Second Thoughts

Second Thoughts

Weave in a visit to The Beacon Museum An exhibition showcasing the work of local textile artists will go on show at The Beacon Museum, Whitehaven later this month. A group from the Western Lake District Fells known as Fabricate will be displaying their textiles as...
Seaside

Seaside

Summer Seaside exhibition underway at The Beacon Museum  You can enjoy all the fun of the seaside by visiting The Beacon Museum this summer. New for 2024, the Whitehaven museum team has brought the beach indoors with a new exhibition covering the history of the...
L S Lowry

L S Lowry

Oldfield Road Dwelling 1929 © The Lowry Collection, Salford The story of L S Lowry and his Cumberland connections with the area and local artists will go on show at The Beacon Museum, Whitehaven later this month. The L S Lowry in Cumberland exhibition will be taking...
Bronze Age Gold Arm Ring

Bronze Age Gold Arm Ring

Rare Bronze Age find to go on show in Cumberland museum A Bronze Age gold arm ring of regional significance and national interest will soon go on show at The Beacon Museum in Whitehaven. The artefact was discovered in 2019 in West Cumbria by a local detectorist and...