Edward Booth

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The first thing to strike a visitor to the Booth Museum is the smell of the place – which is basically ‘mothballs’. And if you think it’s noticeable in the main gallery you should spend the day in the stores … Continued

Mr Booth and his Museum

Edward Thomas Booth amassed a large collection of British birds in the 19th century. He built a museum in 1874 to house his collection, displaying each of the birds in a series of dioramas. He bequeathed the collection and museum to … Continued

The Conservation of Natural History Materials

With tongue fixed firmly in cheek it has been a long standing joke in the Booth Museum that from a conservator’s perspective the ideal Natural History Museum would be situated in deep space, shielded in some way from the ravages … Continued

At Work With… Kevin Bentman

…Kevin Bentman, Visitor Services Officer I have been working for the council for over 10 years now at three local buildings, Preston Manor, the Booth Museum of Natural History and Hove Museum & Art Galleries. The Visitor Services Officers are … Continued

The Booth Museum of British Birds

The single most important source of information about Booth’s collection is the publication “Catalogue of the Cases of Birds in the Dyke Road Museum, Brighton”. This was written by Booth with additional notes by Arthur Foster Griffith. The catalogue states that … Continued

Frederick William Lucas, FLS; FZS, 1842 – 1932

Solicitor, Author, Museum owner, Collector. The Booth Museum biographical archive has numerous items relating to Frederick William Lucas. These include nine original photographs of his Rottingdean Museum, his original hand written catalogue, a photographic portrait of him and a letter … Continued

Arthur Foster Griffith, 1856 – 1933

Solicitor, Alderman, Naturalist, Collector. Arthur Foster Griffith was the son of Dr Griffith, the popular head master of Brighton College, and the brother of the well-known Egyptologist, Francis Llewellyn Griffith. Griffith donated significant quantities of objects to Brighton Museum & Art Gallery many … Continued

Booth Brain Teasers, Day 6

On Thursday 12 May, we very much hope that you will join Jeremy Adams, retired Assistant Keeper at the Booth Museum, on Twitter. Jeremy will be around all day to answer all questions zoological. In the run up to the day of … Continued

A Zoological Gallery at Brighton Museum

The Booth Museum in Brighton has been in existence since 1874 when it was simply the Booth Museum of Birds. 100 years later, during the 1970s, it became the Booth Museum of Natural History when the science collections from Brighton Museum … Continued

Booth Brain Teasers, Day 5b

Booth Brain Teasers, Day 4

Booth Brain Teasers, Day 3

Booth Brain Teasers, Day 2

Booth Brain Teasers, Day 1

The Golden Eagle – Aquila chrysaetos

The Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) in flight is one of the most spectacular natural sights and is the second largest bird of prey in Great Britain. It is found from North America through Europe, and across Asia into Japan. Although … Continued

Working with Natural Science collections

[slideshow] The Monument Fellowship is a Museums Association scheme which is aimed at capturing collections knowledge held by experienced individuals who have retired from museums. As part of this scheme I have been working alongside the recently retired assistant Keeper, Jeremy Adams, … Continued