Could you take care of a masterpiece?

Oct 26, 2022 | Media release

COULD you help take care of a masterpiece? A 400-year-old Rembrandt painting is currently drawing the crowds at Whitehaven’s Beacon Museum, and people are being offered once-in-a-lifetime volunteering opportunities. The Dutch master’s ‘Saskia van...

Pirates return to Whitehaven

Oct 19, 2022 | Media release

ONE OF The Beacon Museum’s most successful exhibitions is set to make a comeback. Return of the Pirates will run at the harbourside attraction from this Saturday (October 22) until January 22. Pirates of the Beacon Museum had an incredibly successful run over the...

Passing of Her Majesty the Queen

Sep 9, 2022 | Media release

The Mayor, councillors and staff at Copeland Borough Council have been paying tribute to HM Queen Elizabeth who passed away on September 8 2022. To mark the death of the country’s longest serving monarch, flags on council buildings will be flown at half-mast until 8am...

A REMBRANDT masterpiece is on it’s way to Whitehaven.

Aug 19, 2022 | Media release

The Beacon Museum will host ‘Saskia van Uylenburgh in Arcadian Costume’ from September 24 to January 8. The piece is on loan from the National Gallery in London. Copeland’s Customer and Visitor Experience Manager, Heather Holmes, said: “We are thrilled to have this...

Incredible images head for The Beacon Museum

Jun 24, 2022 | Media release

Incredible images of wildlife are set to be unveiled in a Beacon Museum exhibition later this year. The world-renowned Wildlife Photographer of the Year photographic show will run from July 8 to September 4 at the harbourside attraction in Whitehaven. The collection,...

Lonsdale Belt takes centre stage at exhibition

Jun 14, 2022 | Media release

AN EXHIBITION about the ‘Yellow Earl’ of Lonsdale has been boosted by a unique star attraction. The Beacon Museum in Whitehaven has been hosting the exhibition, which charts the extravagant lifestyle of Hugh Cecil Lowther – known as The Yellow Earl...