Towneley Hall is excited to be hosting the exhibition Pioneers of the Material World as part of the British Textile Biennial, which opens tomorrow! The exhibition shows how clothing made for survival in extreme environments was later redefined for high street fashion and counter culture. See…..

Hot off the press 🔥 The latest issue of Burnley Lifestyle magazine is available now... 🛍️ It includes a feature on Towneley Hall shop, our range of beautiful hand-crafted products made by Burnley and Lancashire artists, and our exciting new lines in partnership with Burnley-based businesses….

🌟Welcome to our Friday favourites🌟 Our Volunteer Bob’s favourite item is the marble sculpture “Emily and White Doe of Rylstone” which is displayed in the Great Hall and dates from 1865🤩 Bob says "It was a sunny afternoon and I noticed the sunlight began to pour through the window behind the…

I M P O R T A N T N O T I C E SATURDAY 27th SEPTEMBER If you are planning your visit, please note that on Saturday 27th September there will be no access to the Great Hall, Regency Rooms and Long Gallery due to us hosting a private event. We…..

We are celebrating Heritage Open Days 2025🥳 We will be offering FREE ENTRY on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st of September. We are open from 12pm- 4.30pm (last entry 4pm). Costumed characters will welcome you!👋 Free guided tours (must be booked, through Eventbrite or enquire in the shop)……

⭐️ Welcome to our Friday Favourites ⭐️ Today’s Friday favourite comes from our volunteer and work placement Emma, who has chosen Towneley’s Priest Hide. It is the largest in England and hidden below the floor of a bedroom, which you can see through a glazed panel. Emma says “This is a great…..

Have you seen the Exhibition 'You Can Never Really Return Home' by Burnley born artist Elliott Flannagan at The Salon, St. James's Street? If not, make sure you catch it before it ends on September 28th! The exhibition explores memories of growing up in Burnley and returning as an adult, seeing…..

I M P O R T A N T N O T I C E SATURDAY 13th SEPTEMBER If you are planning your visit, please note that on Saturday 13th September there will be no access to the Great Hall, Regency Rooms and Long Gallery from 1pm until closing. We are delighted & very excited to be hosting our first wedding..

👻 Have you ever wanted to spend the night at Towneley Hall? 🌙🦉 This is a unique and very exciting opportunity to experience staying overnight, whilst raising money for two worthy charities. We’re not a hotel, so bring your camping mat and sleeping bag and roll them out for the night in our…..

Today's ⭐ Friday Favourite ⭐ was picked by Tayba who recently joined us on a work experience placement. Tayba chose The Blind Beggar' the first painting purchased for the collection with funds raised by visitors paying a penny to leave their umbrellas at the entrance 🌂

Save the date! Burnley's Nature Festival is back🌳 A great afternoon, with a range of free, fun activities provided by fabulous partners and organisations. Showcasing lots of fabulous ways you can connect with the outdoor spaces and places across our Borough 💚 A jam…..

🌟Welcome to our Friday favourites🌟 Our Museum Assistant Ruth’s favourite item is the water filter made locally by a firm called Brooke and Pickup based at Towneley Colliery. This ceramic dates back to the 1800’s and is on display in our Victorian Kitchen🧑‍🍳 Ruth says "It’s a beautifully made…

It’s International Dog Day! 🐶 To celebrate we're sharing a reel of our dog gate, located at the bottom of the cantilever staircase. This gate was used to stop dogs from clambering up stairs and jumping on Towneley family & friends sleeping in the bedrooms above 😴 From tomorrow…..

⭐️ Welcome to our Friday Favourites ⭐️ One of our Education Assistant Amber’s favourite item at the Hall is our wonderful 1800s grand piano in the Regency Room, played here by our piano tuner William Ashton 🎹 ❤️ Would you love to play our grand piano in the beautiful Regency Rooms? 🎹 We are……..

📣We’re open Bank Holiday Monday! Have you been to Towneley Hall since our major restoration? 💛 Take in the beautifully restored rooms! 🐭 Try our new mouse trail, a favourite with kids and adults alike! 🛍️ Treat yourself in our shop with products by…

Smile! It's World Photography Day 📸 To celebrate #WorldPhotographyDay we're sharing the painting 'Smile' by Charles Spencelahy, c. 1932. Purchased for the collection in 1933 via the Stocks Massey Bequest Fund.

This week's Friday Favourite marks the 80th anniversary of VJ Day' Towneley Hall reflects on the campaigns held within Burma (now known as Myanmar) where military personnel from East Lancashire fought. As well as British personnel Commonwealth Countries (including India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh….

