Map the Museum
Update 02/04/12: Map the Museum is now live! Update 28/03/12: Map the Museum will go live on Friday 30 March. We all know that maps are very useful. But they are not just a good means of finding our way … Continued
Favourites from the Royal Pavilion Gardens — Cornus mas, Cornelian Cherry
In the bed along the south side of the Royal Pavilion Gardens where all seems gloomy and grey, look up and you will see a glorious yellow haze above your head. Get closer and pull a branch down and you will … Continued
Brighton News Story — 4 March 1811: Preparations for the Prince
Preparations are going on at the Pavilion, that have attracted particular notice, and give rise to conversations in the town and its vicinity, not merely speculative, as we have the pleasure to state, from undoubted authority, for the satisfaction of … Continued
Brighton News Story — 3 March 1806: The Prince’s annual bounty
On Thursday the Prince’s annual bounty of bread and beef, was distributed to the poor of this town, by the parish officers, in quantities apportioned to the size of their respective families. From The Sussex Weekly Advertiser, 3 March, 1806
Brighton News Story — 2 March 1789: A Royal visit to the sea
Several houses we hear are already taken on the Steine at Brighthelmstone, for the ensuing summer, from a motion that his Majesty will honour that place with his Royal Preference, for the benefit of sea-bathing. From The Sussex Weekly Advertiser, … Continued
Brighton Party Politics 1884: a Liberal Jonah and the Tory Whale
This curious cartoon was published by The Brightonian on 1 March 1884. Entitled, The Political Jonah: A Fishy Transaction it shows a man falling from the ‘good’ ship of the Liberal Party into the choppy seas of ‘Election’. The large whale … Continued
Brighton News Story — 28 February 1803: Alterations to the Pavilion begin
The Prince’s Pavilion at Brighton, is undergoing other considerable alterations and improvements, under the direction of Mr Holland, the architect; and is order to be got ready for the residence of His Royal Highness at an early part of the … Continued
What can these Diamond Jubilee portraits tell us about the Royal Pavilion?
In February 2012 two official, specially commissioned Diamond Jubilee photographs of HM the Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh were released to mark the 60th anniversary of The Queen’s accession to the throne. The photographs were taken in December 2011 … Continued
Brighton News Story — 27 February 1804: Churches pray for the Prince’s recovery
Reports which were current at Brighton, and other places, on Saturday, that his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales had again been attacked by an alarming indisposition, we have good reason for believing were entirely without foundation. A short prayer, … Continued
Brighton News Story — 25 February 1811: Brighton the envy of other “watering places”
The Prince Regent has signified his intention of receiving, in person, the Address lately voted at a public meeting, held at the Old Ship Tavern, in this town. This particular condescension on the part of his Royal Highness, must be … Continued
Brighton News Story — 24 February 1812: Prince Regent declares new Ministry unnecessary
His Royal Highness having declared the formation of a new Ministry unnecessary, the prospect of a dissolution of Parliament has vanished, to the great disappointment of many, and especially to those friends of freedom. From The Sussex Weekly Advertiser, 24 … Continued
Being the Co-ordinator of the Museum Collective
I have been with the Museum Collective at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery since it began in May 2010. I’ve seen many new faces come and go and take their experiences gained from the museum to new places around the … Continued
Brighton News Story — 17 February 1812: A new order in the political world
Tomorrow, we are happy to state, our August Patron, the Prince of Wales, will be in full possesion of Regal Power, and it is in consequence expected, notwithstanding the vapouring of a certain gentleman, high in office, that a new … Continued
Getting ready for Dreams of Here…
Our new Dreams of Here exhibition opens in Brighton Museum this Saturday. As part of the preparation for the exhibition, all three of the featured artists were filmed in their studios. Fiona Redford, Exhibitions Support Officer, gives a behind the … Continued
Brighton News Story — 15 February 1790: The Prince’s growing respect for Brighton
Mr Smith’s house at Brighton, late the Hon. Mr Wyndham’s, near to the Royal Pavilion, has been lately purchased, by order of the Prince of Wales, whose partial and increased patronage, may be fairly construed into a growing respect for … Continued
‘What do you think of him?’ A postcard for Valentine’s Day
If our earlier post on vinegar Valentine’s has left a sour taste in your mouth, this postcard is a sweeter reminder of the day. It was sent from Brighton on 13 December 1909 to a lady in Shrewsbury. Perhaps it … Continued
Art for Sale
Until 15 April the display cabinets in Brighton Museum’s foyer will host work by three different artists and makers. The work is for sale and can be bought at the Museum Shop. Sandra Reeves’s copper sculptures of natural forms are the … Continued
Brighton News Story — 13 February 1797: Smoaker Miles interred at Brighton
On Thursday last the remains of John Miles, alias Smoaker Miles, who died a few years ago in his 74th year of age, were interred at Brighthelmstone. The above well-known character had been for many years the Chief Bather at … Continued
Two Brighton celebrities called John
9 February marks the anniversaries of the deaths of two well known Brighton figures: John ‘Smoaker’ Miles and John Standing. Aside from the shared first name, these Johns also share the distinction of being working class men who became local … Continued
Robert Goff in Hove: Wick Studio, Holland Road
The display of Robert Goff’s etchings and watercolours in the Prints and Drawings Gallery of Brighton Museum & Art Gallery (until 27 April 2012) shows what a peripatetic lifestyle Goff led and how much he enjoyed travelling. However, he seems … Continued
