https://youtu.be/8a0dZQg9jbQ While the Horsham Museum & Art Gallery garden is a joy to walk round pretty much all year round, it can be argued that it is at its very best at the moment! It is full of bees and butterflies, while ladybirds and other small insects scurry about. The volunteer gardeners take enormous prideContinueContinue reading “Horsham Museum garden in full bloom”
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Another ‘treat’ in Horsham Museum’s watercolour collection
Museum Friend Rick Domas, who is preparing for a forthcoming talk, looks at two more interesting paintings. In addition to finding my residence depicted in the museum’s watercolour collection, I recently came across two original botanical paintings prepared c1791–1800 for (William) Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, by either Sydenham Edwards or James Sowerby, two of the principalContinueContinue reading “Another ‘treat’ in Horsham Museum’s watercolour collection”
Chocolate Worm Cake – not a cake and no chocolate worms!
It’s World Chocolate Day! Few people would let the day pass without enjoying this historic and popular confectionary! However, in among the Horsham Museum & Art Gallery archives is this packet of Chocolate Worm Cake! Even the most fanatic chocoholic would baulk at trying this, though. There were no chocolate worms and it wasn’t aContinueContinue reading “Chocolate Worm Cake – not a cake and no chocolate worms!”
Friends’ next talk – Horsham Museum’s Watercolour collection
Everyone is invited for what is anticipated to be an entertaining afternoon on Wednesday, 30th July, in The Lounge, Cornerstone Methodist Church, London Road, Horsham at 2pm! Rick Domas Rick Domas, Director of Horsham-based Kate Gallery and a Horsham Museum cataloguing volunteer, will present an illustrated talk entitled ‘Watercolours in the Horsham Museum Collection’. AsContinueContinue reading “Friends’ next talk – Horsham Museum’s Watercolour collection”
Unique rural spirit in Horsham artist’s work
Horsham Museum & Art Gallery Friend Rick Domas looks at the work of a Horsham artist whose work is part of the Museum collection. Rick will be giving a talk on July 30 to the Friends about these and other paintings in the collection. Early on in preparing for my talk ‘Watercolours in the HorshamContinueContinue reading “Unique rural spirit in Horsham artist’s work”
Friends of Horsham Museum & Art Gallery 