Hastings Refugee Week
This year, Refugee Week (20-26 June) will see a unique series of creative actions and events taking place in multiple locations across Hastings & St Leonards and beyond which highlight and value the migrant experience, promoting the Refugee Week 2022…
Exploring The Diddakoi
The 2022 A Town Explores A Book festival centres around Rumer Godden’s The Diddakoi on the 50th anniversary of its publication. Festival director, Gail Borrow outlines what’s in store. A Town Explores A Book originated in 2017 when ExploreTheArch Theatre…
The Refugee Buddy Project Christmas Fair
The Refugee Buddy Project will be holding their popular Christmas Fair on 4 December 2021. After a gap of one year, the event returns for 2021 hosted by the Hastings Museum and Art Gallery. There will be something for everybody,…
Animating Hastings
Supported by Hastings Museum and Art Gallery, as part of the Hastings Digital Museum programme, Tree Tunnel have created the bare bones of a 30-second animated film celebrating the town – and they need your help to bring it to…
ARTS DIARY
Black Magik Black Magik Fest is a new arts festival in St Leonards celebrating what it means to be Black and British. It’s devised and curated by resident Jack Kennedy who says: “Alongside an amazing line-up of artists we will…
Looking at Things: A virtual show to make you look closer
By Benji Thomas With the new year came the same old lockdown challenges for galleries and museums. To get people engaged with their collection from afar, Hastings Museum and Art Gallery has opened the virtual exhibition, Looking at Things, which…
Hastings Museum is ‘Good to Go’
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery re-opened on Thursday, 10th December. The family-friendly museum with amazingly diverse collections, offers access to art, culture and history from around the ;And the museum is free to visit with free onsite parking! You still…
Black History Month
Celebrating the local Black community in Hastings St Leonards and Hastings Alliance for Diverse Ethnicities (SHADE), Black Butterfly and Hastings Borough Council are joining in the celebration of Black History Month this October. WE ARE HERE is a collaborative programme…
Museum Reopens
The Hastings Museum and Art Gallery, which has been accessible only digitally since March because of the Covid-19 pandemic, reopened its doors to visitors on Thursday 27th August, subject to advance bookings through the museum’s website or by phone. Besides…
The Two-Grand Piano No Need To Consult On Sale, Says Museum Manager
Local pianists have been surprised and disappointed to hear that Hastings Museum and Art Gallery sold off a 9-foot Estonia concert grand piano last winter for a price of around £2,000 without any consultation save within the committee that runs…