Museum’s musical May Bank Holiday treat

https://youtu.be/2LyM61AmTBE There was a musical treat for visitors to the Museum as it held a Spring Garden Party on Sunday May 5. The Museum’s first major event of the year, part of the town’s aMAYzing weekend celebration, proved popular, despite the changeable weather. Folkus had toes tapping with their music In fact, the heavy rainContinueContinue reading “Museum’s musical May Bank Holiday treat”

Star Wars Day and Horsham Museum

Today is Star Wars Day (May the Fourth – ‘May the Force’ – get it?) and, perhaps surprisingly, Horsham Museum & Art Gallery has some artefacts in its archives relating to the film franchise! Darth Maul First we have the above character figure of Darth Maul on a wheeled vehicle from the George Lucas StarContinueContinue reading “Star Wars Day and Horsham Museum”

Horsham Museum’s busy year begins

Horsham Museum & Art Gallery has a busy year lined up ahead and it all starts on Saturday (May 4) when Collyer’s open their Pop-Up Shop. Visitors to the Museum (FREE admission) are invited to stop by and visit the shop which is stocked with merchandise created for the museum by Collyer’s BTEC National ArtContinueContinue reading “Horsham Museum’s busy year begins”

On this Day – Biplane lands in Horsham

On this day – April 21 – in 1914 Horsham residents had a surprise visit! A biplane landed at Chesworth Meadow, near Denne Road, at around 6.30pm. The first aircraft to land in the town. The aviator was William H. Elliott, the son of a well known Horsham tradesman Mr T.H Elliott. William had beenContinueContinue reading “On this Day – Biplane lands in Horsham”

Summer of fun lined up for Horsham Museum

Museum garden A Pop-Up shop, a garden party and the return of the Friday Lates – yes, Horsham Museum & Art Gallery has a busy spring and summer ahead! It all begins over the early May Bank Holiday during the district council’s ‘aMAYzing’ weekend. On the Sunday (May 5) the Museum will be hosting aContinueContinue reading “Summer of fun lined up for Horsham Museum”