As we wait to welcome you back, take a look behind the scenes at ongoing conservation work on the wallpaper in Queen Victoria’s bedroom. Discover More Find out about the conservation and restoration work in Queen Victoria’s Apartment. If you … Continued
Now we’re officially in summer with lockdown easing, we’d like to take a moment to admire the glorious and colourful blooms in the Royal Pavilion Garden. As you’re increasingly out and about enjoying the sun, have a look and a … Continued
Beth has a bird theme for you this week. She has drawn an image of the stilts using a single line (“I love that fast kind of drawing!”) Will you give it a try? Draw Artists We are very pleased … Continued
Beth has another new selection for you with lions, tigers and herons, oh my! Why not take a look and have a go. Draw Artists We are very pleased to see that some of you have taken part in our … Continued
This week Beth has chosen a Royal Pavilion theme with golden dragons, strutting peacocks and Chinese designs for you to draw. Take a look and see. Draw Artists We are very pleased to see that some of you have taken … Continued
Beth has chosen a great selection of objects for you to get your teeth stuck in to for this week’s draw. She’s had a go at a fighting cockerel, why not take a look and see if you’re inspired to … Continued
Beth has chosen a new selection of objects this week, along with a Pavilion Garden regular. She’s also drawn them herself to inspire you to join in. Take a look. Join In If you are tempted to have a … Continued
This week the Mid-Week Draw is celebrating Earth Day, which takes place today, the 22nd April. Beth has chosen a selection of objects to coincide with this theme and has drawn them herself to inspire you to do the same. … Continued
Every Wednesday afternoon our Museum Support Officer Beth organises the Mid-Week Draw in Museum Lab at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery. Last week we decided to move the Draw online, so those of you at home who wanted to continue … Continued
Frequent visitors to Brighton Museum will know that on a Wednesday afternoon Museum Lab is transformed into an artistic hub of creativity. Our Museum Support Officer Beth organises the Mid-Week Draw. We invite people to join us for a few … Continued
Unlike our assortment of Vinegar Valentine cards, which were sent in spite, an impassioned Victorian might want to send one or two of these cards, even if some of them may appear a little creepy to modern viewers… Both of … Continued
Over 40 years ago, the Athina B was making its way for Shoreham Harbour with a cargo of 3,000 tonnes of pumice from the Azores. On the 20 January 1980, force 7-8 winds prevented her from entering the harbour. Her … Continued
The Mid-Week Draw in Museum Lab continued to be a popular way to spend a Wednesday afternoon last year. As we welcome it back for 2020, take a look at some of the drawings created last year. Click on the … Continued
This bound volume of Ordnance Survey maps has been in Brighton Museum’s collections since about 1914. It was actively used by Herbert Samuel Toms, a curator at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery from 1897 to his retirement in 1939 and … Continued
Last week a killer whale skeleton was moved from the Booth Museum to be on display in the National Maritime Museum Cornwall. The killer whale will be on display at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall for two years along with … Continued
Our local history collections hold thousands of postcards, a few of which show Brighton Museum and some of its former galleries. Some of the long-gone Brighton Museum galleries featured in these postcards include the fine art, zoological, geological and archaeological … Continued
We’re getting into the spooky spirit this Halloween with a selection of ghoulish objects from our collections. Read on if you dare… This image gallery of photographs, postcards, etchings, vases, mugs and pendants are just a small selection of objects … Continued
An introduction to Floating Worlds, our new temporary exhibition opening on 28 September in Brighton Museum. Where are these Floating Worlds? The Floating Worlds exhibition invites you to experience the sights of 19th century Japan. Explore the city of Edo … Continued
The creativity continues in the Mid-Week Draw in Museum Lab. Have a look at the gallery of latest drawings that have been produced this summer and see what our artists say about the Draw. Click on the image for the … Continued
Last month we hosted a Caribbean themed tea party in Brighton Museum. Held on 22 June, the event marked the anniversary of the docking of MV Empire Windrush in London in 1948. This ship brough the first of several thousands … Continued
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