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”

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”

Latest Horsham History volume added online

The horrors of the First World War have been well documented, but what was it like on the home front and, in particular, the Horsham district? The latest addition to Horsham’s History online goes into great detail. As part of the Friends’ commitment to add all of Jeremy Knight’s volumes of history to this websiteContinueContinue reading “Latest Horsham History volume added online”

Explore gardening history at Horsham Museum

The sun is shining (sometimes!) and it’s starting to get warmer – that means one thing! For those people who have a lawn it’s time to get the mower out. While most of us simply plug our lawnmower into the mains and let the machine do all the hard work, it wasn’t that long agoContinueContinue reading “Explore gardening history at Horsham Museum”

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”