Today is Star Wars Day (May the Fourth – ‘May the Force’ – get it?) and, perhaps surprisingly, Horsham Museum & Art Gallery has some artefacts in its archives relating to the film franchise! Darth Maul First we have the above character figure of Darth Maul on a wheeled vehicle from the George Lucas StarContinueContinue reading “Star Wars Day and Horsham Museum”
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Summer of fun lined up for Horsham Museum
Museum garden A Pop-Up shop, a garden party and the return of the Friday Lates – yes, Horsham Museum & Art Gallery has a busy spring and summer ahead! It all begins over the early May Bank Holiday during the district council’s ‘aMAYzing’ weekend. On the Sunday (May 5) the Museum will be hosting aContinueContinue reading “Summer of fun lined up for Horsham Museum”
Museum’s largest artefact celebrates birthday
https://youtu.be/Z7dMf2I-nzg?feature=shared Forty years ago today (March 30) Horsham Museum’s barn was officially opened by the then Curator Evan Perry. Many visitors to the Museum may be forgiven for thinking this impressive building has always been a part of Causeway House. The Museum Barn But no, it was formerly situated on the Hills Place Estate, aContinueContinue reading “Museum’s largest artefact celebrates birthday”
Remembering Horsham poet on International Women’s Day
Eliza Cook As it’s International Women’s Day (March 8) we are celebrating one of Horsham’s most influential former residents – the author and poet Eliza Cook. Eliza, born Christmas Eve 1818, was one of 11 children and when she was around nine years old her father retired from his business in London and moved toContinueContinue reading “Remembering Horsham poet on International Women’s Day”
Romantic story of a Valentine creation
Valentine’s Meat Juice The creation of a meat juice recipe may not sound the most romantic of stories on Valentine’s Day, but behind its invention lies a touching love story. In the Horsham Museum & Art Gallery archives is this little bottle that bears the name Valentine’s Meat Juice. Back in 1870 in Richmond, Virginia,ContinueContinue reading “Romantic story of a Valentine creation”
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