With the help of some fab art technicians we have been returning the historic furniture to the beautiful Long Gallery Bedrooms 🤎 We still have a lot of work to do, and a lot of cleaning, but we think it's looking great! We can't wait to open the Long Gallery and welcome our visitors back….

Bill’s Teddy Bear’s Picnic with Burnley Youth Theatre Who’s joining us for free family fun on the lawn today (Sat 9th Aug) 12.30-3.00pm? 🐻🧺❤️🥪🧺🐻❤️ Join us for fun on the lawn in front of the Hall for story time, drama games and crafts. Bring your own picnic, and…..

⭐ Welcome to our Friday Favourites ⭐ This week's Favourite comes from the whole Towneley Team, chosen to honour International Cat Day 😻 It's our new Bill the Bear book, featuring Tabitha the kitchen cat. Tabitha, who loves a kitty pun, helps Bill look for the….

Thank you to all Bill the Bear's pals who joined us for today's craft activity 🐻🖍️ All the bear faces were grrrrrrrreat!!! Join us tomorrow, Thursday 7th August, Junior Sew Social 🧵🪡 Our sewing group ladies will help you stitch your own Bill the Bear!

This week Towneley’s Bill the Bear is celebrating the Hall being re-open and we’re hosting some FREE family events for you to enjoy! 🐻 Wednesday 6th August, 1-2pm 👩🏻‍🎨 Bear crafts Come and join our FREE drop in session in the lecture theatre and create your very own bear face to celebrate Bill the….

🤩 F A M I L Y F U N 🤩 Families have been having lots of fun at Towneley Hall in our first week of re-opening following our major restoration work! … exploring the beautiful Hall, learning about the historic rooms and museum objects, and talking with our wonderful volunteers and staff….

🌟Welcome to our Friday favourites🌟 Our work experience student Sophie’s favourite item is The Midday Meal painting by John Frederick Herring (1795-1865) 🖼️ Sophie says "Personally as a hobby I horse ride and the depiction and realism embedded within a mix of oils to create such a meticulous……

Today our fabulous Sew Social sewing group saw their amazing chair covers in situ for the first time 🤩 The covers make it clear to our visitors which chairs are for sitting on, and which are historic collections as it is not always obvious 🪑 Look out for them when you visit and don't forget to……

We're still busy behind the scenes... We still have plenty of work to do, putting back collections & adding those final touches since reopening on Friday. Closing to the public on Mondays & Tuesdays allows us to complete important collections work. This week we have redisplayed the marble bust……

WE’VE MISSED YOU! It’s so nice to see you again!! Today we welcomed visitors back to Towneley after our major restoration and these four young ladies were the first in the queue! So much wonderful feedback, so many smiling faces and so many people having fun with our brand new mouse trail 🐭🧀🐭

WE’VE MISSED YOU! It’s so nice to see you again!! Today we welcomed visitors back to Towneley after our major restoration and these four young ladies were the first in the queue! So much wonderful feedback, so many smiling faces and so many people having fun with our brand new mouse trail 🐭🧀🐭

⭐️The Hall is looking amazing, the team are excited and we can’t wait to see you when we reopen tomorrow, 25th July! ⭐️ Whilst we couldn’t wait any longer to open the Hall again, please note that the Long Gallery, Priest Hide and Servants Bedroom will not be available to see just yet, due to…..

We have the news you’ve all been waiting for! We are delighted to announce that Towneley Hall will reopen to the public on Friday 25th July at 12pm. It is expected to be very busy, so please bear this in mind when planning your visit, and consider visiting mid-week or after the summer….

🌟Welcome to our Friday favourites🌟 Our work experience student Sophie’s favourite item is The Midday Meal painting by John Frederick Herring (1795-1865) 🖼️ Sophie says "Personally as a hobby I horse ride and the depiction and realism embedded within a mix of oils to create such a meticulous scene…

🤩 🪡🧵 The wonderful ladies in our Sew Social sewing group have been very busy creating the most beautiful chair covers for in the Hall, inspired by the museum collection and parkland. The group brought them together and celebrated each other’s incredible talent, creativity and passion for sewing. 🙌

We very much enjoyed our visit to Olive High School last week. The year 7 girls shared with us their amazing project work on Towneley Hall! They gave us a brilliant presentation, read beautiful poetry they’d written, shared journaling they’d done on a sunny day by the pond ☀️ and told us about….

It may be rainy ☔️ but if you’re looking for something to do today (Sunday 6th July) we have our FREE Museum of Local Crafts & Industries located behind the Hall open 12-4.30! ⚙️ Take a trip down memory lane and explore a host of fascinating objects from the home and local industries of the past!….

