Towneley Hall, Historic House, Art Gallery & Museum

11/10/2026

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.

✨ What’s new?

- Restored historic rooms full of character and discovery

- Fresh, family-friendly interpretation

- Spaces designed to support different learning needs

- Free downloadable resources to bring a little bit of Towneley into your home

- A new Inspiration event for home educating families, showing how a historic house can enrich English, Maths and Science through real-world context

Why home educators love visiting:

✨ Go at your pace: linger, explore and follow your child’s interests

🏺 Real objects, real stories, real history

🌿 A calm, inspiring environment for all ages

🎨 Great for project work, art inspiration, local history and cross-curricular learning

Option to arrange workshops led by our museum educators and adapted to suit different ages and learning needs

📚 Programme Information:
https://towneley.org.uk/learn/

📩 Booking Enquiries:
[email protected]
01282 477130

🖨️ Free Resources:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/TowneleyHallMuseum

🎟️ Inspiration Event:
https://buytickets.at/towneleyhallmuseumartgallery/2394661

Home Educator Inspiration Day: English, Maths and Science – Towneley Hall Museum & Art Gallery, Tue 10 Nov 2026 - Unlock the power of real-world learning with our new inspiration event for home educating families. Spend a morning at Towneley Hall and discover how this historic house can bring Engl...

09/10/2026

🌟 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 or portrait, is that it never stops giving. For me, this painting has the ‘wow’ factor. I could gaze at it all day, every day.

The huge canvas reflects the magnificence of the scene, and the painting captures beautifully the awesomeness of nature. The scene also gives a sense of calmness and serenity that relaxes and quietens the mind. It provides a stillness for reflection that too often is lacking in modern life.”

Burnley Council
Culture Burnley

06/10/2026

📚 ✨Educational visits at Towneley Hall📚 ✨

We had a lovely school class visit to Towneley Hall on Friday, exploring the Museum and taking part in our Houses and Homes workshop.

We were especially pleased to receive this lovely feedback:

💬 “The visit to Towneley Hall was brilliant! The pace of the session was perfect and kept the learning moving throughout.”

And they described the visit as an “enjoyable and valuable experience for the children.”

Thank you for visiting us! We’re always happy to welcome schools to Towneley and bring learning to life through our collections and workshops. ✨

For more information about our education offer click on the link below 🔗

https://towneley.org.uk/learn/

Burnley Council
Simply Schools

Towneley Hall, once the home of the important Towneley family for over 600 years, has been Burnley’s Art Gallery and Museum for more than 120 years.

01/10/2026

🌿 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! 🌞🌤️

Burnley Council
Culture Burnley

26/09/2026

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. Huge congratulations to you both!

25/09/2026

🌟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 subject looks so kind and generous. Also he has an amazing moustache! In addition, if it weren't for him, Towneley might not be so rich in the treasures and artworks they were able to purchase as a result of his generosity. Edward Stocks Massey left a bequest in his will towards the arts in Burnley”.





Burnley Council
Culture Burnley

23/09/2026

🌟 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 your own felted landscape picture.

Whether you’re a seasoned crafter or eager to explore a new artistic avenue, these workshops offer a fantastic opportunity to create, learn, and share in a very welcoming, creative atmosphere.

📆 Sunday 11th October
🕰️ 12-3.30pm
📍 Towneley Hall lecture theatre

£35 including materials, tuition & refreshments

Minimum 7 and maximum 10 people per workshop

Call the shop to book (Mon-Wed 12-4.30) – 01282 477130

23/09/2026

🌟 Do you fancy creating your own needle felted landscape picture like these? It’s not as hard as you think!

Join us for once 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 your own felted landscape picture.

Whether you’re a seasoned crafter or eager to explore a new artistic avenue, these workshops offer a fantastic opportunity to create, learn, and share in a very welcoming, creative atmosphere.

📆 Sunday 11th October
🕰️ 12-3.30pm
📍 Towneley Hall lecture theatre

£35 including materials, tuition & refreshments

Minimum 7 and maximum 10 people per workshop

Call the shop to book (Mon-Wed 12-4.30) – 01282 477130



Burnley Council
Culture Burnley
The Towneley Hall Society

18/09/2026

📣 Hey everyone, don’t miss this! 📣

Tomorrow, Saturday 19th September, it’s FREE ENTRY to the Hall to celebrate Heritage Open Days 2026!!

We’re open 12-4.15 (last entry 3.45pm) so don’t miss out.

🎨 Also tomorrow we have a FREE Creative Impressions: Children's Print Making Workshop for young creatives 7-12 yrs 🖼️

1pm-2.30pm Booking is essential via the eventbrite link
Join artist Alan Birch for a FREE hands on children's printmaking workshop. The workshop will begin by sketching your favourite ideas from the Town to Towneley exhibition, before turning your drawings into beautiful prints to take home!

Book your place here:

Join artist and printmaker Alan Birch for a creative children's workshop inspired by our current exhibition, Town to Towneley.

18/09/2026

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, just come along

We look forward to seeing you there!






Burnley Council
Culture Burnley
The Towneley Hall Society