🎬📽️🎞️ We have a film crew at Towneley today, Wednesday 28th Oct! Please excuse the vans, production team, equipment and actors around the Hall. We’re still very much open to visitors in the Hall 12-4.30! 🎃 We have a free Halloween trail for children as well as our popular Mouse Trail, so why not….

Something magical is brewing…! 🧙‍♀️✨ Ready for a little Halloween adventure? 👻 Join us for our FREE Witches’ Potion Halloween Trail, where little witches and wizards can follow the trail, uncover clues and explore the magic along the way! 🪄🕷️ 🧙‍♀️ FREE family fun! 🍂 Perfect for a spooky….

✨Something magical is coming to Towneley Hall this Christmas… ✨ 🎅 On Saturday 12th December we are welcoming Santa and his elves for an enchanted Christmas experience for the family! Enjoy festive activities, traditions and a personalised meeting with Santa in the glory of the Hall’s beautiful….

‼️ Towneley Hall will be temporarily closed today (Sunday 25th October) due to adverse weather conditions ‼️ We apologise for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding. 🎃👻 We will be open on Wednesday to welcome everyone with our fabulous half term Halloween trail!….

🌟 Welcome to our Friday Favourites! 🌟 This week’s favourite is a fascinating piece of local history, chosen by our Museum Assistant Jenny – the sword presented to General Sir James Scarlett by the people of Burnley! ⚔️ On 25th October 1854, General Scarlett led the British Heavy Brigade in a….

🎉We are excited to announce the new exhibition, opening on Sunday 1st November: Everything is Suspended in Movement, Where Our Dream goes on Forever by artist Richard Mulhearn An audio visual installation exploring perception, uncertainty and interpretation. towneley.org.uk/events/every...

I M P O R T A N T N O T I C E SATURDAY 24th OCTOBER We are delighted to be hosting a wedding 💕 If you are planning your visit, please note that on Saturday 24th October there will be no access to the Great Hall, Regency Rooms and Long Gallery until 2.30pm. The car park will be closed from…

Home Educators Towneley Hall Museum & Art Gallery is open again - beautifully restored and ready for curious minds! Home educating families are invited to explore history, art, stories and local heritage in a setting designed to spark imagination and support flexible, interest-led learning.

🌟 Welcome to our Friday Favourites🌟 Our volunteer Kevin’s favourite is the painting ‘Near Gudvangen on the Sogne Fjord’ by Adelsteen Norman (1848–1918), which is currently on display in the Art Gallery. 🖼️ Kevin says: “The wonderful thing about a superb painting, be it a landscape, still life….

🌿 Only 3 days until Burnley’s Nature Festival 🌿 Sunday 4th October 🌿 📣 From 11am - 4pm there will be FREE entry to Towneley Hall Museum & Art Gallery 📣 Plus a whole host of family friendly activities across Towneley Park. Join us for a fun filled day! Remember to dress for the weather! 🌞🌤️

T O W N T O T O W N E L E Y has now closed 😢 Thank you to all the artists who submitted their work, to everyone who visited both exhibition venues, and to everyone voted for their favourite artworks. At Towneley we invited visitors to get creative and make their mark. There's clearly a lot of…

As Town to Towneley draws to a close, we are very pleased to share the two 'People's Choice Award' winners 🏆 Visitors to both exhibition venues cast their vote choosing Selina Maden's 'Derek the Donkey' at Towneley and Andy Lee's 'Treehouse No. 1' at Creative Spaces Burnley….

🌟Welcome to our Friday Favourites🌟 Our volunteer Elaine’s favourite is the bust of our generous benefactor Edward Stocks Massey by Walter Gilbert which is currently on display in the Art Gallery. Elaine says “I chose it because I absolutely love the bronze. The face has such character, the…

🌟 Do you fancy creating your own needle felted landscape picture like these? It’s not as hard as you think! Join us for one of our needle felt workshops delivered by the fabulous Lisa at Felts forever, creator of our Towneley Mice! 🐭❤️ Choose from a selection of suggested patterns to create….

Come and join our FREE talk on Towneley’s Furniture Collection, TODAY, Friday 18th Sept!! Hear about our wonderful collection and the stories behind these beautiful pieces in this free one hour talk. 📆 Friday 18th September 🕰️ 1.30-2.30 📍 Towneley Hall lecture theatre ⭐️ No need to book….

