Southend Museums

We store and share Southend's stories. Step inside and discover something incredible about our historic seaside town!

[Southend Museums @SouthendMuseums]

NEW EXHIBITION ALERT🔬📷👩‍🔬
📌Southend Central Museum
📅Weds - Sun | 11am - 5pm
🎟️Adults £4.50 | Children £2.50
An exhibition focusing on the post-excavation conservation and scientific analyses lead by @HistoricEngland on never before seen objects from the London shipwreck

[Beecroft Art Gallery @BeecroftGallery]

Now showing. The 61st Essex Open Art Exhibition, celebrating the creativity and talent of artists from across our region.
Poster Image: Niiice! by Sherie Corney
@SouthendMuseums @VisitSouthend

[Visit Southend @VisitSouthend]

MEET FATHER CHRISTMAS 🎄🎅

Father Christmas will be visiting @SouthendMuseums historic Prittlewell Priory again this year, bringing seasons greetings, holiday cheer and of course, plenty of presents!

👉 https://t.co/uTAPXSQ8Dt

[Visit Southend @VisitSouthend]

SANTA PAWS🤶🐶

Bring your furry friend along to @SouthendMuseums Priory Visitor Centre this Christmas for a meet, greet and treat with Mrs Claus! 🤶

📅 Saturday 6 & Sunday 7 December
📍 Prittlewell Priory

Find out more 👉https://t.co/sbFOsCigWd

[Southend Museums @SouthendMuseums]

December 1st marks World AIDS Day.
Started in 1988, it is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic.
From the late 1980s the Southend Health Authority published pamphlets to spread awareness locally, three of which still survive in our collection #WorldAIDSDay2025

[Visit Southend @VisitSouthend]

SPOOKY SPACE DAY 🚀👨‍🚀

Blast into a Halloween themed Space Day with @SouthendMuseums! 🌕

📌 Southend Central Museum & Planetarium
📅 Wednesday 29 October
🕚 11am - 5pm
🎟️ Booking required

Find more info below 👇👇
https://t.co/tnBpD0x4ew

[Explore Essex @ExploreEssex]

We've got all things autumn and winter covered in our NEW Essex Explorer magazine. 📖🍁❄️

Read it online now for October half term, Halloween and festive days out. Including our top ten things to do in Essex this season!

https://t.co/z5wHt9Vw7u

[Southend Museums @SouthendMuseums]

📣NEW FASHION EXHIBITION📣
'Dressed for Business: The Gloria Levin Collection of Hardy Amies Couture'
@beecroftartgallery from 20/09/25. Free Entry.
Our new exhibition at the explores the wardrobe of Gloria Levin, one of the most influential women in British business history.

[Visit Southend @VisitSouthend]

🍂☀ WHAT'S ON SEPTEMBER ☀🍂

Although August is nearly over, the excitement in Southend shows no signs of slowing down! 🙌

See our website for details and even more Southend events 👇👇
https://t.co/ShcwBwK9V9

[Beecroft Art Gallery @BeecroftGallery]

🎨✨ Calling all artists! ✨🎨
Entry forms for the 61st Essex Open are NOW AVAILABLE at the Beecroft.
Painters, sculptors, printmakers, photographers—this is your moment.
Be part of one of this annual celebration of art.

@SouthendMuseums @VisitSouthend

[Southend Museums @SouthendMuseums]

TONIGHT!⚡️⚡️⚡️

[Visit Southend @VisitSouthend]

BEECROFT CINEMA CLUB 🚀🎬

Join @SouthendMuseums this August and blast off to planet Mongo with ‘Flash Gordon (1980)’, a superhero space adventure! ⚡️

🗓 Thursday 28 August
🍿 Doors 6pm
📍 @beecroftartgallery
🪐 11+ only | PG | 1hr 51min
👉 https://t.co/vUrgUkpTq7

[Beecroft Art Gallery @BeecroftGallery]

🎬 Southend CineScene presents Oil City Confidential 🎸
📅 Wed 3 Sept | Doors 6pm | Film 6:30pm
📍 Beecroft Art Gallery | 🎟️ Free (donations welcome)
Julien Temple’s high-octane doc on Dr. Feelgood showing as part of our Scene By The Sea supporting events @SouthendMuseums

[Essex Echo @Essex_Echo]

Seven of the most historic places to visit in south Essex this summer https://t.co/HZvX1pYtUr

[HE Maritime @HE_Maritime]

It was great to attend the opening of the new exhibition 'The London Shipwreck - Her Final Voyage' at @SouthendMuseums on Friday. It’s so good to see the efforts of licensee divers, archaeologists, conservators and specialists showcased. https://t.co/GiVf0Hpc4p

[Dr Dawn Pereira @Dawnyprawnypie]

William Mitchell certainly liked to be beside the seaside, I will explore the influence of the sea on his concrete artwork at the 'Southend is Brutal' Beecroft Art Gallery event on 6 July 2025. See this Instagram post by @southendmuseums https://t.co/rVaFcumzEa

[Beecroft Art Gallery @BeecroftGallery]

🎶 Discover the stories behind Southend’s iconic music venues! Join Will Birch, Jackson Sloan & John Howard at Beecroft Gallery, Sun 22 June. FREE entry — reserve your ticket now 👉 https://t.co/WHX04PCaHn @SouthendMuseums @VisitSouthend

[Beecroft Art Gallery @BeecroftGallery]

Opening Saturday 24th May: The Thames Group of Artists presents The Scene By The Sea — a vibrant tribute to Southend’s pop cultural past, reimagined through contemporary art. @SouthendMuseums @VisitSouthend @VisitEssex

[Visit Southend @VisitSouthend]

NEW EXHIBITION ALERT 🔬⚗️👩‍🔬

The London Shipwreck: Her Final Voyage opens at Southend Museums Central Museum this Saturday!

📌 Central Museum
📅 Weds - Sun | 11am - 5pm
🎟️ Adults £4.50 | Children £2.50
👉https://t.co/4Cq84JwEqm

[Visit Southend @VisitSouthend]

WHAT'S ON JUNE ☀ 🍦

June is almost here, and Southend has loads of great events coming up! From family fun to live music, food markets and films, there’s something for everyone!

✨ Get inspired by our top picks below 👇

https://t.co/ShcwBwK9V9

[Beecroft Art Gallery @BeecroftGallery]

🎬 Join us for our second #CineScene event as we celebrate a cinema icon!
Explore David Lynch’s visionary world with The Art Life, a documentary on his early life, art & creative process.
🎟️ Tickets: https://t.co/Hg8RdF0Zdx