NEWS AND MEDIA RELEASES
L S Lowry
Discover the story of L S Lowry and his Cumberland connection | 20 Jan 2024 – 14 April 2024
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...
Mini Golf: Cumberland Edition
Mini-Golf Cumberland exhibition to open at The Beacon Museum Get your putters at the ready for the opening of a new family-friendly experience at The Beacon Museum, Whitehaven. Mini-Golf Cumberland opens in time for the start of the October half-term – this Saturday...
Free weekend admission to The Beacon Museum
Free weekend admission to The Beacon Museum The Beacon Museum in Whitehaven is opening its doors to everyone for free this weekend (Saturday 30 September and Sunday 1 October). Come and see what you can discover, with four floors of family-friendly galleries and...
Cumberland Sports
30 September 2023 – 7 January 2024. Celebrating all that is great about Cumberland’s local sports scene, past and present.
Local clubs invited to celebrate sport
THE BEACON Museum is looking for sports clubs to become involved in a very special exhibition. From October, the attraction in Whitehaven will celebrate all that is great about Cumberland’s local sports scene, past and present. Some clubs have already agreed to get on...
The Titanic Honour and Glory
A NEW exhibition at The Beacon Museum in Whitehaven explores the legacy of the world’s most famous ship, the Titanic. Voted one of the top five exhibitions in the UK by The Times, Titanic Honour and Glory reveals the story of the tragic liner through original...
Half-term fun planned for The Beacon Museum
This half-term visitors can get involved in a host of fun activities at The Beacon Museum in Whitehaven. The harbourside attraction is home to the ‘Romans – Are We There Yet?’ exhibition, which runs until 1 October. Roman oil lamp making sessions will run on 28 May...
Find your inner artist at The Beacon Museum
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?
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...