by Colin Brotherston The first exhibition in the David Rudkin Room for 2024 describes the local nature reserve and haven for wildlife near Emsworth town centre. Brook Meadow is located between the River Ems in the west and Lumley Road in the east and many of the plants, insects, birds and animals that can be...
Nic Cowper is an artist, speaker and teacher working around the south coast. A natural painter, he is self-taught, and has used almost every known medium. However, watercolour is the one that really delivers. Come and find out why.
Two Churches - One Parish What was life like in Emsworth a hundred years ago ? The "100 Years of Faithful Service" exhibition commemorates the centenary of two parishes uniting. It features photographs, documents and artefacts relating to people, events and buildings in Warblington and Emsworth over the last century. Learn about the parishes and...
June 6th, 2024, will see the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the allied landing on the Normandy beaches. The Museum will be commemorating the event with an exhibition reflecting the lead up to D-Day and the impact on the local area and people connected to Emsworth. It is hard to comprehend the complexity of planning an...
Exhibition “Reflections” by Elizabeth Saunders and the Visual Marks Group. Each artist has interpreted ‘Reflections’ from their personal perspective and in their own unique style.Artists will be in attendance throughout the exhibition and will be delighted to tell you more about their work. Janet CairneyJanet FergusonWendy FlecknerSue EmeryHilary KimberMargaret MarksAnne RichesElizabeth SaundersBarbara Strange Opening timesFri...
The Museum occupies the offices and council chamber of the Warblington Urban District Council, built in 1900 before the council merged with Havant and Waterlooville. At the time, the council was responsible for the fire brigade which was manned by volunteers drawn from the local community. The fire station was included on the ground floor...
This exhibition will run from April 5th until April 21st and then from May 10th until May 26th. Note our opening times: Emsworth Yacht Harbour is celebrating 60 years of operation from its foundation in 1965. The marina is nestled in the east of Emsworth’s natural harbour and has played an important part of the...
Please note our opening times for this exhibition: Nic Cowper first displayed his paintings in the David Rudkin Room in 2024 and he has been invited to return for the second time in 2025 as part of the Museum’s participation in the Emsworth Arts Trail. He will be showing his unique watercolour paintings. Passionate about...
Please note our opening times: An exhibition exploring & celebrating the positive impact made by local women during the twentieth century. This exhibition looks at women who have lived in Emsworth in the 20th century and made a significant contribution to the town. A key criterion is that they are no longer alive. It...
This is the story of a riot, of destruction and defiance, when a number of threshing machines in the immediate area were destroyed. Research into the events that happened at the time reveals that the farm workers faced a perfect storm created by the death of King George IV. After the end of the...
This exhibition for Emsworth Museum opens on Friday 29 August and focuses on some of the local elements of the huge engineering project that is now firmly a part of local legend. In 1823, The Portsmouth to Arundel Navigation was opened to great applause – thanks to British engineering and finance, Portsmouth was now joined...
We welcome the return of Nic Cowper exhibiting in the Emsworth Museum as part of the Esmworth Arts Trail - Venue 34. Nic’s art occupies a vibrant space between observation and imagination — where watercolour and energy fuse into something expressive and meditative. Pushing beyond watercolour’s traditional delicacy we find reality reconstructed through vibrant gesture...