Exhibits and Collections
The Museum has a large and varied collection arranged in 26 galleries. It has a significant collection of books and memorabilia relating to the Warnham-born poet Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822), including many early editions of his works and that of his second wife Mary Shelley (1797–1851). It also possesses original letters and books relating to the wider Shelley circle.
The Horsham Museum owns a number of prints by local artist John Guille Millais (1865–1931). They also have a significant sculpture by Millais of fighting game birds that is now on permanent display
Other collections include ceramics, ethnography, local Sussex trades and industries, working life, geology, archaeology, bicycles, and horses. A particular feature of the Museum's collections is the Archive of documents relating to Horsham and its history, including the collection of William Albery.
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