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Putting Horsham Museum in front of the world

During November for the past two years Horsham Museum & Art Gallery has been taking part in a social media campaign called #Museum30. This has, in fact, been held for the last eight years. It was started in the UK by a lady, Gracie Price, who studied museum studies and goes by the social handleContinueContinue reading “Putting Horsham Museum in front of the world”

Horsham’s link to Frankenstein

Today is officially Frankenstein Friday! Yes, there really is a day devoted to, arguably, the most famous monster ever created. Surprisingly, perhaps, Horsham has a strong link to this character that has become famous down the years, thanks to numerous block-buster films and TV shows. That link is renowned poet Percy Bysshe Shelley who wasContinueContinue reading “Horsham’s link to Frankenstein”

The day Marilyn Monroe visited Horsham

On this day (October 13) in 1956 there was disbelief when international Hollywood film star Marilyn Monroe and her husband, the playwright Arthur Miller, visited Horsham! Monroe was probably the most famous person on the planet at that time. She’d already married and divorced baseball legend Joe DiMaggio and had a string of successful moviesContinueContinue reading “The day Marilyn Monroe visited Horsham”

Looking back at Horsham Museum’s Friday Late music

https://youtu.be/Bue05YUgaf4 It’s been an amazing summer of music at Horsham Museum & Art Gallery! The Friday Lates have been very popular, with various acts entertaining the crowd in the garden. Thankfully the weather has been very kind and the musicians haven’t had to deal with any rain! HotPot were the final act for the summer.ContinueContinue reading “Looking back at Horsham Museum’s Friday Late music”

Museum Friends’ trip to Woolbeding – what a deluge!

We were only a small band who braved the horrendous weather on Thursday (September 5) for our trip to Woolbeding Gardens, near Midhurst, but we were delighted that we made the effort, writes Pam French. https://youtu.be/Y68-v-ow0-0 Despite the rain falling most of the time that we were at the gardens, we used the time toContinueContinue reading “Museum Friends’ trip to Woolbeding – what a deluge!”