From 11-19 July the Council of British Archaeology (CBA) is holding the annual Festival of Archaeology and this year it is going digital. We would normally celebrate by holding events at Brighton Museum, but instead, like the CBA, we will … Continued
One of our early Nature Heroes highlighted the work of Lynn Beun, leader of RSPB Brighton & Hove District Local Group. Lynn has been kind enough to write a few blog posts of her own to share with us. In this second post, Lynn … Continued
Today’s 100 Pioneering Women of Sussex blog celebrates Sophie Cook. Sophie’s website introduces her as ‘a former Labour Party Parliamentary candidate, RAF veteran, Premier League Football photographer, self harm and suicide survivor…and transgender.’ This is the tip of the iceberg. … Continued
Our Climate Conversations series continues with John Cooper, Geologist and Keeper Emeritus of the Booth Museum of Natural History. John explains how fossils from the Booth Museum’s chalk fossil collection show us how most of the UK was once covered by … Continued
This week’s theme is the easing of lockdown, Beth has chosen food, drink, sights and shops. Join In If you are tempted to have a go, please share your drawings with us? We would love to see them. Email them … Continued
Dubbed ‘the Fastest Girl on Earth’, Dorothy Levitt was an early motorist who competed in speed trials and long distance races, setting the Ladies World Speed record right here on Madeira Drive in the Brighton Speed Trials of 1905, by … Continued
In the last few weeks members of our Museum Mentors groups have received colouring in cards and pictures of interesting objects from Brighton Museum collections which we hope will inspire artwork, be interesting to look at, or just be cheering … Continued
Keep a look out for Bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula this month. UK conservation status: Amber Bullfinch pairs stay near to each other all year round, not only when they are nesting and raising young. The male has a bright chest, while … Continued
During the lockdown the UK has become green again, as new leaves have sprouted and opened. Trees become much easier to identify during spring, as they regain their leaves and flowers. I’m going to concentrate on just a few trees, … Continued
If you’d visited the Hippodrome in 1933 you may well have caught two Brighton-born twins, who’d taken America by storm. Violet and Daisy Hilton were conjoined twins who, after many years of exploitation at the hands of their adoptive mother … Continued
Fanny Burney is considered one of Britain’s first female novelists, writing sharp satirical stories which poked fun at the foibles of fashionable society a few decades before Jane Austen. She was a frequent visitor to Brighton, often staying here as … Continued
It’s the 1st July and the height of summer (even if we are lacking the sun this week) so Beth has picked a lovely bunch of cheerful flowers to Brighton up this weeks Draw and inspire all those budding artists. … Continued
Today marks Canada Day (July 1), and to celebrate, Brighton Museum’s resident Canadian revisits a baseball game that took place at Preston Park in 1917, introducing the Brighton community to the comical world of Canadian fandom in the early 20th … Continued
As many of us continue to stay local in our wanderings, the ‘patch’ becomes newly relevant. A patch will mean different things to different people, but the general idea is it’s a place you can visit repeatedly to observe wildlife. … Continued
She was one of George IV’s favourite writers, and Brighton famously features in one of her most popular novels, Pride & Prejudice, and in her unfinished last work, Sanditon, but can we claim Jane Austen as a Sussex woman? And … Continued
The second blog in support of National Insect Week 2020 encourages you to look at the huge diversity of insects that live in your immediate surroundings. We’ve previously written about looking at local wildlife in our Nature at Home series … Continued
Now we’re officially in summer with lockdown easing, we’d like to take a moment to admire the glorious and colourful blooms in the Royal Pavilion Garden. As you’re increasingly out and about enjoying the sun, have a look and a … Continued
This week is National Insect Week – #NIW2020 – a biennial initiative by the Royal Entomological Society to push the importance of healthy insect populations for a healthy and balanced environment. We thought it would be good to share our … Continued
Beth has a new theme for this week, Big Cats, Little Cats! She’s drawn a purrfect cat from one of our old postcards, are you feline up to the challenge? Draw Artists We are very pleased to see that some … Continued
With this lovely weather I have been thinking about my summer holidays and travel to far flung destinations. Some of the objects in RMP collections are getting longer holidays, with loans nationally and internationally being extended by the Covid-19 crisis. … Continued
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