Cast Your Vote: 25 Amazing Images Compete for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award 2024

Nov 28, 2024 | Exhibition, Media release

© David Northall, Wildlife Photographer of the Year Wildlife and nature photography lovers from around the globe are invited to have their say and vote for their favourite image to win the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award 2024. From a determined...

The World of Peter Rabbit™ Storytime Trail to The Beacon

Jul 8, 2024 | Exhibition, Media release

Fans of The Tale of Peter Rabbit are encouraged to hop along to The Beacon Museum, Whitehaven this summer. They will be able to immerse themselves in the classic Beatrix Potter story at a showcase planned at The Beacon Museum, Whitehaven between Saturday 6 July and...

Second Thoughts

May 7, 2024 | Media release, Past event

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

Apr 19, 2024 | Exhibition, Media release, Past event

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

Jan 17, 2024 | Media release

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

Nov 15, 2023 | Media release

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...