Find your inner artist at The Beacon Museum

Apr 26, 2023 | Media release

THE BEACON Museum’s successful programme of hands-on art and craft workshops continues this spring. The museum’s range of activities can provide a great opportunity to meet like-minded people, or a way for friends to relax together while creating their own work of art...

Romans: Are we there yet?

Apr 20, 2023 | Media release

VISITORS to The Beacon Museum in Whitehaven can immerse themselves in the Roman era from the end of this month.   ‘Are We There Yet?’ runs from 29 April until 1 October and is a chance to get hands on with lots of interactive exhibits and special activities.   Guest...

Reminiscence boxes

Apr 20, 2023 | Media release

THE BEACON Museum in Whitehaven is offering a portable ‘museum in a box’ scheme to help people reminisce and find out more about the history of the area. The boxes contain museum artefacts and replica objects that people can handle and discuss. They can be taken out...

Easter fun at The Beacon Museum

Mar 14, 2023 | Media release

  CELEBRATE the Easter holidays with The Beacon Museum in Whitehaven. Families can enjoy a range of crafts and activities at the harbourside attraction, which has four floors of exhibitions and interactive displays. Every day between April 1 and 9, at 11am and...

Copeland Celebrated in exhibiton

Mar 7, 2023 | Media release

  THE BOROUGH of Copeland is to be celebrated in an exhibition at The Beacon Museum. The event, which runs from March 10 – 26, looks back at Copeland council’s 49 years, and marks the transition to Cumberland Council on April 1. Celebrating Copeland includes...

Another masterpiece for The Beacon Museum

Feb 13, 2023 | Media release

  WHITEHAVEN’S Beacon Museum is to host another priceless work of art. Following paintings from Rembrandt and Chardin, visitors will now be able to see Verrocchio’s Tobias and the Angel when it is hosted as part of the National Gallery’s Masterpiece...