The Panacea Museum is open from 11 am - 5 pm every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday until the end of October.
This museum tells the story of the Panacea Society – a remarkable religious community formed in the early twentieth century.
The Panacea Museum is in ‘Castleside’, a beautiful Victorian house that was part of the community’s headquarters. It tells the story of the Panacea Society and other similar religious groups.
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Precious Earth Art Collective are a group of ceramicists who create work in response to global issues such as climate change. They return to the museum to present ANTHROPOCENE: OF OUR OWN MAKING, an exhibition of new works inspired by the CenSAMM 2018 conference theme of Natural Disasters and apocalypse.
On Saturday the 15th Sept from 11 -5 pm PEAC will be hosting Anthropocene-Keep It Green! in the Panacea Museum Gardens. Speakers will include: • Rupert Read - Green Politician and Philosopher • Jo Atherton - Environmental Artist • Aletheia Mashiri - Community Gardener • Athen Ayren– Greenpeace Greenspeaker • Jane Perrone- Freelance writer specialising in plants and gardens • Kezzabelle Ambler – Performance Poet There will be a range of stands including Abundance Bedford, Greenpeace, The Woodland Trust and Bedfordshire Climate Change Forum. Free workshops will include ‘Green Wishes’ ceramics for adults and children and ‘Museum Of The Future’ family quiz.
Risk Takers and History Makers is an HLF funded, Vote 100, schools and community engagement project in partnership with John Bunyan Museum and Bedford Chronicles. It will highlight Bedford’s hidden heritage, sharing the stories of four women who, over a 300yr period fought and struggled against the society and government, for justice or their faith and beliefs. The project will culminate in a two week exhibition at the museums.
This museum tells the story of the Panacea Society – a remarkable religious community formed in the early twentieth century.
The Panacea Museum is in ‘Castleside’, a beautiful Victorian house that was part of the community’s headquarters. It tells the story of the Panacea Society and other similar religious groups.