Lot of love for Horsham Park!

It’s Love Parks week and here in Horsham we have one of the best (we certainly think so!). https://youtu.be/mP5lrMtZln8 We have pulled together a slideshow from the Museum archives to show how it has changed down the years. A postcard from the 1950s featuring Horsham Park. Park House has been at the core of theContinueContinue reading “Lot of love for Horsham Park!”

Fascinating look at Horsham Museum watercolours

Rick Domas, Director of Kate Gallery in Horsham, gave a presentation entitled ‘Watercolours in the Horsham Museum Collection‘ on Wednesday, July 30, to the Friends of the Horsham Museum and others. Rick Domas Interesting, thoughtful questions followed. The Horsham Museum and Art Gallery has a very fine collection of watercolours for a regional museum ofContinueContinue reading “Fascinating look at Horsham Museum watercolours”

Another ‘treat’ in Horsham Museum’s watercolour collection

Museum Friend Rick Domas, who is preparing for a forthcoming talk, looks at two more interesting paintings. In addition to finding my residence depicted in the museum’s watercolour collection, I recently came across two original botanical paintings prepared c1791–1800 for (William) Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, by either Sydenham Edwards or James Sowerby, two of the principalContinueContinue reading “Another ‘treat’ in Horsham Museum’s watercolour collection”

Line judges out at Wimbledon

Horsham Museum & Art Gallery Friend Rick Domas looks at how a tennis tradition has disappeared. Rick will be giving a talk on July 30 to the Friends about the Watercolour collection in the Museum archives. Wimbledon is a lot like the art world. There are ‘in’ and ‘out’ players, ‘hot’ and ‘cold’ players, young players, oldContinueContinue reading “Line judges out at Wimbledon”

Friends’ next talk – Horsham Museum’s Watercolour collection

Everyone is invited for what is anticipated to be an entertaining afternoon on Wednesday, 30th July, in The Lounge, Cornerstone Methodist Church, London Road, Horsham at 2pm! Rick Domas Rick Domas, Director of Horsham-based Kate Gallery and a Horsham Museum cataloguing volunteer, will present an illustrated talk entitled ‘Watercolours in the Horsham Museum Collection’. AsContinueContinue reading “Friends’ next talk – Horsham Museum’s Watercolour collection”