Music Night - An Evening of Talent and Fun

 

As part of its 'Victorian Christmas' celebrations, the Museum hosted an evening of music and singing on Sat December 9th. Several of the guests turned up in full Victorian costume, adding to the festive spirit of the occasion.

Superbly led by Roy Nash and Noel Dumbrell, it was a wonderful evening of singing and instrumental talent, complemented by a full licensed bar and lavish Victorian Christmas decorations. All present enjoyed themselves and we only hope that we can manage to organise another musical event early next Spring!

A sad goodbye to Claire, our curator

As of the 30th December 2006 Claire Eden will no longer be the Curator of the Toy Museum due to funding for her post running out! Here is a message from her to all the Museum visitors, patrons, Friends and staff:

" I have had a wonderful time at the Museum, and I have really enjoyed setting up the new exhibition and events programme Making History Fun, helping to prepare the Museum's Accreditation application and trying to keep up - and where possible improve on - the Museum's fantastic reputation. It will be extremely sad to go, but I know that the volunteers and staff are more than capable of carrying on the work that I started. Thank you to everyone who has made this experience so wonderful, from visiting the Museum as a one off to long standing members! I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year,
Goodbye!
Claire "

Whitehawk Children's Centre Opening

On Sept. 28th, 2006, the Museum and its Education Team joined eb4U, the Mayor and the residents of Whitehawk in celebrating the completion of THE WHITEHAWK CHILDREN'S CENTRE. Museum staff provided a hands-on toy demonstration for visitors during the opening.

FALMER'S 'TOY STORY' EXHIBITION TUESDAY NOVEMBER 28TH - JAN 2007

GCSE art students from Falmer High School have been hard at work preparing for a very special exhibition at the Museum.

The joint project is part of the 'Big Draw' and the exhibit will open on Tuesday November 28th and will run thru January 2007.

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Sat November 25 - Train Running Day, 'Time to Change'

Our autumn Train Running Event took place on Saturday November 25.

Members of the Train Collectors' Society were in the Museum running their own trains (in addition to all of our own vintage trains), making it a truly special event for people of all ages.

The idea was to make 'Time to Change' reflect that period when the railways were grouped in 1923. The huge variety of locomotives and rolling stock running on our spectacular '00' and '0' gauge layouts for this special event was a sheer delight.

Exciting new partnership with Falmer High School!

Brighton Toy and Model Museum is delighted to announce that the Museum has secured a new partnership with local secondary school, Falmer High School.

Students from Falmer's GCSE Applied Art group will be working closely with the Museum Education team to produce a Big Draw exhibition within the Museum.

We are delighted to be working with Falmer High School as we feel this relationship will be mutually beneficial, and offer exciting new opportunities for all involved. We are also pleased to be involved more directly with our local community and the future generations.

Please check our website for regular updates on how things are going!

Existing new partnership with Falmer High School!

 

Brighton Toy and Model Museum is delighted to announce that the Museum has secured a new partnership with local secondary school, Falmer High School.

Students from Falmer's GCSE Applied Art group will be working closely with the Museum Education team to produce a Big Draw exhibition within the Museum.

We are delighted to be working with Falmer High School as we feel this relationship will be mutually beneficial, and offer exciting new opportunities for all involved. We are also pleased to be involved more directly with our local community and the future generations.
Please check our website for regular updates on how things are going!