Horsham Museum open all over Easter

Bored with Easter eggs? Run out of hot cross buns and nothing worth watching on the TV? Horsham Museum & Art Gallery is opening its doors all over the Easter Bank Holiday – and it’s FREE admission! https://youtu.be/5_WtqRguc8c From 10am to 4pm each day there’s a chance to catch the Discovering Dinosaurs Exhibition. Put togetherContinueContinue reading “Horsham Museum open all over Easter”

Mystery origin of Horsham Australia

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”

Art and AGM for Horsham Museum Friends

Coming up next for the Friends of Horsham Museum & Art Gallery is the Annual General Meeting which will incorporate the next talk. Local artist Claire Phillips will be giving a talk on ‘Struggle and Strength’ on Wednesday April 16 at 7.30pm in the Wesley Hall, Cornerstone Methodist Church, London Road, Horsham. Before that, though,ContinueContinue reading “Art and AGM for Horsham Museum Friends”

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”