Fun at the Hall today celebrating #HeritageOpenDays How fabulous do our volunteers look? Visitors loved meeting them dressed in historic costumes, and even had tea & cake served by them in the Regency Room! 🫖 Children made their very own craft servants too! Thank you to…

⭐ Welcome to our Friday Favourites ⭐ This week we are reminding visitors to pick their favourite work in the Town to Towneley exhibition 🖼️ We will be announcing the People's Choice Award on Saturday September 26th! There will be two winners, one from each Town to Towneley….

PLEASE NOTE There will be limited access to toilet facilities at Towneley today, Wednesday 9th. This is due to essential works being carried out by United Utilities. We have provided a portaloo and apologise for the inconvenience. We hope to have the water back on by 2pm.

🔹 P L E A S E N O T E 🔹 🔸 Room Closures (Sat 5 Sept) 🔸 Please note that on Saturday 5th September the Great Hall, Regency Rooms and Long Gallery will be unavailable as we are hosting an event. The rest of the Hall and the exhibitions will be open as usual. As such, for this day only we will…

⭐ Welcome to our Friday Favourites ⭐ Today's pic is the Military Room, chosen by Susan, one of our fab volunteers. Susan says "This room holds the memories linked to the soldiers of the First World War. It is such a privilege to have this collection which includes the 'Death Pennies' given to….

It's the Town to Towneley final countdown! Two venues. One Hundred Burnley connected artists. Two hundred artworks. Four weeks to go... If you haven't yet seen our open call art exhibition make sure you visit soon. At both Towneley & Gallery OneTwoThree, in Burnley town centre, there's an…..

Come and visit Towneley Hall this Bank Holiday weekend! We are open Saturday, Sunday and Monday, 29-31 August. 😊 Our fabulous volunteers will share the history and many stories of the Hall! 🖼️ Town to Towneley open art exhibition is on display 🐻… and we have fun trails for families, including….

⭐️ Welcome to our Friday Favourites ⭐️ Our Visitor Services Assistant Ella has today’s pick. She says, “On a visit to Towneley Hall I was inspired by the Whalley Abbey Vestments for my university dissertation. A stunning example of Lancashire’s religious history, the vestments are thought to be..

📣 Don’t miss out on your chance to see the amazing Art Explora Mobile Museum in Burnley, a unique truck touring ‘Shaped by the Sea’, an exhibition bringing together historic, modern and contemporary works by British artists. 🖼️ It’s coming to Towneley Park tomorrow, Friday 28th August on the….

🐾 Happy National Dog Day to all our furry friends at Towneley! 🐾 We love seeing our four-legged friends walking the trails, exploring the woodland and running free on the open fields 🐶🥎 📸 Why not share your Towneley dog pics. We love seeing them! Towneley Park is a great place to bring your….

🤩 Free drop-in bite-sized talk 🤩 Tomorrow (Thurs 27th Aug) we have a free drop-in talk about the Hall at 12.30-1.00. Join one of our fabulous volunteers in the lecture theatre for an introduction to Towneley Hall and the historic rooms. If you haven’t been to Towneley before why not come…

✨ HERITAGE FESTIVAL AT TOWNELEY HALL - TOMORROW! ✨ Looking for something fun and FREE to do with the family tomorrow? Come along to Towneley Hall for a fantastic afternoon celebrating local heritage, creativity and community! Join Escape2Make for a FREE Heritage Festival, with a whole afternoon…

⭐ Welcome to our Friday Favourites ⭐ Today's pic has been chosen by Sivan, Casual Visitor Service Assistant. They have chosen the handwritten poem composed by Donald Sturgeon, who served with the R.A.F during the Second World War. Sivan says "Though the letter is about 80 years old, Donald….

This week's Friday Favourite is the marble sculpture of King Menelaus , which was given to the museum in 1904 by Edward Stocks Massey. Chosen by Jenny, Museum Assistant, Jenny says 'I enjoyed seeing The Odyssey at the cinema this week, but noticed that Menelaus in Christopher Nolan's film had….

Town to Towneley: Artist Spotlight This week we are highlighting Roy Fletcher who is demonstrating the art of carving in stone tomorrow, Friday 15th, 12-3pm. Roy, who is a member of the West Riding Stone Carving Association, began carving to clear his head of the stresses of work. Roy explains..