Being part of the Programming team at the Royal Pavilion & Museums, I work with curators of all backgrounds, interests, passions and knowledge. Put three of them in a room at the same time to talk about fashion vs dress, … Continued
In 2013 I was lucky enough to be accepted to work with a museum community project called Museum Mentors, through an internal workforce development scheme set up at the Royal Pavilion and Brighton Museum Art Gallery. The workforce development was … Continued
A letter home was often the final link to a son or husband missing or killed in action during the First World War. While researching for ‘War Stories: Voices from the First World War’, I saw a number of these … Continued
If an old chest in the attic of a Hove family home had not been discovered, we would know nothing about Sister Florence Holdgate. The family discovered that the chest had been left there by their great aunt and they … Continued
Bathed in a newly-painted rich sombre aubergine, the walls of the upstairs galleries of the Brighton Museum are busy as curators, designers and staff hang signs, secure lighting and slowly peel off sticky back plastic. Photographers and a camera … Continued
It’s a very exciting day today for the people at the Brighton Museum as it’s the press day for the War Stories:Voices from the First World War exhibition. The exhibition has been years in the planning and will hopefully introduce young … Continued
The Downs to the Sea exhibition ends on Saturday 15 June and is a stunning show – do get down there before it’s too late. The show has been put together by residents of Portslade and West Hove to celebrate … Continued
Back in June 2013, I was invited by the Creative Programming team to get involved in programming and managing some of the Subversive Season events. It has been an exciting venture and has offered a very valuable opportunity to talk … Continued
The themes for the Subversive Design exhibition are very broad, ranging from international politics and serious social issues to questions of form and function and reflections on individual concerns. Since I had become aware of so many eloquent objects with … Continued
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