New temporary exhibition: Villages at War
To commemorate the ending of hostilities in WWI on November 11th 1918, the Mid Sussex District Council gave East Grinstead Museum a grant to curate a touring exhibition showing the impact the war had on the town and some of the nearby villages. Each community researched life before, during and after
Childhood in East Grinstead
This exhibition is designed to be a whistle stop tour of childhood in East Grinstead. Imagine the world before radio and television, not to mention the Internet, I-pads, computer games, Facebook and all other things we rely upon to keep us amused and entertained today. What on earth
A Good Read for the Summer…..
East Grinstead Museum’s exhibition ‘Rebuilding Bodies & Souls’ tells the story of Sir Archibald McIndoe, world-famous plastic surgeon, and his pioneering work on the young airmen who were shot down & badly burned during WW2. They knew that they were his ‘guinea pigs’, and so the infamous ‘Guinea Pig Club’
Guinea Pig Club members, an actress, international visitors and a live BBC Radio Broadcast!
June has been an exciting month… On Saturday the 17th of June East Grinstead Museum welcomed VIP guests,Guinea Pig Club members Jack Perry and John Miles; accompanied by friends and family including actress Fiona Dolman. Bob Marchant, Secretary of the Guinea Pig Club and Museum Trustee, led a guided tour of
“….in what was formerly a dusty lumber-room of the Church Tower…”
A volunteer bought these lovely ‘East Grinstead and its Parish Church’ booklets to my attention. The oldest of these seen on the left, is dated 1934 and sold for Threepence; beautifully illustrated and printed by Exors of H.W. Cullen of East Grinstead, and low and behold include articles about East Grinstead Museum. The Museum
Royal Society of Medicine
We were delighted that following their meeting at the Queen Victoria Hospital on Saturday 8th April a group of the delegates from the Royal Society of Medicine, London visited the museum to see the new Rebuilding Bodies & Souls exhibition. Sir Barry Jackson, Past President of the Royal College Of
A Guided Tour of Queen Victoria Hospital
Bob Marchant, honorary member of the Guinea Pig club and once an operating theatre technician at the Queen Victoria Hospital (QVH) under Sir Archibald McIndoe, kindly gave a few of us museum staff a tour of the hospital. Built as a town hospital, the impact of WWII led to the
New Temporary Exhibition About Rowfant Brickworks
Come along and see this exhibition. This temporary exhibition will tell the story of the Rowfant Brickworks and the family who ran it for many years. It will start on Wednesday 11th January when the museum re-opens after the Christmas break. We look forward to welcoming you back! FIND OUT MORE
Free Talk – Collecting Musical Instruments in India
Bringing a varied range of exhibits to East Grinstead Sunday at 2 PM 18th December Free Afternoon talk presented by Margaret Birley, Keeper of Musical Instruments at the Horniman Museum and Gardens – Collecting Musical Instruments in India. Object in Focus: Narsiga Find out more about this intriguing Indian musical
Rebuilding Bodies and Souls – The Story of The Guinea Pig Club
How to explain the Guinea Pig Club? Simple, they were World War 2 aircrew shot down in flames, but lucky enough to be recovered by their own side and then commenced the long and gruelling process of recovery. Complicated, because the medical procedures to return them to a natural life
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