Collections
Explore highlights of the Beaney's permanent collections spanning Ancient Egyptian and Greek artefacts, objects from the East Kent area to around the world, birds and butterflies, stain glass, paintings and drawings. These fascinating collections are now newly displayed following the careful refurbishment of this historic building and its galleries.
Thomas Sidney Cooper
The Beaney's collection of Thomas Sidney Cooper paintings is of national importance and spans the full range of Cooper's work.
Ancient Egypt
Finds from tombs of Ancient Egypt, preserved for thousands of years in the dry heat of the desert.
Anglo-Saxon Kent
Archaeologists have been exploring Kent since the eighteenth century. Discover Anglo-Saxon items dating from between the 5th and 8th centuries.
People and Places
Paintings, prints, drawings, ceramics and sculptures, from Chaucer and his pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales to woodland, seascapes and Cathedral views.
Dutch Stained Glass
Fragments and roundels of 16th and 17th century stained glass collected 'at Antwerp, Amsterdam and other places in the Low Countrys' by Edward Spencer Curling (1772 - 1850).
Cabinet of Curiosities
Early collectors were often amateurs who wanted to learn about the world by looking more closely at its objects. The Beaney's collections date back to the Canterbury Philosophical and Literary Institution.
Ancient Greek Art from Viscount Strangford
Discover Greek and Roman antiquities collected by Percy Clinton Sydney Smythe, 6th Viscount Strangford (1780 - 1855).
More Collections
Discover more collections at the Beaney Art Museum and Library.
Upcoming Special Exhibitions
Canterbury Children's Festival - Tuesday 28 May to Friday 31 May
Home - Saturday 22 June to Sunday 28 September
Upcoming May Events
John Ward - Saturday 13 April to Sunday 2 June
Jumping Beaneys: Fantastic Fossils - Friday 17 May, 10.30am to 11.30am
The Canterbury Jewellers Festival - Saturday 18 May to Monday 27 May
Reflexology Workshop - Monday 20 May, 10am to 12noon
Chinese Brush Workshop - Wednesday 22 May, 1pm to 3pm
Japanese Language Taster Session - Thursday 23 May, 10am to 12noon
Calligraphy Taster Session - Friday 24 May, 10.30am to 12.30pm
Towel Day: Vogon Poetry Readings - Saturday 25 May, 2pm to 3pm
Mad Tom: A Talk by Graham Hudson - Thursday 6 June, 6.30pm to 7pm
Photo Phinish - Saturday 8 June to Sunday 7 July
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