When you visit an exhibition, do you think about how everything got there? I don’t just mean how the work was made – although that is certainly something to consider too – I’m talking about how the work was installed. … Continued
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
With the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund, through its Collecting Cultures scheme, Brighton Museum & Art Gallery has acquired a set of garments created by Clive Rundle, one of South Africa’s most important designers. The garments, part of a … 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
A look back at our digital work in 2017-18 by Kevin Bacon, Digital Manager. Much of my time this year has been spent on infrastructural work rather than public facing projects. With the prospect of a potential move of Royal … Continued
Paula Wrightson celebrates the 2018 Chinese Year of the Dog by investigating the story of Kylin, Ellen Thomas-Stanford’s Pekingese through the breed’s origins in Imperial China, to links with the Opium Wars and the sinking of Titanic. There are two … Continued
The magnificent gateway at the northern entrance to the Royal Pavilion dates from 1832 and is an often overlooked and underappreciated Brighton building. As with the south gate, we don’t know exactly how it looked in the late 18th and … Continued
Today’s ‘Beast from the East’ has brought snow to Brighton for the first time in several years. If your eyes haven’t yet experienced whiteout, here are some snowy scenes from our Fine Art collection. All of these images are available … Continued
Do you fancy an other-worldly experience? Join us for Angel Day on Saturday 10th February 2018 at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery. There will be singing workshops, the Interfaith Choir, live music, poetry, angel-related objects from the collection, art and … Continued
Do You Vote? Their Fight Our Future On the 6 February 1918, eight million women, out of an electorate of twenty one, were given the opportunity to vote. Only women over the age of 30 with educational & property qualifications … Continued
Paula Wrightson’s latest blog post on the surprising history of Preston Manor looks at its role during the Cold War. How would this elegant Edwardian house have been used in the event of a nuclear attack? Brighton in 1966 was … Continued
As part of our 1918-2018: 100 years Remembrance Season, and to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the Representation of the People Act, students from the Foundation Level 5 Costume for Performance and Film, MET, are displaying newly created dress … Continued
The World Art collection at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery includes a small group of textiles made by women living in refugee camps near the Thailand/Myanmar border, in the Mae Hong Son area. Most of these women identified with the … Continued
Introduction. The Royal Pavilion and Museums holds a diverse, designated collection of natural history specimens in a dedicated building – the Booth Museum. In the 1960s, a dedicated team, including a taxidermist, were based at the Booth. The museum acquired … Continued
In this month’s blog post from Preston Manor, Paula Wrightson tells a Christmas tale of a ghostly apparition, royal tragedies, and Edwardian class divisions, as seen through the eyes of two distinguished guests to the house. Sir Stephen Gaselee was … Continued
How an early image of the Royal Pavilion by a pioneering photographer helps our conservation work. Photographs by William Henry Fox Talbot recently put online by the Bodleian have revealed a remarkable insight into the exterior of the Royal Pavilion. … Continued
In this guest post Eiffion Ashdown looks back at his work in Brighton Museum with his fellow Museum Mentors, including a display of his personal collection of bulldog pieces. Creating Art Creating Magic Hi there readers of this blog. I … Continued
We’ve recently released over 4000 digitised copies of the Brighton Herald newspaper on our Digital Media Bank for free online browsing or download. The Herald was the first newspaper dedicated to Brighton, publishing its first issue on 6 September 1806. … Continued
How a 19th century Art Nouveau cat has given birth to a surprising digital litter. We allow visitors to take photographs in most of our museums. Sometimes we can’t permit photography: in the Royal Pavilion and some of our temporary … Continued
Lady Ellen Thomas-Stanford died on Friday 11 November 1932 at Preston Manor, her family home. With Ellen’s passing a door closed on the Edwardian age. But bodily death leaves a legal paper trail from which much can be discovered. Ellen’s … Continued
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