Horsham Museum

Horsham Museum is a museum at Horsham, West Sussex, in South East England. [ [http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/museum_gfx_en/SE000308.html Horsham Museum - 24 Hour Museum - official guide to UK museums, galleries, exhibitions and heritage ] ]

The museum was founded in August 1893 by volunteers of the Free Christian Church and became part of Horsham District Council in 1974. Horsham Museum is a fully accredited museum and serves both Horsham and its District. It has the support of the Friends of Horsham Museum and an active volunteer base.

Exhibits and Collections

The Museum has a large and varied collection arranged in 26 galleries. It has a significant collection of books and memorabilia relating to the Warnham-born poet Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822), including many early editions of his works and that of his second wife Mary Shelley (1797–1851). It also possesses original letters and books relating to the wider Shelley circle. Other collections include ceramics, ethnography, local Sussex trades and industries, working life, geology, archaeology, bicycles, and horses. A particular feature of the Museum's collections is the Archive of documents relating to Horsham and its history, including the collection of William Albery. [ [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon/searches/locresult_details.asp?LR=513 The National Archives | Search the archives | ARCHON Directory | Repository Details ] ]

References

*Albery, William, 1947. "Horsham Millennium" Horsham: Horsham Museum Society
*Djabri, Susan (ed.), 2000. "The Shelleys of Field Place" Horsham: Horsham Museum Society
*Djabri, Susan (ed.), 2000. "The Letters of Bysshe and Timothy Shelley and Other Documents from Horsham Museum and the West Sussex Record Office" Horsham: Horsham Museum Society

External links

* [http://www.horshammuseum.org Official site]
* [http://www.sussexmuseums.co.uk/horsham_museum.htm Horsham Museum] at "Sussex Museums"