To celebrate International Tiger day, and the beauty of these wonderful but endangered species, we take a look at some of the tiger related objects from our collections. Discover More Visit the WWF webpage to find out more about International … Continued
One of the challenges of caring for a Natural History collection is that it is very edible! Museum Beetles and their larvae – which are known as woolly bears – and case-bearing moths such as clothes moths and carpet moths … Continued
When RPMT opened our new archaeology gallery in 2019, we borrowed an Iron Age gang chain from the National Museum of Wales. It is one of their most requested loan objects and sadly we had to send it back, so it … Continued
Two young women pace across a newly-ploughed field, buckets in hands, hair blowing in the wind. One has a potato in their left hand; both of their faces are slightly blurred, but they seem to be smiling wistfully, caught up … Continued
On 8 July Jack Thompson of the RSPB gave a talk about swifts as part of Swift Awareness Week. Here is the recording of ‘Swift Awareness Week: From Southern Africa to Brighton and back again’, a whistle stop tour of … Continued
If you’re not a football fan, the build up to the England vs Italy final at Euro 2020 is probably a tiresome time. We can offer some alternative foot and ball distraction with this curious postcard from 1903. It depicts … Continued
If you’ve ever walked, cycled or driven along Brighton seafront, you will have noticed the grand lamps that light the King’s Road. But you’ve probably never thought much about the work it takes to set one of these into the … Continued
This series of blog posts is inspired by objects from Botswana which have been researched as part of the Making African Connections project, in partnership with the Khama III Memorial Museum and the University of Sussex. Many of these were … Continued
Makgabe (Setswana): to decorate or make something ornate. This series of blog posts is inspired by objects from Botswana which have been researched as part of the Making African Connections project. Many of these were collected by Reverend William Charles … Continued
On 5 May 1921, members of the film and cinema trade gathered at the Connaught Rooms, Kingsway, London for a meeting on the current precarious state of the British film industry. A heated discussion ensued and from the audience, an … Continued
From 30th April to 3rd May you are invited to become a citizen scientist and take part in the City Nature Challenge 2021, helping to record the nature on your doorstep. Brighton & Hove took part in this global citizen … Continued
The Royal Pavilion Shop reopens tomorrow. Even though our museums will remain shut until 17 May, we look forward to welcoming the public back into one of our buildings. Our Local History & Archaeology curator Dan Robertson has found an … Continued
This photo was taken on 12 April 1954. It shows construction work on a new stand at Brighton Racecourse. The photo was taken by a local company, Deane & Millar, who were often commissioned by Brighton Borough Council to record … Continued
We’re very sad to hear of the death of HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. The Prince visited the Royal Pavilion in 1979 to see restoration work following the 1975 fire in the Music Room. The photograph is dated … Continued
In Charles Reade’s historic novel, The Cloister and the Hearth (1861), his character Gerard Brandt, an artist with ‘sensitive organs’ and a penchant for social blunders, is caught in a storm. He is tempted in to an inn by the … Continued
Two years after the end of WW2, an anti-aircraft gun was shown off in a Brighton park. Collections Assistant Charles Paddick looks at the story behind the gun. This photograph was taken by the Brighton and Hove Herald newspaper at … Continued
On 25 March 1858 work began on a new water well at the Warren Farm Industrial School in Woodingdean. It took four years of digging before workers found water. By this time they had created the deepest hand dug well … Continued
In 1933 the Brighton Corporation commissioned this aerial photograph of Hove. We don’t know why this photograph was taken, as Brighton and Hove were governed by separate local authorities at the time. But it provides a fascinating and detailed bird’s … Continued
This series of blog posts is inspired by objects from Botswana which have been researched as part of the Making African Connections project. Many of these were collected by Reverend William Charles Willoughby, a missionary who lived and worked with … Continued
Making Botswana is a series of posts inspired by objects from Botswana in RPMT’s collections which have been researched as part of the Making African Connections project. Many of these were collected by Reverend William Charles Willoughby, a missionary who … Continued
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