Who is the best-selling author of all time? Who is instantly recognisable as the Queen of Crime novels? Yes, you’ve guessed it – Agatha Christie! Everyone is invited to the next talk held by the Friends of Horsham Museum & Art Gallery when we will hear about the Life and Times of Agatha Christie. DavidContinueContinue reading “Next event (Feb 26): Chance to hear about world’s best-selling author!”
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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”
Horsham gallery revamp looks back to 18th/19th Centuries
Did you know Horsham had a ‘coffee shop society’ in 1700 or that the town hall was rebuilt in 1888 in the Gothic style that remains today? These are just two of the fascinating facts that form part of the new 18th and 19th Century galleries that opened in Horsham Museum & Art Gallery atContinueContinue reading “Horsham gallery revamp looks back to 18th/19th Centuries”
Tony Wales – Horsham’s popular historian
One hundred years ago today (New Year’s Eve) Tony Wales was born in Horsham. In the following 82 years he became one of the town’s most popular historians, as well as helping to make Sussex folk songs relevant once again to a modern audience. His musical tastes evolved while working in a record shop inContinueContinue reading “Tony Wales – Horsham’s popular historian”
Festive final Friday Late for Horsham Museum
https://youtu.be/cYR6QxKE3-I Despite the early evening rain, there was a good crowd to enjoy Horsham Museum & Art Gallery’s final Friday Late. HAODS (Horsham Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society) provided the entertainment, singing carols and festive songs while dressed in period costume. HAODS carol singers They proved a big success, filling everyone with cheer. Museum visitorsContinueContinue reading “Festive final Friday Late for Horsham Museum”
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