Category Archives: Innovations

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”

Explore gardening history at Horsham Museum

The sun is shining (sometimes!) and it’s starting to get warmer – that means one thing! For those people who have a lawn it’s time to get the mower out. While most of us simply plug our lawnmower into the mains and let the machine do all the hard work, it wasn’t that long agoContinueContinue reading “Explore gardening history at Horsham Museum”

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”

Museum’s Friday Lates success

https://youtu.be/IlN4EIwMzT4 A new venture for 2023 at Horsham Museum & Art Gallery – the Friday Lates – proved a major success! There were Morris Men, a flute choir and a string quartet (courtesy of West Sussex Music) entertaining Museum visitors during the year. On each occasion the Museum was open until 8pm and there wereContinueContinue reading “Museum’s Friday Lates success”