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Each of our museums is special. Together they offer something for everyone.

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Royal Pavilion & Garden

Experience a fantasy palace fit for a king. Bask in Regency splendour inside and out.

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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.

Nash view Pavilion

Guided Tour: An Introduction to the Royal Pavilion - Every Saturday

Join one of our expert guides for a fascinating look at this incredible building.

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Nash view Pavilion

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Brighton Festival 2025 at Brighton & Hove Museums

Find out more about Brighton Festival 2025 at Brighton & Hove Museums

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News

Book cover: The Royal Pavilion Brighton: A Regency Palace of Colour and Sensation

New Book Brings Royal Pavilion to Life in Colour

Announcements

February 20, 2025

Preston Manor to re-open for first time in five years

Announcements

February 19, 2025

Colouring with Gully this half term at Brighton Museum

Announcements

February 19, 2025

Board Opportunity: Royal Pavilion & Museums Trust Seeks Two Trustees

Announcements

February 19, 2025

Conservation team on the scaffolding tower in the Banqueting Room

Featured Story

Cleaning the Banqueting Room Curtains

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Conservation team on the scaffolding tower in the Banqueting Room

20th Century Gallery and roof with lights

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery Roof Restoration Project

Vital work has started to repair the 220-year-old roof of Brighton Art Gallery & Museum to bring the Grade II listed building up to 21st century requirements.

Find out more on the Roof Restoration Project

20th Century Gallery and roof with lights

One Moment in Time: Discovering the untold and forgotten stories of St Peter’s Church

Royal Pavilion & Garden

28 February 2025

Join us for a special event to celebrate the history and heritage of St Peter’s Church.

St. Peter's church Brighton

Preston Manor: A Woman’s World

Preston Manor & Gardens

Join us to celebrate International Women’s Day as we honour the incredible contributions of Brighton women.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

14 September 2024 to 16 March 2025

See over 100 extraordinary photographs from around the world showcased in this prestigious exhibition from the Natural History Museum, London.

Winter at the Booth Museum

Booth Museum of Natural History

21 December 2024 to 19 March 2025

Join us as we take a look at folklore of the animal world.

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Story archive

Conservation team on the scaffolding tower in the Banqueting Room

Cleaning the Banqueting Room Curtains

Blog

The Conservation team undertake the challenge of cleaning the Banqueting Room curtains in the Royal Pavilion

A porcelain figure of Billy Waters, showing him wearing a yellow jacket and trousers with a tricorn hat, playing his violin. c1825, donated to BMAG by Henry Willet in 1903. da328947

Three Extraordinary Lives

Blog

Suchitra Chatterjee shares three stories about nineteenth and twentieth century people of colour who had unexpected links with the Royal Pavilion.

Betel Box, wa607023. On display at Hove Museum

A Betel Box or just a box?

Blog

A betel box or box for a hairpiece? An intriguing discovery in the World Art collection

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