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Beecroft Lecture Series

Southend Museums

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A free, weekly lecture series hosted by Southend Adult Community College at the Beecroft Art Gallery, spanning four fun topics of Essex history.

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'The Science of Space' Free Lecture Series

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Journey with us from the Beecroft Art Gallery into the darkest corners of the cosmos, as part of our free, four part lecture series 'The Science of Space'.

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Christmas at Southend Museums

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Join us for a variety of festive events across our sites this December. With visits from Father Christmas and Mrs Claus, cosy film screenings, a special seasonal Space Day, wreath making and more there's something for everyone in Southend this winter!

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Christmas Space Day

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Join our intrepid, intergalactic team in Southend Central Museum this December for special seasonal planetarium shows, magical meteorite handling and spaceman storytelling sessions.

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City Day

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Join Southend Museums for a full day of free events across our sites, celebrating the very first 'City Day'!

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Cult Classics: Beecroft Cinema Club

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Beecroft Cinema Club presents 'Cult Classics' series, screening the iconic films that fans are frenzied for on the last Thursday of each month at the Beecroft Art Gallery.

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Free Tours

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We offer a range of regular, free tours across our sites.

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Heritage Open Days 2025

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Join Southend Museums for a free tour as part of Heritage Open Days 2025.

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Museum Lates

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Explore our sites, exhibitions and collections after hours, every third Thursday of the month.

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Priory and Prejudice

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Join us at Prittlewell Priory for a special screening of Pride and Prejudice (2005). Get closer to Jane Austen's world of stolen glances and regency dances and enjoy this enduringly popular, genre defining period drama in a period house.

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Roman Day

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Join us this half term for Roman Day! Get hands on with history in an arte'fact's handling session, discover the Roman myths written in the stars in a planetarium show, and explore our new interactive exhibition 'Romans: Settling in Southend'.

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Roman Day

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Join us at Southend Central Museum for Roman Day! Get hands on with history in an arte'fact's handling session, discover the Roman myths written in the stars in a planetarium show, and explore our new interactive exhibition 'Romans: Settling in Southend'.

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Santa's Space Day

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Join our intrepid, intergalactic team in Southend Central Museum this December for special seasonal planetarium shows and magical meteorite handling.

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Southend City Day

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Join Southend Museums for a full day of free activities across our sites, celebrating Southend City Day.

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Southend is Brutal

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A day of talks and tours by leading experts exploring the overlooked history and architecture of post war Southend on Sea. Discover the unheard stories behind the buildings walked past everyday, and learn why Southend is Brutal.

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Space Day

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Join us at Southend Museum and Planetarium for a day-out of this world! Blast off in our specially curated shows, perfect for aspiring astronauts and astrologers, and reach for the stars in an interactive 'meet the meteorites' object handling session.

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Space Day - April

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Join us at Southend Museum and Planetarium for a day-out of this world! Blast off in our specially curated shows, perfect for aspiring astronauts and astronomers, and reach for the stars in an interactive 'meet the meteorites' object handling session.

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Space Day - July

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Join us at Southend Museum and Planetarium for a day-out of this world! Blast off in our specially curated shows, perfect for aspiring astronauts and astronomers, and reach for the stars in an interactive 'meet the meteorites' object handling session.

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Spacetime Sundays

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Free, accessible drop in sessions for casual cosmic conversations with our local astrophysicist at the Beecroft Art Gallery. Running on regular Sunday mornings, open to all space enthusiasts.

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Spooky Space Day

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A Halloween themed Space Day at Southend Central Museum and Planetarium! Blast off in our specially spooky shows, perfect for aspiring astronauts and alien investigators, and get your helmets on for spaceman story telling and object handing sessions.

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Spooky Space Day

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A Halloween themed Space Day at Southend Central Museum and Planetarium! Blast off in our specially spooky shows, perfect for aspiring astronauts and alien investigators, and get your helmets on for hands on supernatural space sample handling.

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Spooky Space Day

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A Halloween themed Space Day at Southend Central Museum and Planetarium! Blast off in our specially spooky shows, perfect for aspiring astronauts and alien investigators, and get your helmets on for hands on supernatural space sample handling.

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Spring Space Day

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Join our intrepid, intergalactic team this Easter for a day of planetarium shows and meteorite handling sessions at Southend Central Museum and Planetarium. For tickets to our regular planetarium shows, call Southend Central Museum at 01702 212345.

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Spring Space Day

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Join our intrepid, intergalactic team this Easter holidays for a day of planetarium shows and meteorite handling sessions at Southend Central Museum and Planetarium.

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Supermassive Space Weekend

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Join our intrepid, intergalactic team in the summer holidays for a full weekend of planetarium shows, meteorite handling sessions and space themed activities at Southend Central Museum and Planetarium.

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Supermassive Space Weekend

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Join our intrepid, intergalactic team in the summer holidays for a full weekend of planetarium shows, meteorite handling sessions and space themed activities at Southend Central Museum and Planetarium.

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The Science of Space

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Journey with us from the Beecroft Art Gallery into the darkest corners of the cosmos, in our free, four part lecture series 'The Science of Space'. A perfect introduction to all things astrophysical. Suitable for children aged 10+ and adults.