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
In 2012 I was the Adult Learning Officer for the Adult Event Programme creating and running public events across Royal Pavilion & Museums. This was one of 46 events that were programmed in 2012. This picture shows the team of … Continued
When Charles Dickens visited Brighton 175 years ago he probably didn’t imagine that his touching of a doorbell would transform the simple object into a museum piece. It has been well documented that Charles Dickens made several visits to Brighton: … Continued
Angelica Kauffman was a superstar of the eighteenth-century European art world, but did she visit Brighton? Alexandra Loske takes a closer look at a pioneering artist in our collection. My personal connection with the Royal Pavilion and Museums began with … Continued
Before we had to temporarily close our doors due to the Covid-19 virus, I was busy preparing a display showcasing the work of two of George IV’s principal designers, or interior decorators, at the Royal Pavilion. This exhibition, which was … 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
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
Curator Jody East spends a week installing the new exhibition 100 First Women Portraits at Brighton Museum. On my first glance at the striking photographs of women who are the first in their respective field, I wasn’t sure whether I … Continued
The Bishopsgate Institute is an important cultural centre in the heart of London that houses one of the world’s most renowned LGBTIQ+ collections, including sources from Stonewall, Outrage!, and Switchboard. Naturally, as volun-queers, we were keen to visit the archives … Continued
In a few weeks I will finish a year-long placement with the digital team at Royal Pavilion & Museums. During the first week of my traineeship in January I wrote a blog about the upcoming year and what I hoped … Continued
Regular visitors to the Booth Museum will notice a large gap in our displays where our largest object has disappeared. Our Orca (or Killer whale) skeleton which normally hangs in our osteology gallery has gone! If you’re a fan … Continued
Here’s the latest story from our What’s in the Box display. Do you recognise this china? These miniature porcelain models, with their crests of British seaside towns, were once hugely popular souvenirs. In 1910 most people in Britain owned one … Continued
Here’s the latest story from our What’s in the Box display. There is a suspicious gent and a headless lady a man is hanging out with spirits a ‘ghost’ is tormenting poor villagers Death is greeting a drinking man Hamlet … Continued
During the summer season 2019 families visiting Preston Manor were challenged by a specially created Riddle Trail. The trail took them on a journey around the house encountering Victorian brain-teasers, puns and puzzles on the way. Arguably the most famous … Continued
His Dark Materials on BBC1 In the trailer for the major new BBC series ‘His Dark Materials’ above, there is a brief appearance at 1:08 for a digitised version one of our specimens. Two years ago several of our specimens … Continued
The View from Here is a colourful installation in ceramic and steel that was recently displayed at Hove Museum. When I saw this work at the museum I was intrigued by it and wanted to meet the artist to find … Continued
I was very excited to become part of the Brighton Museum & Art Gallery Queer The Pier community curators’ team. My understanding of what we mean by ‘Queer’ has grown in recent years to include not only sexuality but a … Continued
I had worked at the Royal Pavilion for about four years when another workforce development placement was suggested to me. I had done two before – a great placement working with researchers to put together a new tour all about … Continued
Last month some Royal Pavilion & Museums staff had the opportunity to do a Tunnel Tour; a glimpse into the lesser-seen servant areas of the Royal Pavilion. Hidden beneath the regal glamour of the Royal Pavilion lie a series of … Continued
The first I knew about Clause 28 was a flyer I was handed outside Birmingham Cathedral in 1987. On one side was the famous poem which begins ‘First they came for the socialists….’ about how in 1930s Germany the Nazis … Continued
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