Curator Alexandra Loske is excited to discover that artist and writer Mary Philadelphia Merrifield was also a pioneering dress historian. She explains more in our new blog in the series 100 Pioneering Women of Sussex . Anita Corbin’s exhibition of … Continued
International Women’s Day is a worldwide event which celebrates the achievements of women, while also calling out for gender equality. On Monday the 13th of February a group of young women collaborated with Brighton Museum to explore issues such as … Continued
An update from me, Ruby McGonigle, on my experience so far as the person behind Fashion Cities Africa’s social media accounts. So, it’s been six months now since I joined the Fashion Cities Africa team (I can’t quite believe it … Continued
Kids in Museums’ Takeover Day – Friday 20th November 2015 Takeover Day is a celebration of children and young people’s contributions to museums, galleries, arts organisations, archives and heritage sites. It’s a day on which they are given meaningful roles, … Continued
It’s been an incredibly busy few months for those of us working on the Fashion Cities Africa exhibition project and our Heritage Lottery Fund Collecting Cultures project. Through meetings with our consultants – including Helen Jennings and Hannah Pool – we’ve … Continued
A delve into Brighton Museum & Art Gallery’s African textiles collection… A few weeks ago I headed out to Brighton Museum & Art Gallery’s artefact store, a huge place filled to the brim with intriguing goodies, old and new. There … Continued
July 2015 Well, it’s been just one short month since I joined the Fashion Cities Africa team on a Workforce Development placement from my usual role front of house, but already I’ve had tons of fun and have learned a … Continued
When it comes to fine art, it’s amazing the difference a guided tour from a curator makes to your experience. It really helps you see paintings with fresh eyes, particularly when viewed with a specific theme in mind. In advance … Continued
The Messel Family Dress Collection consists of over five hundred items, largely women’s wear, most of which was worn and collected by Anne, Countess of Rosse and her mother, Maud Messel. It is a unique collection of exceptionally high-quality, unusual … Continued
Jed Phoenix is a self-described Queer-Techno-Fetish-Punk (Q-T-F-P). Her style and identity draw on differing, sometimes overlapping interests in her life. This consciously avoids simplistic categorisation and the uniformity of single subcultural identities in favour of an assertive individualism. In an … Continued
Fashion & Style Gallery The Fashion & Style gallery draws on Brighton & Hove Museums’ costume collection to produce displays that explore a series of inter-related themes. The themes selected reflect different aspects of Brighton life. The current displays in the gallery … Continued
Teddy Boys or ‘Edwardians’ began to appear in the early 1950s on the streets of South and West London. Dandified street gangs; their extravagant dress and defiant pose made them popular subjects for the expanding media of magazines and television … Continued
Political and Economic Influences The 1930s saw a general maturity in attitudes after the exuberance of the “roaring Twenties”. The Wall Street Crash in 1929 lead into the Great Depression, which effected all aspects of life, including fashion, bringing with … Continued
George IV (1762-1830) entered Westminster Hall at 10.30am on Thursday 19 July 1821, almost half an hour late, to join the assembled court. From here there was a large procession to Westminster Abbey, with George arriving at the West Door … Continued
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