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
Winter has finally drawn to a close, and with longer days and sunnier skies, spring has also brought a small new display to the Booth Museum: The Marvellous Mary Merrifield. Mary Philadelphia Merrifield (1804-1889) was a remarkable self-taught artist, naturalist … Continued
Paula Wrightson’s latest blog post on the surprising history of Preston Manor looks at its role during the Cold War. How would this elegant Edwardian house have been used in the event of a nuclear attack? Brighton in 1966 was … Continued
Update 14 March 2022: our historic newspapers have now been moved to newspapers.brightonmuseums.org.uk. Newspapers will be removed from our Digital Media Bank by 28 March. We’ve recently released over 4000 digitised copies of the Brighton Herald newspaper on our Digital … Continued
The Keep is the swishiest newest building under the management of the RP&M opened by the Queen last year. The building, not quite a museum or a gallery is the home of the archives for East Sussex County Record Office, … Continued
It has been several months since we wrote about the closure of Brighton History Centre on this blog, but the start of a new year seems a good moment to remind you that our collections are once again accessible to … Continued
Three weeks ago we had a guided tour of The Keep, the state-of-the-art new Sussex archive centre out at Falmer. It’s funny that this is a space with powerful, heavily loaded resonance (both positive and negative) in partnership with the … Continued
In my recent role of Assistant Curator I was given the task of digitising material from the Local History collections. This is part of the preparation required before items are moved to the Keep, a new archive building for East … Continued
On Saturday 30 March 2013, Brighton History Centre closed its doors to the public for the last time. It was a sad day – for staff and customers – but it also marked a turning point, a time to look … Continued
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