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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Inspired by the wonderful mobiles of artist, Alexander Calder, everyone will make their own Fishy Mobile to hang at home - a large fish from wire, buttons and beads with a shoal of colourful swimming paper fish, drawn from Bexhill Museum’s Fishy Life!!

Get Fishy! Half-term arts workshops for 7-11 year olds

20 February

Inspired by the wonderful mobiles of artist Alexander Calder, children can make their own Fishy Mobile and a shoal of colourful swimming paper fish.

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.

Front page of the New York Times reporting the sinking of the Titanic.

The sinking of the RMS Titanic – re-lived

19 February @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Charismatic historian & performer Tony Harris re-lives the sinking of the Titanic through the eyes of one of its fated passengers.

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.

John Betts: Twenty-one years of service to Bexhill Museum

Bexhill Museum is saddened to report the passing of John Betts, our much respected honorary president, and driving force behind our 2009 extension project.

An artist's impression of the proposed new loos intended for Egerton Park.

New & Old Public Toilets in Egerton Park in 2024

Plans for new public toilets in Egerton Park to replace the existing ones under Bexhill Museum, which are owned & maintained by Rother District Council,