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Each of our museums is special. Together they offer something for everyone.
Exterior of Royal Pavilion with plants in foreground.

Royal Pavilion & Garden

Experience a fantasy palace fit for a king. Bask in Regency splendour inside and out.
Entrance to Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

Enjoy world-class art, history and design. Explore inspiring collections, local and global.
Hove Museum of Creativity

Hove Museum of Creativity

Explore memories and making. Indulge your playful side in family friendly galleries.

Preston Manor & Gardens

Step into a house full of stories. Encounter ghosts, graves and a secret garden.
Exterior of the Booth Museum.

Booth Museum of Natural History

Discover fossils, feathers, butterflies and bones. Learn about our planet, and how to protect it.
Royal Pavilion interior, the doorways through the Saloon

Guided tours of the Royal Pavilion and Brighton & Hove Museums

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Royal Pavilion interior, the doorways through the Saloon
ABBA Swedish Pop Group Winners of the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest Universal Pictorial Press Photo PPH 272585 05.04.1974

ABBA: One Week in Brighton

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of ABBA’s Eurovision win at Brighton Dome on 6 April 1974. (ABBA in Brighton, 1974 © Photoshot / Topfoto)
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ABBA Swedish Pop Group Winners of the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest Universal Pictorial Press Photo PPH 272585 05.04.1974

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Dragon trail 2024. Two young children sit in the Music Room dressed in dragon costumes and look at the Dragon Trail leaflet. Photo: JJ Waller

Dragon Detectives needed to solve a Royal Pavilion mystery

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July 26, 2024

Pride flag outside of the Royal Pavilion

Celebrate Brighton Pride with 2 for 1 entry to the Royal Pavilion and Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

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July 26, 2024

Amateur detective Andreane with the Faberge

Amateur detective solves our Fabergé Mystery

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July 25, 2024

Illustrated Map of Brighton and its Vicinity, C Wilmot, 1851. fa207880

Volunteer Opportunity: All Our Histories, A Local Resource

Volunteer opportunity

July 25, 2024

Always look underneath. Or: how to spot a fake. Four men stand around a table looking at the bottom of different ceramics.

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All the gorgeous colours of Chinese porcelain – a store visit with experts
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Always look underneath. Or: how to spot a fake. Four men stand around a table looking at the bottom of different ceramics.
Crown balloon in front of the Pavilion

Introduction to the Project

A Garden Fit for A King: Reawakening Brighton’s Royal Estate
Brighton & Hove Museums and Brighton & Hove City Council have been awarded £4.3 million from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for Royal Pavilion Garden improvements
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Crown balloon in front of the Pavilion

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A QUEER night at Hove Museum of Creativity

Hove Museum of Creativity

1 August 2024
A pre-Pride party celebrating the pioneering history of filmmaking in Brighton & Hove!
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George Albert Smith & Laura E Bailey, "Two Clowns", 1906 (courtesy of Screen Archive South East)

Introduction to Creative Writing at Brighton Museum

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

1 August 2024
Take inspiration from Rembrandts’ Self-portrait at the Age of 34 in this workshop exploring self-image.
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Drop-in & Draw – Art & History

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

31 May to 2 August 2024
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ABBA: One Week in Brighton

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

28 March to 4 August 2024
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of ABBA’s Eurovision win at Brighton Dome on 6 April 1974. Walk, dance, and sing through ABBA’s visit to Brighton, through photographs, film, memories, and memorabilia and discover the week that catapulted the band to fame.
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ABBA Swedish Pop Group Winners of the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest Universal Pictorial Press Photo PPH 272585 05.04.1974
Detail of Christmas card showing cycling owls delivering letters

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In the studio. Photo Alejandra Carles-Tolra

The Rembrandt Photography Club – engaging our younger audiences

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As National Treasures; Rembrandt in Brighton draws to a close, it’s an opportunity to reflect on an exhibition in which 14 local young people exhibit alongside an Old Master.
Always look underneath. Or: how to spot a fake. Four men stand around a table looking at the bottom of different ceramics.

All the gorgeous colours of Chinese porcelain – a store visit with experts

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Lucy Faithful, Assistant Curator Collections and Alexandra Loske, Curator Royal Pavilion & Historic Properties, welcomed several members of the Oriental Ceramic Society (OCS), London, and the East Asian Museum in Bath to visit two of our ceramic stores
Repacking the World Art textiles in the store. A woman leans over a large table covered in tissue paper and carefully folds textiles

Behind the Scenes with World Art: Repacking Textiles

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In May 2024, the World Art collections team started a project to repack, condition check and photograph some of our textile collection which was housed in the store at Brighton Museum.
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