It seemed a simple enough idea for a post – how did Horsham, Australia, come to be named? However, trying to track down the answer has ended in a series of dead-ends and scratching of heads! One fact that is not disputed is that an early settler from the UK, James Monckton Darlot, gave theContinueContinue reading “Mystery origin of Horsham Australia”
Category Archives: Horsham Museum
Museum garden springing into life
https://youtu.be/ytmSQIfPOc0 The recent sunny weather has woken up the Museum garden and all the hard work of the volunteers is now being appreciated! The Easter school holidays has meant that numerous young visitors and their relatives have been enjoying the flowers and plants that have burst into life, as our video shows. The garden isContinueContinue reading “Museum garden springing into life”
Horsham Museum Dinosaur exhibition – behind the scenes
The new exhibition – Cretaceous Horsham: Discovering Dinosaurs – is proving very popular at Horsham Museum & Art Gallery! Assistant Curator George Graham-Payne, who brought the exhibition together, chats to Museum Society Trustee Steve Payne (no relation) about the behind the scenes work involved. George Graham-Payne, Assistant Curator, at the exhbition. How far ahead do youContinueContinue reading “Horsham Museum Dinosaur exhibition – behind the scenes”
Winter colours for Horsham Museum garden
https://youtu.be/mHgsDEYLqLc Like every other garden in the UK the wait is on for warmer and brighter weather at Horsham Museum & Art Gallery. However, the Museum garden may be looking forward to the beautiful spring colours but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to see at this time of year. As our slideshow reveals there areContinueContinue reading “Winter colours for Horsham Museum garden”
Dinosaur exhibition opens with help from the Friends
This year’s major exhibition for Horsham Museum & Art Gallery – Cretaceous Horsham: Discovering Dinosaurs – opened on Saturday (January 18). The Friends of the Museum, the exhibition sponsors, had a special preview the evening before. https://youtu.be/9W48LZfXRn0 The free exhibition, brought together by the Museum’s Assistant Curator George Graham-Payne, looks at the dinosaurs who onceContinueContinue reading “Dinosaur exhibition opens with help from the Friends”
Friends of Horsham Museum & Art Gallery 