🌟Welcome to our Friday favourites🌟 Our work experience student Maja’s favourite item is Clara Frost’s armband from WW1 which is displayed in the Military Room. Maja says "I chose this item as my favourite because it shows how much Clara Frost and others dedicated themselves…..

⭐️Welcome to our Friday Favourites ⭐️ This week’s Friday Favourite comes from volunteer Alan, and it’s the original bar from the former Canal Tavern in Burnley, on display in our Museum of Local Crafts & Industries. Alan says, “From my love of local canal history, and talking with visitors, this…..

I M P O R T A N T N O T I C E 🔸 On Wednesday 25th June, Towneley Hall toilets and shop will be closed to the public, due to a planned power-cut by Electricity North West. This is to allow their engineers to work safely as they upgrade overhead electrical equipment on their network.

Towneley Hall Museum & Art Gallery is proud to offer training to our fantastic volunteers in partnership with Lancashire Adult Learning. @LancsLearning & @Nelson&ColneCollege are the Number 1 College in the country for Adult Learning & have rated OUTSTANDING for an amazing…….

🌟Welcome to our Friday favourites🌟 Our casual staff Carol’s favourite item is the perspex model of Towneley Hall. The model will feature in our brand new Welcome Room which we can't wait to share! Opening dates to be announced soon 📢 Carol says "the perspex model of Towneley Hall is very….

🌟Welcome to our Friday favourites🌟 Our volunteer David’s favourite item is the Towneley Well which is tucked away outside the kitchen. The water is from a fresh water stream under the hall. David says "It’s located in an area that’s often missed by visitors who are distracted by the view of….

Visited Towneley Park in Burnley today to look at the Glacial Erratic. This boulder was originally carried by ice-age glaciers to nearby Higham, all the way from the Lake District! #TowneleyPark #Burnley #Lancashire @towneleyhall.bsky.social @visitlancashire.bsky.social

🌟It been a busy Volunteers’ Week for the Towneley Hall volunteers! We started with a cake & biscuit fueled get together as we approach our opening date, attending the volunteer Above & Beyond Awards, hosting fellow volunteers from @McrMuseum, a tour of old Burnley….

💫 We’re very proud to share that our wonderful Towneley Hall volunteers were a nominee at the Above & Beyond Awards 2025. Huge congratulations to all the incredible winners and nominees! It was an honour to be celebrating with…..

🌟Welcome to our Friday favourites🌟 This week our Museum Assistant Junyan’s favourite is the stunning ✨ Great Hall chandelier ✨ Junyan says, “The separate pieces have been packed away safely in storage for a very long time during our restoration. The pins that hold the glass together have now………

Please note that tomorrow and Friday (5th & 6th June) the shop will be closed for some light refurbishment. It will re-open on Saturday 12-4.45pm. 👀 Watch out for some exciting announcements about our shop coming very soon!! 👀 🛍️🐻🛍️👩🏻‍🎨🛍️🖼️🛍️⚙️🛍️🐶🛍️

⭐Welcome to our Friday Favourites⭐ This week's pic comes from Museum & Galleries Technical Support (aka M&G) who have reinstalled the Altarpiece in the Chapel ⛪ The Flemish Altarpiece dates back to the early 1500’s and divides into two sections. It was removed from its home in the Chapel to make..

It may be a bit rainy today ☔️ but the plants in the park will be happy 🌷 and we’re happy too as the paths are resurfaced and looking amazing…. and our FREE Museum of Local Crafts and Industries located behind the Hall is open today (Sat 24th May) 12-4!! ⚙️ Take a trip down memory lane and explore…

🌟 We have another volunteer recruitment event tomorrow, at the Hall, tomorrow 24th May, 2pm-4pm. Do come and say hello 👋🏻 💭 Have you ever wondered about volunteering? Have you a spare afternoon Wed-Fri or at the weekend? Fancy spending your time in a beautiful building surrounded by amazing….

🌟Welcome to our Friday favourites🌟 Our Building Assistant Muhammad’s favourite item is the turret clock which is located on the front of Towneley Hall 🕰️ The turret clock dates from around 1820 and the mechanism was made by Henry Blakeborough of Burnley, but there has been a clock here since at…

IMPORTANT NOTICE On Tuesday 20th May, the Park Life Café and Towneley Hall toilets and shop will be closed to the public, to enable contractors to complete the resurfacing of the paths around the Hall with golden gravel, as part of the works to restore the Hall. Access around…….