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Dragons at the Royal Pavilion

Dragons at the Royal Pavilion

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Preston Manor 2026

Preston Manor 2026

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Stand or Fall

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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.

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Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

Enjoy world-class art, history and design. Explore inspiring collections, local and global.

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Preston Manor exterior April 2025

Preston Manor & Gardens

Step into a house full of stories. Encounter ghosts, graves and a secret garden.

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Hove Museum of Creativity

Hove Museum of Creativity

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

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 exterior

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Brighton & Hove Museums

We are a charitable trust that cares for five venues across the city.

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.

Preston Manor exterior April 2025

Preston Manor & Gardens

Step into a house full of stories. Encounter ghosts, graves and a secret garden.

Hove Museum of Creativity

Hove Museum of Creativity

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

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 exterior

Membership

Become a member today and enjoy free access to the full range of exhibitions and visitor experiences at all our sites.

Blue blot from Martha Gartside's book An Essay on Light and Shade, 1805. Courtesy of Alexandra Loske

Into the Blue

Prints & Drawings Gallery, Brighton Museum and Art Gallery

In our new exhibition, we explore why humans have been fascinated by the colour blue for thousands of years.

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Blue blot from Martha Gartside's book An Essay on Light and Shade, 1805. Courtesy of Alexandra Loske

Dragons at the Royal Pavilion. Promotional image for the exhibition. A blue background with an illustrated dragon head, the features of which are styled on the domes of the Royal Pavilion

Dragons at the Royal Pavilion

Discover DRAGONS

Dragons at the Royal Pavilion. Promotional image for the exhibition. A blue background with an illustrated dragon head, the features of which are styled on the domes of the Royal Pavilion

The Ivy Asia and the Royal Dragons Experience poster

Royal Dragons Experience

We're pleased to announce a new collaboration between Brighton & Hove Museums and The Ivy Asia Brighton

Experience DRAGONS and The Ivy Asia

The Ivy Asia and the Royal Dragons Experience poster

Dragons at the Royal Pavilion. Promotional image for the exhibition. A yellow background with an illustrated dragon head, the features of which are styled on the domes of the Royal Pavilion

The Great Dragon Count

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Dragons at the Royal Pavilion. Promotional image for the exhibition. A yellow background with an illustrated dragon head, the features of which are styled on the domes of the Royal Pavilion

Preston Manor entry hall and front desk

Preston Manor now open

Join us for a new History of the Manor exhibition and a reopened top floor

Explore Preston Manor

Preston Manor entry hall and front desk

Afternoon tea in the Adelaide Suite of the Royal Pavilion. A close up of the table with a cup of tea on a saucer and a plate with a strawberry tart. A small vase of flowers and a plate of scones are in the background.

Afternoon Tea Returns for Summer 2026

Book now to enjoy delicious tea and treats.

Afternoon tea in the Adelaide Suite of the Royal Pavilion. A close up of the table with a cup of tea on a saucer and a plate with a strawberry tart. A small vase of flowers and a plate of scones are in the background.

News

Booth Museum of Natural History, 194 Dyke Road, Brighton, City of Brighton and Hove, England. Opened in 1874 The Romanesque Revival building is listed at Grade II by English Heritage

DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund awards funding to the Booth Museum

Announcements

April 10, 2026

Preston Manor Easter trail 2026. A child stands in the hall of Preston Manor. In one hand they hold a printed Preston Manor children's trail leaflet. The other hand holds a magnifying glass to their face and a toy bunny.

Opening Hours for Easter Weekend 2026

Announcements

April 2, 2026

Exterior of the Royal Pavilion

Response to Strike Action, 2 April 2026

Announcements

April 2, 2026

Storytelling

Easter 2026 at Brighton & Hove Museums

Announcements

April 2, 2026

An Introduction to the Royal Pavilion 2026

Royal Pavilion & Garden

3 January 2026 - ongoing

Explore the opulent Royal Pavilion with expert-guided tours every Saturday at 2pm.

Royal Pavilion Gardens May 2020

Secrets of the Royal Pavilion Tour – Ground Floor

Royal Pavilion & Garden

14 January 2026 - ongoing

Uncover hidden secrets of the Royal Pavilion on this tour of the ground floor.

Kings Apartment, Royal Pavilion. Royal Pavilion, King's bedroom. To the right of the bed, you can make out a hidden door, known as a jib door, which led to the King’s water closet or lavatory. The jib door also leads to stairs that went up to the apartments of George’s last mistress, Lady Conyngham, in what is now part of the Royal Pavilion tearoom.

Secrets of the Royal Pavilion Tour – Upper Chambers

Royal Pavilion & Garden

11 February 2026 - ongoing

Explore the first floor of the Royal Pavilion and discover spaces usually off-limits to visitors.

Queen Victoria's Bedroom

Preston Manor: 2026 season

Preston Manor & Gardens

14 March to 30 November 2026

Preston Manor reopens with lots of new surprises in store. Experience Edwardian Ghosts and Glam at this remarkable home.

Preston Manor

Detail from the Birds and Flowers wallpaper, set R6011/3, One of many examples featuring hand‑painted foliage, birds, and butterflies, characteristic of eighteenth‑ and early nineteenth‑century Chinese export designs.

When Eighteenth Century wallpaper meets Twenty-First Century technology

Blog

Our paper conservator is undertaking ground-breaking research into a collection of remarkable Chinese export wallpapers from the Royal Pavilion

Alexandra Loske points to the dragons in the doors of the Red Drawing Room

Out of the Woodwork

Blog

Discover the dragons and other snake-like, phantastical creatures that emerge from paint surfaces imitating satinwood in the Royal Pavilion.

Joseph Henry Good: A Closer Look

Blog

Good was a prominent British architect and surveyor, and original fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects. His work revived and preserved the Royal Pavilion at a crucial turning point in its history.

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