Our Votes for Women display opened in Brighton Museum on 17 November. Marking the centenary of the first women being granted the vote, the display highlights Brighton & Hove’s suffrage heritage and features objects belonging to Brighton-based suffragette Minnie Turner. … Continued
A rare view of the Pavilion by one of Britain’s greatest artists This exquisite watercolour by JMW Turner entered the collection of Brighton Museum & Art Gallery only a few years ago. It had been in private collections since it … Continued
I felt very lucky to meet the RP&M Curator of Fine Art Jenny Lund for a private art master class. As I confessed in a previous blog, I’m not very confident about my knowledge around art and how to view … Continued
The current Turner in Brighton exhibition in the Royal Pavilion reveals some of the views of Brighton produced by J M W Turner when he stayed in the town, such as his 1824 watercolour, Brighthelmston, Sussex. But where did Turner stay … Continued
In January 2012, we all held our breath during a nail-biting auction at Christies in New York. Under the hammer was a unique watercolour, Brighthelmstone, Sussex painted by JMW Turner in c1824. At the centre of Turner’s image stands the … Continued
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