Southend Museums

Only 2 more chances to take part in our Seafront Walks. Come along on Tuesday 21st or 28th August at 2pm. Tickets available here: http://ow.ly/6pbS30lpAWk

It’s #CycleToWorkDay – #PrittlewellPriory in #PrioryPark is the perfect place for a lunchtime visit by bike! #KeepCalmAndBikeOn #LoveSouthend

By Liam Heatherson The Home Front Legacy Project is a national survey organised by the Council for British Archaeology which has sought to map heritage and historically-important sites to the home front during the First World War. Coinciding with the final year of the centenary of the conflict, it is surprising how the history of the Great War on home soil still commands a great deal of room for further research. [ 1,094 more word ] https://southendmuseum.wordpress.com/…/ home-front-legacy-b…/

It's #NationalRelaxationDay! Visiting a #museum is a great way to escape the stresses of everyday life. Learn something new and connect with the past. Central Museum and Beecroft Art Gallery open today 10am-5pm. Southchurch Hall & Prittlewell Priory 10am-5pm 🏺 🏛#WaystoWellbeing

Explore the rich history of Southend by visiting a hidden gem, discover the world of medieval Southchurch Hall. Wednesday 29th August, booking essential: http://ow.ly/uzWv30loFVj

Uncover and explore 400 years of fascinating military history along Southend seafront. This talk is ideal for those who enjoy a stroll while discovering military heritage! Tickets available here: http://ow.ly/TGZo30l6NZF

There’s still time to visit the ‘No.4 Paintings’ exhibition by Markie Shed, Otto Shed & David Crawford at the #BeecroftArtgallery. This large scale garden studies exhibition will be on display until 25th August 2018 #UniqueArtwork #StillLife #HumanFigures

Our museum parks look beautiful after all the rain and sunshine we've had lately! Why not visit Southchurch Hall Gardens or Priory Park today and stop by our historic properties (open 10-5 today) to immerse yourself in Southend's past #history #Southend #summer 🌞🌳🌸

Over the last 4 years Southend Museums have been commemorating and marking the Centenary of the Great War through a number of HLF projects. Here we look back at the installation of Poppies: Wave and the innovative role of Edwin Richardson’s War Dog Training School at Shoeburyness Garrison. http://ow.ly/sgQJ30lkJ7g #OneCentenary100Stories #1418NOW #HLF #southendmuseums

Looking for some holiday fun? We’ve created fun kids trails for Central Museum, Prittlewell Priory and Southchurch Hall. Become a museum detective and find the clues! Trails cost £2.50 and come with a collectible pencil.

During installation works for The London exhibition there will be no disabled access at Central Museum until the 22nd of September. All other museum sites are accessible during this time. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Learn about space, handle actual meteorites and discover the size of the Solar System in our space workshop! Dates throughout August, tickets available below http://ow.ly/gR3e30kLqol

Step back in time & discover Prehistoric Britain! Get ahead of the class this August 22nd #BeecroftArtGallery http://ow.ly/vx5530iYRQI

Discover the world of medieval Southchurch Hall from the medieval chess piece to life in the great hall. Wednesday 29th August, booking essential: http://ow.ly/U95m30leHbu

Join us at Southchurch Hall for a day of discovery on the 9th of September from 11am-3pm. Free drop-in talks & conservation demonstrations and a chance to get hands-on with history. No need to book, everyone is welcome. 🏰😊🔍 @heritageopenday #HODs #AllOurStories http://ow.ly/Y7Jp50i9oQr

Looking for something to keep the children busy during the holidays? Tickets available below http://ow.ly/mXwA30kLpih

Stop by the Beecroft Art Gallery to visit the Mendip Wildlife Garden, HLF Art & History Exhibition. This unique partnership exhibition tells the story of the Mendip Wildlife Garden.

Wendy and Grace were fab and were excellent at explaining things. We visited the planetarium very good value for money.

We visited the planetarium today, was brilliant, the lady speaker today was lovely, friendly staff excellent value for money, our girls 7 and 11 found it really interesting, will definitely pay another visit,

Visited the Planetarium with my 7 year old autistic boy who is mad on planets and the solar system. Staff were brilliant with him, very patient and engaging. Gift shop was surprisingly good value and well stocked.

The museum is 1 of the best museum

Thankyou Katharine for a brilliant time at the sensory storytelling at the museum in priory park on Tuesday. We had a brilliant time and would def love to do it again. X

Thank you Katharine. My 8 month old daughter absolutely loved the sensory story time at Prittlewell Priory. So much so that she screamed through most of the session (sorry to the other mums!!) We can't wait for the next session. Fantastic way to introduce families with young children to the Museum. I did not realise how much there is to offer.

Really enjoyed the Interactive Sensory Story telling session at Prittlewell Priory Museum. My 3 month old boy got to see, hear, and feel a lot of new things to help stimulate and develop his senses of sight, hearing and touch. It was a lovely opportunity to meet other babies and mums too. Highly recommend this class. Thank you Katherine!

My mum and I had a fantastic time today at the behind the scenes textiles tour. Thanks so much for putting this on �

My friend and I travelled down from London to see the Biba exhibition. It was small but very well presented and evocative of the era stirring up emotions and wonderful memories. I used to spend my hard earned wages in Biba every Saturday in high st Ken and then furnished my house from the old Derry and Tom site. The staff were all so helpful and knowledgeable and we thought both museums were very good and will return in the summer. We were so glad we came. Thank you.

