Another year and another publication for the ‘Writing at the Museum’ course run by Creative Future. This is the forth pamphlet in the series, showing how Brighton Museum & Art Gallery continues to inspire our writers, and how every object … Continued
War, Claudia War, Claudia, What is it good for? Well, absolutely everything really: the economy, science, social progress and poetry, and then there’s engineering and unemployment, and did I mention, poetry? So, chlorine or whisky? A toast to … Continued
Beep, Beep She glides down the catwalk Confident in her African beauty. Her dress an African sunset, Swirls of purple, pink, orange and blue Catch the light, shimmer in the photographer’s glare. She wears her chains with ease They … Continued
Dress Code Gritty Manchester, King Street, 1977. Stripy tie, black and white, Silver and black, lots of stripe. Cans of drink, cigarettes and shades, Short cropped hair, standing up on top. Leather jacket Black leather gloves. Shirtless, sleeveless Wearing a … Continued
Bouquet My dictionary curtly defines the word ‘bouquet’ as a ‘bunch of flowers!’ Yet, over the years I’ve seen people channel their artistic tendencies into the creation of colourful, balanced and delightful floral displays. Those dedicated souls who arrange the … Continued
Portrait of Mrs Betsey Chatfield Her eyes are the most liquid pools of hazel with glints of tiger-yellow in the iris. She knows this. She knows the effect her eyes have on all of them. And they all want to … Continued
The Angel Sent out to browse in the museum, I wandered into the Arctic Room. Not one I was familiar with. The print by Shuvinai Ashoona called ‘Angel in Town’ fascinated me. It shows an angel in a typical white … Continued
Punk Johnny Rotten rips his shirt, Sid Vicious covered in safety pins, Vivien Westwood says to Malcolm McLaren: ‘I’ll use the pins on you, to show my love, my aesthetic invention, a gift to you.’ Was it? And I didn’t … Continued
The Nymph They’ve asked me to take the part of the nymph in the forthcoming production of “The Nymph and the Prince,” written by Hermione Threadgold, and last performed on a London stage in 1920. It brought the house down … Continued
African Mannequin I am light I am dark I am the midday sun of the Sahara I am the lion in the grass of the Savannah I am life I am joy I can be girl I can be boy … Continued
Pot Oiseau Shall I sing my song now. Does it sound of soft liquid purlings. Could this be the beginning. Where was everything. Was it just a void, a nowhere, an absence. Did you see a shapeless form appear. Was … Continued
The Rebellious Octogenarian (A Reply to Jenny Joseph) Oh Jenny Joseph, you’ve a lot to answer for! I thought old age could be endured, by simply wearing purple, and unsuitable footwear, eating large quantities of sausages and not caring … Continued
Haikus for a High Street trade flyers pile-up on the abandoned door mat: two-for-one pizzas haberdashery: once family business lost the thread sometime no competition with Tesco & Sainsbury’s, Amazon online… plastic bouquet fades on shopfront’s dust-thick … Continued
The Big Butterfly Count is a nationwide survey aimed at helping to assess the health of our environment. It launched in 2010 and has rapidly become the largest survey of butterflies in the world! Brighton Museum needs your help to assess … Continued
A short note from Janita Bagshawe, Head of Royal Pavilion & Museums, on our new Museum of Transology display, which opens in Brighton Museum tomorrow. Our mission at the Royal Pavilion & Museums is to use our collections, buildings and … Continued
Queer Looks will be a new exhibition opening in Summer 2018 displaying outfits, photographs and film which reflect the extraordinary lives of LGBTQ residents. We need you to help us shape this exhibition by bringing clothes to Brighton Museum that tell your stories through sexual or gender identity. Queer Looks at … Continued
Calling all those from the LGBTQ communities of Brighton and Sussex — Queer Looks launches on 1 July at Brighton Museum and we are inviting everyone and anyone from Sussex’s LBGTQ communities to come along and get involved. Queer Looks … Continued
In Brighton Museum this week we are once again unlocking our MuseumLab doors to give you the chance to view rarely seen objects from our collections. Every week on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons from 2-5pm visitors can meet curators … Continued
Cool off this Bank Holiday Weekend in Brighton Museum and be inspired by the wonderful artwork created by the local community group ‘Museum Mentors’. The Museum Mentors members manage various challenges associated with disability and have been meeting together with … Continued
In Brighton Museum next week we will be choosing objects for our Cabinet of Curiosities display. This will have animals from our Natural Sciences collection and will be on display in Museum Lab. We would like visitors to vote for five key objects to display and … Continued
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