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Welcome to Canterbury Museums & Galleries, a cultural hub in East Kent, home to The Beaney House of Art & Knowledge, Canterbury Heritage Museums and Canterbury Roman Museum. Join us as we bring the cities culture, art and heritage to life.
Welcome to Canterbury Museums & Galleries, a cultural hub in East Kent, home to The Beaney House of Art & Knowledge, Canterbury Heritage Museums and Canterbury Roman Museum. Join us as we bring the cities culture, art and heritage to life.
Plan your visit to The Beaney House of Art & Knowledge
Investigate the meaning of portraits in the collection, including works by famous artists such as Anthony Van Dyck and Dame Laura Knight. Find out what costumes, poses, expressions and symbols can reveal, and work with an artist to create your own masterpiece. Appropriate for KS1, 2 and 3 and Intermediate/Advanced ESOL students.
January 19, 2021
Day 304: Monday 18th January I was awoken today by Radio 4. I’m not sure what it could be about waking up to hear the current state of the world that manages to motivate me to get out of bed, but I’m not questioning it. I am currently on a kind of flexi-furlough, so only […]
April 27, 2020
Creating Heritage: A diary during Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Part Six
February 08, 2021
Day 325: Monday 8th February Another week starts! This is my first day back from a week’s leave (not much difference). I tiptoed into town in the snow this morning to unlock The Beaney for the Registrars; shovelling snow away from the doors at 8.30am! What a start. I followed that cold delight up with […]