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 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...

30 September 2023 – 7 January 2024. Celebrating all that is great about Cumberland’s local sports scene, past and present.

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...

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...

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...

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...

  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...

  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 video...

  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 tour in March. The...

THE BEACON Museum is celebrating science this half term with a range of hands-on workshops and exciting events. 'Gravity, forces and space' is the theme of the event, running from February 18 - 26. It kicks off with a visit from a special visitor on the 18th - Spot,...

THE BEACON Museum is to host an exhibition inspired by a major industry from the past. 'Marchon: Home from Home, an Ongoing Conversation' is a series of works from local artist Julie O’Neill and her collaborators. It runs from February 4  until April 16 at the museum...

COPELAND council has commissioned a short film highlighting the incredible Roman history of West Cumbria. The Hadrianic Frontier is launched today (Thursday, December 22), and will be shown at Muncaster Castle, The Beacon Museum in Whitehaven, and the  Senhouse Roman...

  THE BEACON Museum in Whitehaven is opening its doors to everyone for free at the end of this month. The event is a ‘thank you’ to local people and partners for their support, and a chance for everyone to see what the museum has to offer, at no cost. The...

There is something for everyone, from wreath-making for kids to family photography sessions – and there’s even a chance to meet Frozen’s Elsa.

STAFF at The Beacon Museum have been recognised as offering visitors an exceptional experience.

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.

ONE OF The Beacon Museum’s most successful exhibitions is set to make a comeback.