
A very special artwork was created especially for Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small by students from the University of Creative Arts. The project offered people the opportunity to showcase their work alongside one of the most important contemporary artist of our time. Local people were given the opportunity to respond to the key social […]
March 17, 2016
In the 17th Century a device was invented to transform the projection of light into incredible shows which took people’s breath away. This device was the magic lantern. For many people it was the first time they saw projected moving images – what a spectacle it must have been! Aware of their enchanting effect, these […]
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April 04, 2016
People living with dementia are being invited to get involved in free creative writing sessions taking place at the Beaney in Canterbury from mid-April. The Cabinet of Curiosities project, run by the city council’s Community Services team, is open to anyone living with dementia and aims to help them write creatively using the museum’s collections […]
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