My daughter and I went to the planetarium above the museum on Saturday, it was brilliant. The lady giving the talk was very friendly and very informative, my daughter is even more enthusiastic about astronomy now. We had a walk around the museum afterwards, which was extremely interesting and we plan to go every month now. The staff are very friendly and the shop is extremely reasonable xxx

Love the Southend planetarium. Steve was an excellent host, very knowledgeable and fun. Would recommend.

Had a wonderful experience at the planetarium today. Took my two daughters 8 and 6 and the 8yo loved it! Steve was a great host with clear and friendly comments, with a little humour too! Had a look around the museum with a lovely lady called Tanya helping my girls with the exhibits. Ran out of time halfway through the veterans exhibition so I will return to complete this. On my doorstep and I’ve never been! I shall becoming a more frequent visitor in the future. Well done guys!

Had a lovely time at the storytelling session with Katharine I really hope there are more to come. It's such a great idea to have events like this in the museum - no child is too young to enjoy the space and Katharine did a great job incorporating her storytelling there.

Exelent! :-)

Attended the interactive sensory storytelling session at Prittlewell Priory and just wanted to say how awesome it was. The session was fantastic and my 5 month old twins were captivated by the story. We then spent a very happy time playing with the great range of sensory artefacts. Brilliant environment and the setting was fab. Can't believe I've never been in the building before - we'll definitely be going back to explore further and can't wait for the next storytelling session.

Although small, very informative, personal guide with a wealth of knowledge and experience, brilliant veterans exhibition 👍

Had a great session in the planetarium; Steve was knowledgable, enthusiastic and friendly making for an enjoyable experience, complete with stories of the constellation's names. Many thanks.

Had a look. Volunteer didn't day if there was any order to go around.

Wendy and Grace were fab and were excellent at explaining things. We visited the planetarium very good value for money.

We visited the planetarium today, was brilliant, the lady speaker today was lovely, friendly staff excellent value for money, our girls 7 and 11 found it really interesting, will definitely pay another visit,

Visited the Planetarium with my 7 year old autistic boy who is mad on planets and the solar system. Staff were brilliant with him, very patient and engaging. Gift shop was surprisingly good value and well stocked.

The museum is 1 of the best museum

Thankyou Katharine for a brilliant time at the sensory storytelling at the museum in priory park on Tuesday. We had a brilliant time and would def love to do it again. X

Thank you Katharine. My 8 month old daughter absolutely loved the sensory story time at Prittlewell Priory. So much so that she screamed through most of the session (sorry to the other mums!!) We can't wait for the next session. Fantastic way to introduce families with young children to the Museum. I did not realise how much there is to offer.

Really enjoyed the Interactive Sensory Story telling session at Prittlewell Priory Museum. My 3 month old boy got to see, hear, and feel a lot of new things to help stimulate and develop his senses of sight, hearing and touch. It was a lovely opportunity to meet other babies and mums too. Highly recommend this class. Thank you Katherine!

My mum and I had a fantastic time today at the behind the scenes textiles tour. Thanks so much for putting this on �

My friend and I travelled down from London to see the Biba exhibition. It was small but very well presented and evocative of the era stirring up emotions and wonderful memories. I used to spend my hard earned wages in Biba every Saturday in high st Ken and then furnished my house from the old Derry and Tom site. The staff were all so helpful and knowledgeable and we thought both museums were very good and will return in the summer. We were so glad we came. Thank you.

My daughter and I went to the planetarium above the museum on Saturday, it was brilliant. The lady giving the talk was very friendly and very informative, my daughter is even more enthusiastic about astronomy now. We had a walk around the museum afterwards, which was extremely interesting and we plan to go every month now. The staff are very friendly and the shop is extremely reasonable xxx

Love the Southend planetarium. Steve was an excellent host, very knowledgeable and fun. Would recommend.

Had a wonderful experience at the planetarium today. Took my two daughters 8 and 6 and the 8yo loved it! Steve was a great host with clear and friendly comments, with a little humour too! Had a look around the museum with a lovely lady called Tanya helping my girls with the exhibits. Ran out of time halfway through the veterans exhibition so I will return to complete this. On my doorstep and I’ve never been! I shall becoming a more frequent visitor in the future. Well done guys!

Had a lovely time at the storytelling session with Katharine I really hope there are more to come. It's such a great idea to have events like this in the museum - no child is too young to enjoy the space and Katharine did a great job incorporating her storytelling there.

Exelent! :-)

Attended the interactive sensory storytelling session at Prittlewell Priory and just wanted to say how awesome it was. The session was fantastic and my 5 month old twins were captivated by the story. We then spent a very happy time playing with the great range of sensory artefacts. Brilliant environment and the setting was fab. Can't believe I've never been in the building before - we'll definitely be going back to explore further and can't wait for the next storytelling session.

Although small, very informative, personal guide with a wealth of knowledge and experience, brilliant veterans exhibition 👍

Had a great session in the planetarium; Steve was knowledgable, enthusiastic and friendly making for an enjoyable experience, complete with stories of the constellation's names. Many thanks.

Had a look. Volunteer didn't day if there was any order to go around.