Category Archives: Local History

Adopt a Museum Object – special festive offer!

Struggling to find a Christmas gift for a friend or family member? We’ve all been there! A pair of socks, bath salts or even a box of chocolates don’t seem the perfect present. So how about something totally different! Why not adopt a Museum object in their name? For December only you can do thisContinueContinue reading “Adopt a Museum Object – special festive offer!”

Fascinating look behind the scenes of the Godman Exhibition

Horsham Museum & Art Gallery Curator Nikki Caxton and Assistant Curator George Graham are pictured putting the Godman Exhibition together. Museum volunteer and Friend Rick Domas chatted to Assistant Curator George Graham about how the recent Frederick DuCane Godman Exhibition was put together. The highly-regarded and successful Frederick DuCane Godman: The Legacy of a CollectorContinueContinue reading “Fascinating look behind the scenes of the Godman Exhibition”

Vintage Car Rally video snippets

https://youtu.be/82cLKPh96J8 The annual London to Brighton Veteran Car Run was back on the roads this morning (Sunday November 5), passing through West Sussex on the way. Friends Committee member Steve Payne was at Pease Pottage in sunny but chilly conditions to capture on film just a few of the amazing vehicles passing by. The 400ContinueContinue reading “Vintage Car Rally video snippets”

Sad story of an ancient cat

The desiccated cat It was Hallowe’en this week, so it seems fitting to highlight one of Horsham Museum’s more unusual items on display – the desiccated (dried out) cat! It is part of the ‘Cabinet of Curiosity’ and sometimes erroneously called the ‘mummified cat’, but it wasn’t preserved… far from it. It was discovered behindContinueContinue reading “Sad story of an ancient cat”