From animals that escape death by playing dead, to those who push their bodies to the brink, join us to learn more about our world’s most extreme survivors. Handle live insects with incredible camouflage and learn about beetles that bury … Continued
Join us at Hove Museum this Hallowe’en for some spooktacular fun. Event Details: Start: Thursday 31 October 2019 Two sessions: 10am – 12 and 1pm – 3pm Categories: Events, Families, Workshop Have a go at Hallowe’en themed craft Come and take part in a … Continued
The first I knew about Clause 28 was a flyer I was handed outside Birmingham Cathedral in 1987. On one side was the famous poem which begins ‘First they came for the socialists….’ about how in 1930s Germany the Nazis … Continued
In October and December we’ll be running House of Ghosts, an event exploring the dark side of Preston Manor. Ahead of this, Paula Wrightson looks at the story of another haunted house, Borley Rectory, and finds some suprising similarities with … Continued
September is the time to enjoy the beautiful berries and rose hips in the garden, a great food source for the birds. Stop and look for a while during the changing season. (Click on the image for the full sized … Continued
I have borrowed the title Journey Into Adventure as I feel it is suitable not only for the subject matter of this blog but also for museum work in general. Researching the story behind one object has led me to … Continued
Wednesday 18th September 2019 marks the day 90 years ago that Hove Borough Fire Brigade in Hove Street received its new PN 4119 reg fire engine from Dennis Brothers of Guildford. Following its ‘call up’ into the National Fire Service … Continued
For September, the Booth focus on the Greater prairie chicken, Tympanuchus cupido Conservation status: vulnerable The greater prairie chicken is actually a grouse. It is also known as a boomer, due to the sound made by the males during the … 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
During the summer holidays, Remix the Museum ran animation workshops for young people at Brighton Museum and the Booth Museum, using collections to share messages around extinction and the environment. Remix the Museum is a youth programme in which young … Continued
For the changing season, take a look at the Physalis alkekengi, the Chinese Lantern. The Lantern originates from West Asia, Japan and is a vigorous, spreading rhizomatous perennial. It has nodding, bell shaped, cream flowers produced from leaf axils in mid-summer, followed … Continued
15 yr old Cate Deacon shares what she learnt about Friedrich Nagler during her work experience at Hove Museum – including her interview with members of the award-winning charity Outside In. Friedrich Nagler was a Vienna born Jewish artist, who … Continued
Britain’s relationship with the rest of Europe has dominated political debate for the last three years. But whatever your views on the UK’s membership of the European Union, look back far enough and we can see that it has always … Continued
Last month we held a Sustainability Day for Royal Pavilion & Museums staff in Brighton Museum. The drop-in event was open to all staff to come along to find out about our commitment to make the organisation more sustainable. During … 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
Lisa Jones, MA Craft student at Brighton University, explores our relationship with objects and the seemingly endless ways of displaying them in museums. As an artist, I am deeply inspired by the vast array of artefacts that have been produced … Continued
Living in Gloucestershire in 1989 nothing got my heart racing more than the brown A4 envelope that fell through my letter box once a month. Although ‘out’ at university, the anti-gay hysteria whipped up during the Thatcher years forced me … Continued
Art UK’s project of photographing sculptures in art galleries nationwide recently involved objects in Royal Pavilion & Museums’ collections. The aim of Art UK‘s project is to photograph sculptures in public collections across the country to collate into one database. … Continued
Collections Assistant Lucy Faithful on how a display of shell-shaped ceramics at Hove Museum can both twist your tongue and give an insight into the changing fashions and ideas throughout European history. A word in your shell-like. The theme of … Continued
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