 All Museums January to June 2011 |
Beecroft Gallery 2012 |
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2011
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Events
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Until 8th January 2012 Central Museum |
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Beecroft Gallery
Many hidden gems from the town’s costume collection
will be on display; highlights include stunning eighteenth century
gentlemen’s waistcoats and floral bathing suits from our extensive
collection - works of art in the form of fashion. |
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Saturday 3rd December 2011 - 5.00pm to 7.00pm
Visitors will be able to view the Moon and other celestial objects through the powerful telescopes of the Castle Point Astronomy Club (weather permitting!).
More details at www.cpac.org.uk
Admission Free (Donations Welcomed!)
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Until 17th December Beecroft Gallery |
2012
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5th January to 21st January 2012 Southend Young Creatives & Beach London
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Throughout 2012
Throughout 2012 the Beecroft’s Gallery 4, on the third floor, will show some of the brightest photographic talent within Essex. |
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Journey to the Podium |
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11th February to 26th May Dinosaurs Rock
Discover the fantastic and terrifying world of the dinosaur.
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14th February to 10th June In My Ladys' Chamber
A costume exhibition exploring the Victorian lady’s attire from dawn until
dusk. Upstairs at Southchurch Hall - no disabled access.
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14th February to 18th February Victorian Pastimes
Half term Victorian parlour games, decoupage and rag rugging, £3
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Jurassic Park
Classic film. Dinosaurs and humans were never supposed
to meet.
Cert PG Tickets £3 plus 10% discount in the shop.
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Saturday 3rd March 2012 - 6.00pm to 8.00pm
Visitors will be able to view the Moon and other celestial objects through the powerful telescopes of the Castle Point Astronomy Club (weather permitting!).
More details at www.cpac.org.uk
Admission Free (Donations Welcomed!)
Note: Other open nights will be held on 28th April (9.00pm to 10.30pm) and 24th November (5.30pm to 7.30pm) |
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Saturday 7th April - 10.00am to 3.30pm Easter Hunt
Follow the hunt and claim your prize plus Easter crafts. £2.50
Last admission 3.00pm
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7th April to 16th June 2012 In collaboration with the town’s leading contemporary photographic gallery, Focal Point, the Beecroft presents an exhibition which celebrates the vast array of musical success and talent that has arisen from this small corner of Essex. The exhibition will bring together a wide range of media from contemporary artworks to archive material, including photographs, album sleeves, posters and paintings.
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Central Museum Big Rock Weekend
Wonderful rocks, fossils, a volcano, panning for gold, quizzes and
meteorites.
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Monday 30th April at 7.15pm Central Museum Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo
Launching the Southend Film Festival Fringe;
Live Q & A with the Director after the screening via Skype
Tickets £5 Doors open 6.30pm
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Central Museum Dark Star
Southend Film Festival Fringe; John Carpenter’s classic space comedy. Cert
PG.
Tickets £3.50. Doors 6.30pm Start 7.15pm,
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Tuesday 8th May at 7.15pm Central Museum Serenity
Joss
Whedon’s conclusion of Firefly, or for the causal viewer an enjoyable space
jaunt. Cert 15
Tickets £3.50. Doors 6.30pm Start 7.15pm,
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Central Museum Night of the Museum
Behind the scenes of the museum revealed; bug man, live art, free taster Planetarium sessions
Tickets £3.50. Doors 6.30pm Start 7.15pm,
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Saturday 25th May at 7.15pm Southchurch Hall Minstrels Gallery - Music for a Golden Queen
As Queen Elizabeth II prepares to celebrate her Diamond
Jubilee this special concert will look back to the first Elizabethan era,
with readings and music that would have been regularly heard at court.
Tickets £12.50 available from Central Museum pre booking
essential.
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Central Museum Thames Titanics - Wrecks from the Estuary
Artefacts from the bed of the Thames tell the story of vessels lost to the
treacherous waters. |
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6th to 8th June Central Museum Jubilee Activities
Quizzes and trails |
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Saturday 16th June Prittlewell Priory Restoration Complete!
Restoration complete; a day of celebration to mark the reopening of this
popular and historic building to the public.
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7th July to 29th September 2012 54th Essex Open Exhibition
The handing in of work is 2 – 16 June. Selection is by prominent people in the art world and there are generous sponsored awards for various categories. A maximum of three works per artist is allowed. Fees are; £6 one entry, £11 two entries and £14 three entries.
Entry forms and rules are available from the gallery and
to download on www.southendmuseums.co.uk from mid April. |
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Clued Up! |
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Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th August 2012 Tudor Festival |
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15th August 2012 Teddy Bears Picnic
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22nd August 2012 Music Days
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Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th September 2012 Tickfield Stores Heritage Open Days
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6th October to 15th December 2012 A Time and a Place
Visitors
may well be surprised that in some instances little has changed and members
of the Essex based photography group 20:20 provide through their photographs
an excellent and vivid comparison of how the scenes look today. |
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6th October to 15th December 2012 Christmas Cracker
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13th October to 26th January 2013 Space!
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29th October to 2nd November Half Term Events
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24th November Southchurch Hall Christmas Open Day
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Until 25th
January 2012
Astronomy
Open Night
This exhibition is
a culmination of a three year project and provides, through art, a
remarkable insight into the world of dedication, focus and sacrifice
demanded of an aspiring Olympic and Paralympic athlete.
16th February at 5.00pm
Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th April - 10.00am to
4.00pm
Tuesday 1st May at 7.15pm
Saturday 12th May - 6.15pm to 9.15pm
2nd June to 6th October 
21st July to
1st September 2012