This picture was taken at Preston Manor on 31 October 2007 and shows the arrival of a ghost tour guide ready to escort her group around the famously haunted house and scare the wits out of them in the process. … Continued
A highpoint of my time working as the Adult Learning Officer for Royal Pavilion & Museums Adult Event Programme came in 2014 when the centenary of the start of the First World War bought an opportunity to open the archives … Continued
Soaking in the bathtub is often credited as the place occupied when inspiration strikes. For Chrissie Berridge it was not sitting in a bath, but looking at one. The bath in question wasn’t a plumbed-in version familiar in every modern … Continued
This picture shows a 1928 Red Dennis Fire Engine parked outside Brighton Museum & Art Gallery with the Royal Pavilion seen behind. Photographed in July 2009 the highly-polished and beautifully preserved engine is decked with a banner and balloons celebrating … Continued
In 2009 I was the Adult Learning Officer for the Adult Event Programme creating and running public events across Royal Pavilion & Museums. This was one of 62 events programmed in 2009. This picture was taken in the foyer of … Continued
In 2009 I was the Adult Learning Officer for the Adult Event Programme creating and running public events across Royal Pavilion & Museums. This was one of 62 events that were programmed in 2009. This historical fencing demonstration took place … Continued
The British Gypsy could be viewed as the stranger within, or as German Sociologist Georg Simmel described, a ‘Stranger in society from elsewhere’: a people who settled among other inhabitants, though were treated with suspicion and ignorance as they represented … Continued
Creative Together FREE courses are now running at Hove Museum on Tuesday afternoons. The project supports adults with learning disabilities and or ASD (Autism, Asperger’s /Autistic Spectrum Disorders). Members enjoy group study work inspired by objects and collections; drawing, painting, … Continued
Winter has finally drawn to a close, and with longer days and sunnier skies, spring has also brought a small new display to the Booth Museum: The Marvellous Mary Merrifield. Mary Philadelphia Merrifield (1804-1889) was a remarkable self-taught artist, naturalist … Continued
Paula Wrightson explores the Edwardian lavatory history of Preston Manor. Facebook Live video stream from 1 May 2018
Marcus Bagshaw talks about George IV’s designs for the Royal Pavilion. Facebook Live video stream from 19 April 2018
Paula Wrightson talks about the Mysterious death of lily Macdonald’s first fiancé, William Frederick Forsyth Grant. Facebook Live video stream from 17 April 2018
Paula talks about the mysterious past of Preston Manor. Watch closely and you may see something unusual! Facebook Live (pre-recorded) 1 April 2018
Aaron Blecha talks about his display Aliens, Zombies and Monsters! The Weird World of Aaron Blecha. Currently at Hove Museum
Young people from the Hangleton & Knoll Project’s Young@Art group have used Hove Museum’s Contemporary Craft Collection as inspiration for their creative work which is on display at the Museum currently. The young people visited Hove Museum, talked about the … Continued
In advance of our upcoming Gilbert & George exhibition at Brighton Museum, a member of our Museum Collective writes about their use of swearing in their art. Please note that this post contains language that some might consider offensive. I’m … Continued
Curator Alexandra Loske talking about Humphry Repton and his grand designs for the Royal Pavilion. From a Facebook Live video stream 8 March 2018.
Next summer we will be developing a new display of LGBTQ fashion, and we are currently putting together a Young Project Team (aged between 18 and 25) to help us develop content. In collaboration with the London College of Fashion,Brighton … Continued
George IV had no fewer than 14 siblings. Of these it was his brother William who left the most visible mark on the appearance of the Royal Pavilion. He succeeded George to the throne as William IV in 1830 and … Continued
Halfway along George Street in Hove there is an unassuming café called Georgie’s. Maybe you’ve been in there or wandered past as you visit the shops. But did you know that this café features in what could be described as … Continued
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