During the summer holidays, Remix the Museum ran animation workshops for young people at Brighton Museum and the Booth Museum, using collections to share messages around extinction and the environment. Remix the Museum is a youth programme in which young … Continued
Free afternoon talks at the Booth Museum Natural Science themed pop-up talks, closer looks and mini tours led by museum staff, volunteers and local conservationists. Selected Fridays,1.30-2pm, free admission MENU 27 September Rewilding Britain: Garden-by-garden Learn about the Journey of … Continued
For the changing season, take a look at the Physalis alkekengi, the Chinese Lantern. The Lantern originates from West Asia, Japan and is a vigorous, spreading rhizomatous perennial. It has nodding, bell shaped, cream flowers produced from leaf axils in mid-summer, followed … Continued
Bite Size Hove Museum: Journey into Adventure with Ernest Wimble We have started a range of FREE pop-up talks, led by museum staff and volunteers at Hove Museum. These talks will highlight recent research and new information found by staff … Continued
15 yr old Cate Deacon shares what she learnt about Friedrich Nagler during her work experience at Hove Museum – including her interview with members of the award-winning charity Outside In. Friedrich Nagler was a Vienna born Jewish artist, who … Continued
Last month we held a Sustainability Day for Royal Pavilion & Museums staff in Brighton Museum. The drop-in event was open to all staff to come along to find out about our commitment to make the organisation more sustainable. During … Continued
Lisa Jones, MA Craft student at Brighton University, explores our relationship with objects and the seemingly endless ways of displaying them in museums. As an artist, I am deeply inspired by the vast array of artefacts that have been produced … Continued
Living in Gloucestershire in 1989 nothing got my heart racing more than the brown A4 envelope that fell through my letter box once a month. Although ‘out’ at university, the anti-gay hysteria whipped up during the Thatcher years forced me … Continued
Art UK’s project of photographing sculptures in art galleries nationwide recently involved objects in Royal Pavilion & Museums’ collections. The aim of Art UK‘s project is to photograph sculptures in public collections across the country to collate into one database. … Continued
Louise Dennis, community artist, writes about her recent workshops inspired by the artist Friedrich Nagler, at Hove Museum and Art Gallery. ‘Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way’ (Edward De Bono) … Continued
Collections Assistant Lucy Faithful on how a display of shell-shaped ceramics at Hove Museum can both twist your tongue and give an insight into the changing fashions and ideas throughout European history. A word in your shell-like. The theme of … Continued
The Chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs, is the Bird of the Month for August. Chaffinches are one of the UK’s commonest birds. They were originally woodland birds, though they are now often seen in gardens. Chaffinch numbers increase during the winter in … Continued
Queer the Pier volunteers have been busy over the last few months! Each of us have been researching areas of Brighton’s LGBTIQ+ history that are significant for us. From non-normative bodies and marginalised groups to the rise of drag in … Continued
Come and have a look at the three sunflowers in the garden. They cannot help but make you smile. And then walk through the gardens allowing the different shades of green foliage in all shapes and textures help you feel … Continued
Why did a cup suddenly fall and crash in Brighton Museum one night when no one was nearby? And why does the CCTV footage show a mysterious flash of light before it fell? Digital Manager Kevin Bacon wonders whether Brighton … Continued
Paula Wrightson follows the owners of Preston Manor on a tour through Egypt at the start of the twentieth century. Through a photograph album held at the manor, she traces their route across the country at a time when the … Continued
I have worked with the Royal Pavilion & Museums since the tender age of 15 (that’s over six years now!) but it is with a heavy heart this month that I have left for pastures new. Alongside my day jobs … Continued
A new series from the Royal Pavilion Gardeners will focus on the gardens as a place for improving wellbeing. Robert and the team will highlight the seasonal blooms and features to take a moment and appreciate as you’re walking through. … Continued
As Brighton Pride approaches, Rob White looks at the work that goes into creating a float for the parade, and how a dedicated group of museum staff decided to get involved. August 2019 will be the third year that the … Continued
Join the Booth Museum to celebrate the nationwide Big Butterfly Count! Discover the wonderful world of butterflies that bring colour to our gardens and countryside each summer. What is the Big Butterfly Count? It is largest survey of butterflies in the … Continued
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