Last Saturday saw the 131st anniversary of the Horsham Museum Society – now the Friends of Horsham Museum & Art Gallery! The Museum was founded back then by the Free Christian Church (now the Unitarian Church), collecting items of educational and general interest which were stored in the church and brought out on various occasions.ContinueContinue reading “Museum Society chalks up another birthday”
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Amazing Woolbeding Gardens – next Friends event!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KKbEFhXBK0 Photos from the Friends trip to Woolbeding Gardens in May 2023. Following the success of the Friends of Horsham Museum & Art Gallery trip to Woolbeding Gardens, near Midhurst, last year a return trip has been organised for this September! The visit in 2023 was in May, so this year’s visit will see aContinueContinue reading “Amazing Woolbeding Gardens – next Friends event!”
Roman remains on show at Horsham Museum
The annual Festival of Archaeology is currently being held across the UK, run by the Council for British Archaeology. There are various events going on, but if archaeology is your interest then Horsham Museum & Art Gallery has plenty on show to see! Roman glass Colourful Roman glass How about these amazing Roman glass bottlesContinueContinue reading “Roman remains on show at Horsham Museum”
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”
Friends of Horsham Museum & Art Gallery 