Brighton Toy And Model Museum

Did you see Chris Littledale, Toy Museum Founder and Director on BBC TV Breakfast News yesterday?! If you didn't see the full feature at 6.45am and 7.45am here is a link to the Tweet which was shared by the Beeb about how the current lockdown is affecting the museum.
We got an email from a researcher on Friday as they were running a piece about the impact on Brighton tourism leading up to the Easter holidays. Chris listened to the researchers questions via speaker phone and I recorded him on my iphone, plus some footage around the museum, which I then Dropboxed across to her. It was more great publicity for the museum, especially the time that it was on the TV!

Shout out to the post office for working out what to do with an envelope addressed like this! Fan mail for the wonderful illustrator, Chris Riddell who mentioned us as his favourite local folk club during his BBC R4, Desert Island Discs program :-)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000g4fm

Did you know Brighton Toy and Model Museum is available for hire? If you're planning a corporate even, a birthday, or AGM and you're looking for a fun, quirky venue which is completely out of the ordinary, hit us up! We've got room for 30+ seated guests, a licence, and a great relationship with many of the outside caterers, petisseries and bakers in the North Laine. For more deets click on the link and download our brochure. https://www.brightontoymuseum.co.uk/…/C orporateh...irebrochure…
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How you can help Brighton Toy and Model Museum.
Whilst we appreciate that this is a time of national and international crisis, and that there will be a great number of worthy causes deserving support, the museum receives no funding from local or national government, and survives through income from visitor tickets, school visits, shop sales, and donations and legacies.
The coronavirus pandemic is currently eliminating three of these four sources, making our continued surviva...l dependent on donations and bequests. We would greatly appreciate anything that you could do to help us continue our work, and to survive this crisis.
https://www.brightontoymuseum.co.uk/PDF/B TMM_profile.pdf
Donations Electronic donations can be made online via our “donations” page: https://www.paypal.com/gb/fundraiser/char ity/162043
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First time on the 0 gauge, the Pullman is very near completion and is looking really good - look forward to you seeing it!

When you are in the museum by yourself and only turn on the one light you need ......

We may be closed to the public but we aren't twiddling our thumbs wondering what to do! We have got a lots of projects underway ready to have a big celebratory launch when we are all on the other side of these grim times - updates to follow. In the meantime we thought you may like to see some of the improvements Gordon has been beavering on behind the scenes over the last couple of months to our upstairs collection storage arches #comingalongnicely

Was this only a week ago? So much has changed in that time ..... we had a repeat visit from a lovely Dutch language school and their pupils for a guided tour of the museum. It's always fun to see people's reaction holding one of our Steiff bears - you are never to old to cuddle a lovely teddie!

It's with regret that we have decided to close the museum to visitors until further notice. We have taken advice from the Government and City Council along with our cultural partners with regard to the Covid-19 virus and want to do everything we can to protect our staff and visitors' health. There will be staff working behind the scenes in the museum and look forward to welcoming everybody back when things settle down again. #stayhealthy

Did you know Brighton Toy and Model Museum is available for hire? If you're planning a corporate even, a birthday, or AGM and you're looking for a fun, quirky venue which is completely out of the ordinary, hit us up! We've got room for 30+ seated guests, a licence, and a great relationship with many of the outside caterers, petisseries and bakers in the North Laine. For more deets click on the link and download our brochure. https://www.brightontoymuseum.co.uk/…/C orporatehirebrochure…

Looking for a unique and quirky venue to hold your special event? Somewhere easily accessible, close to a train station and public transport? Then come to Brighton Toy and Model Museum! Situated in the Victorian arches underneath Brighton Railway Station, the museum houses one of the world’s finest collections of rare and vintage toys and model trains, creating a unique atmosphere to entertain guests and clients.
We will work with you to create a bespoke package to suit your ...needs, from standard venue hire to full VIP - including fizz, canapes and a vintage train running spectacular! Whichever package you choose, the backdrop of this fantastic collection is enjoyed by all ages, guaranteeing your special event will be one to remember!
The museum offers a versatile venue space able to accommodate a variety of events including celebrations, performances, presentations and product launches - we can comfortably seat 35 lecture style, standing capacity for other events is 70 throughout the museum.
For further information and a copy of our private hire e-brochure please email - jan@brightontoymuseum.co.uk.
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First sunny, storm-free day we've had in Brighton for weeks has given us the opportunity to put up our fabulous new banners outside Brighton Railway Station- sponsored by Wallis & Wallis Toy Auctioneers! A great big thank you to Glenn Butler and also our friends at ACoRP - Association of Community Rail Partnerships and Southern Rail for your continued support of the museum! Don't they look great?!

Guess who the BBC Bargain Hunt team are visiting tomorrow!? That's right, it's US! Brighton Toy and Model Museum is going to feature in an episode to be aired later in the year. How exciting! They'll be here filming around the galleries and doing an interview with our founder Chris Littledale. As soon as we know the airing date we'll let you know so you can get a little glimpse of our fantastic collections on your tellybox.

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