Printed poster with red lettering advertising a free opening of the Horniman Museum and Gardens on 15 June 1896 (or 'Hospital Sunday') from 2pm to 6pm. The poster features a statement from Richard Quick, Curator, which informs the public that collecting boxes will be placed around the museum and gardens for donations and that the previous year £8 17 shillings were collected. The poster also annoucnes that a new room in the museum has been opened.
Poster for the Horniman Museum and Gardens on 'Hospital Sunday', 14 June 1896
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