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Friends’ final event for 2024

Horsham Museum & Art Gallery Friends are wrapping up 2024 with a final flourish – a fun festive tea party. Margaret Watson Hosting the event will be popular harpist Margaret Watson. Margaret has been entertaining groups for several years and will guide everyone with a relaxed performance of melody and words. Her wide-ranging repertoire hasContinueContinue reading “Friends’ final event for 2024”

Chance to adopt a Horsham Museum object!

Did you know you can help Horsham Museum & Art Gallery by adopting an artefact? Yes, the Friends and Museum Curator Nikki Caxton have chosen 12 objects from the collection that the public can help to preserve by their adoption. One of the more unusual items (and one of the most popular!) is the mummifiedContinueContinue reading “Chance to adopt a Horsham Museum object!”

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!”

Friends’ next talk – the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission

An organisation dedicated to commemorating more than 1.7 million servicemen who died during the world wars will be the topic of the next talk hosted by the Friends of Horsham Museum & Art Gallery. Sarah Nathaniel On Wednesday October 9 (2pm) Sarah Nathaniel will talk about the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC). Sarah is theContinueContinue reading “Friends’ next talk – the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission”