🤝Did you know The Beaney is a Dementia Friendly Venue? 👫As well as launching new #dementia singing sessions this summer, the museum runs a free Power of the Object Group where people affected by dementia get hands on with the museum’s collection and chat over a cuppa. 1/3

🗡️ Unboxing the 17th century! The museum team is busy preparing the upcoming #AphraBehn exhibition, looking for #artefacts from the collection that evidence the turbulent period in which she lived. 17th century Britain saw […]

⏱️ #RelationshipAdvice from Iris (of ‘La Montre’ or ‘the Lover's Watch’): When your beloved is working away, instruct them on what to do in every hour of every day of their absence, and include an instruction to sigh ('soupir') at every half-hour! […]

📖 Help shape the stories we tell in #Canterbury's story gardens. 🌷 We have chosen nine locations in the city to become story gardens as part of our #LevellingUpFund work, and we want to incorporate your stories into the designs. The nine locations are... 1/5

📣 NOW OPEN! Canterbury’s Aphra Behn (1640-1689): Literature’s best kept secret 🪭 #Artefacts 📕 #Books 🎥 Film 📜 Historical docs & #spy letters 🧺 Family Activities Dive into the 17th century with us and discover the amazing #AphraBehn!

🪑Pull up a pew! It’s good to slow down for a moment and #relax, especially when you’re surrounded by art and history So we thought we’d add some more seating for you at the museum. 🏷️ Several of the pieces were gifted to the museum by local churches that closed in the 1970s

📣 It’s #InternationalPortraitDay! Of course we chose Aphra Behn this year.... ‘Aphra Behn’ by Robert White, engraving 1718. On loan from National Portrait Gallery for the #AphraBehn exhibition at The Beaney. 📷 Share your own portrait or selfie with #InternationalPortraitDay today!

👋 Welcome to late #Roman Canterbury… 🎭 The semi-circular building in the centre is the theatre. It was rebuilt to this larger size in AD 220 and was one of the largest in Britain, able to seat 3000 people! The theatre’s stage was found in recent excavations by CAT

👀 Something’s happening in the Materials & Masters gallery. The walls of The Beaney are filled with history but recently we’ve been working on a wall with a special history of its own! Keep an eye out for news… #CSIsit #Tudor #WorkingInMuseums #DgbConservation

📣 FREE day of activities for families with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (#SEND) 📧Book via email [email protected] Booking deadline: Monday 22 July

❓Who owned a purse like this? It was kept safe for many years by the Hale family as it’s believed to have belonged to one of the most impactful figures in #BritishHistory: Oliver Cromwell! […]

Can’t wait for these free talks at The Beaney👇

✨ Have you heard about this amazing discovery!?

💋 The Politics of Pleasure: Scandal, Society, and the Stage under King Charles II 🎟️ Book your free tickets for the talk this Saturday tinyurl.com/wa8pdsjy ℹ️ Suggestive themes 📍 The Beaney, 18 High Street #Canterbury #HistoryTalk #History #AphraBehn

📣 Sense of Stigma opens this Saturday with an exhibition tour! Meet artist Mellissa Monsoon and dive into her thought-provoking creative process! 🗓️ 14.00 – 15.00 Saturday 10 August 2024 The Beaney #Canterbury ➡️ Book for free now: tinyurl.com/bxa776av

🎟 Book your tickets for Sunday! The Weight of Stigma: Clay Workshop Join #artist Mellissa Monsoon at the museum to express yourself through clay. 1pm- 3pm, Sunday 1 September 2024 📍Learning Lab, First Floor, The Beaney, #Canterbury ➡️Link in comments to book your ticket

🔊 Listen here, listen anywhere! Take our new audio tour with #AudioDescriptions and insights into some of the most interesting aspects of the Canterbury Roman Museum collection and historic site! Scan the codes at the museum or visit our website: canterburymuseums.co.uk/canterbury-rom…

🖊️ Have you seen our new display? 100 years after the writer’s death, the museum is commemorating #JosephConrad with a new display of items held in the collection. Visit by Sunday 6 October. After that some of the items will be off on loan to the #PolishLibrary in London!

📣 Arts Award Discover Level in a Day for Children and Young People under 18 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities #SEND 🗓 7 November 2024 Book now (link in comments)

📸 We're always excited to see how artists are inspired by the museum collection. #MirandaHutton worked with The Beaney's Natural History collection to produce a fascinating photographic series exploring themes of loss, place and memory…