The themes for the Subversive Design exhibition are very broad, ranging from international politics and serious social issues to questions of form and function and reflections on individual concerns. Since I had become aware of so many eloquent objects with … Continued
Do objects speak to you? No, I’m serious – please bear with me. Years ago, when I was studying Italian Renaissance painting I found myself drawn to Iconography. This is the interpretation of symbolic objects, gestures, colours etc., the keys … Continued
If you spotted our blog post yesterday on our new addition to the Twentieth Century gallery at Brighton Museum, you probably realised it was an April Fool’s joke. We did not go quite so far as putting the collection on display for … Continued
Update 2 April 2012: All is not as it may immediately appear in this post…. The truth is here. Our Twentieth Century gallery in Brighton Museum celebrates influential movements in design, such as Art Nouveau and Bauhaus. A new addition … Continued
Old Age in the Ancient World ‘Man that is borne of a woman, is of few dayes, and full of trouble. Hee commeth forth like a flower, and is cut downe…’ – King James Bible (1611) Book of Job 14: … Continued
Geology and Biology Salt is the only edible rock, one of its many contradictions. The mineral is formed by the violent coupling of sodium, a highly volatile metal that bursts into flames on contact with water and chlorine, a poisonous … Continued
A silver bowl or ‘Loving Cup’ has recently been presented to Brighton & Hove Museums through the Art Fund. It is modelled in the Arts & Crafts style, and was hallmarked for Edward Jones of Birmingham in 1912. The first … Continued
June marks the anniversary of the death of Charles Dickens (1812-1870). To mark the occasion, we take a look at an object from the Decorative Art collection which was inspired by his work. The blue-printed plate made by Doulton has … Continued
Delve into the world of the craft maker Jon Mills as he brings his work to a free exhibition at Hove Museum. Jon Mills was born in Birmingham in 1959, the latest in a line of metalworkers. He studied at … Continued
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