Kenneth Battelle was a leading hairdresser who worked with Jackie Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe and other celebrities of the 1960s. When it came to designing his New York salon, he turned to the Royal Pavilion for inspiration. Giuseppe Longo, author of … Continued
Henry Willett was one of the founding fathers of Brighton Museum. Among the many things he gave to the Museum was a collection of popular pottery, the cups and plates and mantelpiece ornaments used by everyday people at the end … Continued
Until 15 April the display cabinets in Brighton Museum’s foyer will host work by three different artists and makers. The work is for sale and can be bought at the Museum Shop. Sandra Reeves’s copper sculptures of natural forms are the … Continued
This atmospheric image is an etching from the early 1890s showing Brighton’s Metropole Hotel at dusk. Gas lights line the promenade and the bridge to the West Pier, creating silhouettes of people enjoying an evening walk. Look closely and you … Continued
Earlier this year Htein Lin, one of Burma’s leading contemporary artists, visited Brighton Museum & Art Gallery to demonstrate his printmaking techniques. The event – Freedom from Within – was organised by the Pansodan Gallery (Yangon) in partnership with the … Continued
On 8 September 2011, we hosted a Question and Answer session for our Twitter users. This was a chance for people to learn more about Radical Bloomsbury, our exhibition at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, and the lives of the … Continued
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