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We are excited to have graphic novelist and illustrator @DanielULocke run comic workshops tomorrow at Jubilee library, as part of the #BringYourOwnBrain Brighton Festival.
Come along and find out how incredible your brains are and make a story to tell the world!
Drop in💜
Good luck to our #Lionesses tonight!⚽️
#WEURO2022 have inspired us to look for a fearless feline in our Rare Books collection
Here’s one, from The Natural History of the Felinae by Sir W. Jardine (Edinburgh, 1837)
@BrightonMuseums @TheKeepArchives
It’s #JaneAustenRegencyWeek! Why not create your #Bridgerton fantasy by putting on your finest walking dress and promenading in one of Brighton & Hove’s Regency hotspots?
Promenade dresses and Regency architecture, from our #RareBooks and Special Collections 👗🏰
Happy #SummerSolstice!☀️
We’ve found both the joy and the science of #midsummer in our Rare Books collection, in sunny yellow: the illustration A Midsummer Fairy by Kate Greenaway (1846-1901) and a solstice/equinox diagram from The Times Atlas (1895)
Don't miss the return of Dad's Baby Boogie tomorrow at Jubilee library - we can't wait!🕺
#childrensactivities #music
@CoolBrighton @BHforFamilies
Drum roll please 🥁 ...
#Dads Baby Boogie is back!
Held at 10:15am on the second Saturday of each month at Jubilee Library, starting on the 14th 👨👧👦
We can't wait to see some of that fab dad dancing again! 😄
#childrensactivities
@BHforFamilies @CoolBrighton @BHParentsforum
Happy #GoodFriday!
An #EasterEggHunt in our #RareBooks collection uncovered eggs, bunnies & bonnets too!
🥚by F. Frohawk, 👒by K. Greenaway, & 🐇 from A Child’s Picture Book of Wild & Domestic Animals (Routledge & Co.) all late 19th century
@BrightonMuseums
@TheKeepArchives
‘Tis #ShakespeareWeek, good pilgrims! 🎭
These engravings from drawings by Henry Bunbury (1750-1811) in our #RareBook collection depict scenes from The Bard’s plays; but can you identify them? 🤔
Answers below 👇🏿
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@BrightonMuseums
@The_Globe
#librarytwitter
It’s #WomensHistoryMonth! John Gould (1804-1881) is famous for his bird illustrations, but did you know that many of them were created by his wife Elizabeth Gould (1804-1841)? These examples are from Mr Gould’s Tropical Birds (Ariel Press, 1955) in our #RareBooks collection🐦
Happy #LunarNewYear🌕🏮2022 is the #YearOfTheTiger 🐯 Here’s a 1916 Thai Phrommachat (horoscope manual) from our #RareBooks collection, noting the qualities of the Tiger along with its Deva & guardian spirit plant.
What will you do with your big cat energy?