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Don’t step on a bee!

There seems to be a ‘day’ for every conceivable occasion and subject, but today is Don’t Step on a Bee Day and is actually very important! The Horsham Museum garden has become a focal point in the town as an area of tranquillity, and the volunteer gardeners have done a magnificent job creating a wildlifeContinueContinue reading “Don’t step on a bee!”

Horsham’s link to famous painter

Whither by Edward Bainbridge Copnall There are several old paintings on show in Horsham Museum & Art Gallery but ‘Whither’ by Edward Bainbridge Copnall is arguably the most intriguing! It’s an allegorical funeral scene, with the deceased clearly ascending to Heaven. However, Edward Bainbridge Copnall spent several years in Horsham and the scene is supposedlyContinueContinue reading “Horsham’s link to famous painter”

Day that changed the world

On this day (June 28) in 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand Carl Ludwig Joseph Maria of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, was on a trip through Sarajevo, the provincial capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, formally annexed by Austria-Hungary in 1908. Both were assassinated by teenager Bosnian Serb student Gavrilo Princip – an act that sparked theContinueContinue reading “Day that changed the world”

Intriguing talk from former Horsham Museum Curator

An intriguing look into Horsham’s hidden stories is promised at the next talk organised by the Friends of Horsham Museum & Art Gallery. Wednesday July 17 is the date for Illuminating the Past – Discovering Horsham’s hidden stories by former Curator Jeremy Knight. Jeremy Knight. Photo: Toby Phillips. The venue is the Wesley Hall atContinueContinue reading “Intriguing talk from former Horsham Museum Curator”

Cycling history at Horsham Museum for #BikeWeek

It’s Bike Week, so we’re looking at some of the amazing examples that are on show at Horsham Museum & Art Gallery! The Blazing Saddles gallery is a fascinating attraction for anyone interested in cycling. Pride of place must go to the Pentacycle, though. It was originally designed and patented by the Horsham architect EdwardContinueContinue reading “Cycling history at Horsham Museum for #BikeWeek”