The Willett Collection of Popular Pottery at Brighton Museum offers a lively and different way of actively enjoying and engaging with ceramic objects. Each piece provides a comment on the social, religious, military or political history of the day. Many … 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
Here’s the latest story from our What’s in the Box display. 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 … Continued
Peek behind the scenes and see what we have found in our stores! Behind the scenes in our museums, our Curatorial & Conservation teams constantly work to catalogue, conserve and research the collections. Along the way, the team discover new stories about artefacts that they don’t always get a chance to tell. Our … Continued
University of Brighton student Kayleigh Peters looks at the back story to a teapot in Brighton Museum that tells a biblical tale. This short study investigates a teapot, which is on display in Willett’s Popular Pottery, a gallery on the … Continued
The theme of April 2019’s image gallery of the month is spring. To celebrate the longer days, Easter and the beautiful weather, we’ve compiled an image gallery of some spring-themed items in our collections including oil paintings, easter eggs, butterflies … Continued
Henry Willett, a founding father of Brighton Museum, was a man of great energy, enthusiasm and wide-ranging interests. He was born in Newhaven, the youngest of eleven children and moved to Brighton in 1841. He ran the West Street Brewery … Continued
This exhibition based on the Willett collection of popular pottery looks at three areas of women’s lives throughout the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries: their roles at work and in the home, in the production of ceramics and as reformers. … Continued
This exhibition based on the Willett collection of popular pottery looks at three areas of women’s lives throughout the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries: their roles at work and in the home, in the production of ceramics and as reformers. … Continued
Henry Willett, a founding father of Brighton Museum, was a man of great energy, enthusiasm and wide-ranging interests. He was born in Newhaven, the youngest of eleven children and moved to Brighton in 1841. He ran the West Street Brewery … Continued
In his survey of British history through ceramics, Henry Willett included some important Scottish events and celebrities. This exhibition marked the drama of the Jacobite Rebellion and its aftermath, and saluted the achievements of Scottish politicians, soldiers and writers. The … Continued
Currently on display at the Brighton Museum shop is an eclectic collection of ceramics, graphic design, and surreal objects d’art by Brighton based artists. Seiko Kato and Saffron Reichenbacker – both members of the artists collective behind Handmade Co. shop … Continued
Henry Willett, a founding father of Brighton Museum, was a man of great energy, enthusiasm and wide-ranging interests. He was born in 1823, the youngest of the eleven children of William Catt an energetic farmer and miller. His mother Hannah … Continued
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