Bexhill Museum

A traditional volunteer run local museum

Bexhill Museum

A traditional volunteer run local museum

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Come and see our unique collections. Everything from dinosaur footprints to the history of the town's iconic De la Warr Pavilion. Plus everything in between, and Suzy Eddie Izzard's amazing model railways.

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What's On

Diary of events and exhibitions at Bexhill Museum

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Education

Learning activities for all ages

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What's happening

Bexhill Girlguiders take over for World Thinking Day

Bexhill Girlguiding members kick started their 100-year celebrations with a takeover of Bexhill Museum for World Thinking Day.

Arts events for seven to 11 year olds in Bexhill

Get Creative! – A fun-filled week of arts, music & history

Music, arts & making workshops for eligible seven to 11 year olds. This Easter’s theme is Ancient Egypt, with activities starting at Bexhill Museum and going on to the De la Warr Pavilion.

Our coast’s iconic lighthouses

2 April @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Our speaker Ed Peppitt has visited every onshore and offshore lighthouse in England and Wales. This talk will focus on our local ‘solitary guards of the sea’.

Lego Day at Bexhill Museum

17 April

LEGO® Education brings the museum’s collection to life. Solve challenges or just get down with the bricks and build! No experience necessary. Each young person must be accompanied by an adult. Ages 5+.

Jasper and George, winner of our Xmas trail competition and his family

George the Gingerbread Cuddly Toy finds a home

The winner of our Christmas Gingerbread Trail competition has been announced. He is four year old Jasper, who chose the name George for his cuddly toy prize.

An imagined scene drawn by Anthony Hutchings. Around what is now the 'Bexhill area' but, 135 million years ago: a spinosaur seizes the carcass of an ornithopod, much to the annoyance of the smaller tyrannosaurs and dromaeosaurids.

Tyrannosaur teeth found in Bexhill with help of local expert

Tyrannosaurs, Spinosaurs and Velociraptor-like predators roamed Bexhill 135 million years ago, confirmed by fossilised teeth discovered by retired local quarryman Dave Brockhurst.