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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 in snow

Enjoy Christmas at the Royal Pavilion

From Father Christmas to spectacular trees, an ice rink to our famous mice trail - there's something for everyone to get all the festive feels at the Royal Pavilion!

Royal Pavilion in snow

Over 60s deal at The Royal Pavilion in Brighton Credit Simon Dack

2-for-1 offer at the Royal Pavilion for over 60s

Over 60s deal at The Royal Pavilion in Brighton Credit Simon Dack

Pagoda restoration Royal Pavilion

Pavilion Spotlight

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Pagoda restoration Royal Pavilion

News

‘Vanishing Forest’ immersive art installation unveiled at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

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November 1, 2024

Gully to visit Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

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October 24, 2024

Christmas at the Royal Pavilion

Brighton & Hove Museums reveals a season of festive fun

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October 21, 2024

Brighton Museum and Art Gallery

Decolonising Our Egypt Galleries

Announcements

October 18, 2024

Fragments of the original North Drawing Room wall decorations

Featured Story

Cataloguing Original 1821 Royal Pavilion Wallpaper

Fragments of the original North Drawing Room wall decorations

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.

20th Century Gallery and roof with lights

A King's Estate: Historical Walking Tour

Royal Pavilion & Garden

12 October to 9 November 2024

Join us for an exploration of life before the Royal Pavilion on this tour of the Royal Pavilion estate with Carol Homewood, founder of the popular Facebook group Brighton Past.

Colonialism and Country Houses: The Making of the English Landowning Class

Royal Pavilion & Garden

16 November 2024

Join us for an eye-opening talk that delves into the transformation of land ownership in England, revealing its deep ties to overseas colonial wealth.

Preston Manor

Flight of the Langoustine: A Film by Sculptor Pierre Diamantopoulo with Q&A

Hove Museum of Creativity

21 November 2024

Brighton based sculptor Pierre Diamantopoulo delivers a talk and film telling the story of how he created the Hove plinth sculpture, Flight of the Langoustine.

Decoupage Christmas Baubles

Royal Pavilion & Garden

23 November 2024

Get into the festive spirit by designing and creating your own unique and beautiful Christmas baubles.

Detail of Christmas card showing cycling owls delivering letters

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Detail of Christmas card showing cycling owls delivering letters

Story archive

Action between a large Chinese row-galley and a small cutter 1859 c The Trustees of the British Museum

Shadows of Empire: Flow of Goods

Exhibition Extras

The British smuggling of opium into China in the early 19th century led to widespread addiction among Chinese people.

Preston Manor’s elegant Dining Room. A long table is set for dinning

Shadows of Empire: Ellen Stanford Sets the Scene

Exhibition Extras

We begin the tour (Shadows of Empire: Taking Tea at Preston Manor) in Preston Manor’s elegant Dining Room, where entertaining took place.

Ellen Thomas-Stanford with dragoman/guide Ahmed abd-el Sadek (on right) in Egypt January 1901

Shadows of Empire: The Stanfords Travel the Globe

Exhibition Extras

The upper classes reaped the rewards of the British Empire.

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