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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.

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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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Mid-Century Millennial

Hove Museum of Creativity

27 March 2025

Between 1940-1970 a design trend of 'mid-century modernism' took hold across the globe.

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Queer the Pier

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

31 January 2020 - ongoing

Plunge into the history of Brighton & Hove's LGBTQIA+ communities.

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Victorian Cookery Club

Preston Manor & Gardens

8 April 2025

Learn the secrets of a Victorian Kitchen at Easter and find out what Victorians liked to eat.

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Behind Closed Doors Tour – Ground Floor

Royal Pavilion & Garden

8 January to 9 April 2025

Uncover hidden secrets of the Royal Pavilion on the Behind Closed Doors Tour – explore secret spaces, staircases, and corridors on selected Wednesdays

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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.

Photo Finish: Experimental Photography

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

10 April 2025

Explore camera-less photography techniques using found objects from the Royal Pavilion Garden.

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Easter at the Manor

Preston Manor & Gardens

12 April 2025

An Edwardian Fete Filled with Family Fun & Easter Magic

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A King's Estate: Historical Walking Tour- 2025

Royal Pavilion & Garden

8 March to 12 April 2025

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

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Booth Art Club

Booth Museum of Natural History

18 February to 15 April 2025

Take inspiration from the museum collection in our art & craft workshops. Themes include Snakes and Reptiles, Reuse and Recycle and Your Favourite Animal.

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Storytelling at the Booth Museum

Booth Museum of Natural History

19 February to 16 April 2025

Fun storytelling events for under 5's at Booth Museum of Natural History

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Hove Art Club

Hove Museum of Creativity

20 February 2024 to 17 April 2025

Art is for everyone. Join in the fun at the Creative Kids Club, with different cool art activities each time. It's frequently sold out so don't wait.

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Storytelling at Brighton Museum

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

21 February to 18 April 2025

Join us around the around the fire in the Archaeology gallery and hear some fun stories during the school holidays.

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Children's storybooks and a Paddington bear.

Drop-in & Draw: Toys and Craft

Hove Museum of Creativity

21 February to 18 April 2025

Art Class. This self-led activity is fun for all ages and drawing equipment is supplied.

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A Garden Fit for All: The Regency Remade

Royal Pavilion & Garden

19 April 2025

Step into the beauty and charm of a bygone era with an exclusive horticultural tour of the Royal Pavilion Garden that brings history to life.

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Royal Pavilion Garden showing trees and lamp posts along the path towards the Pavilion

Drop-in & Draw: Natural History

Booth Museum of Natural History

23 February to 20 April 2025

Drop-in to the museum and sketch what you see.

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Storytelling at Hove Museum

Hove Museum of Creativity

17 February to 21 April 2025

Come and hear some fun stories in the school holidays.

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The Mechanical Circus

Hove Museum of Creativity

21 September 2024 to 21 April 2025

Roll up! Roll up! It’s showtime! Hove Museum of Creativity proudly presents ten circus-themed automata.

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Behind Closed Doors Tour – Upper Chambers 2025

Royal Pavilion & Garden

29 January to 23 April 2025

Explore the hidden secrets of the Royal Pavilion’s upper chambers on an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour, including secret staircases and hidden rooms.

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Brighton in the 1960s and ‘70s

Hove Museum of Creativity

24 April 2025

Join us for a colourful tour of Brighton as it was 50 to 60 years ago using 35 mm slides from the Brighton Borough Surveyor collection.

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An old photograph from the 1960s of Preston Circus, Brighton.

Colour Conversations: Neil Parkinson – The Colour Librarian

Royal Pavilion & Garden

26 April 2025

Dive into the vibrant world of colour with Neil Parkinson, the UK’s only 'Colour Librarian,' as he unveils the most fascinating colour books in history!

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An Introduction to the Royal Pavilion- Every Saturday

Royal Pavilion & Garden

4 January to 26 April 2025

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

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Basement & Tunnel Tours

Royal Pavilion & Garden

28 December 2024 to 26 April 2025

Discover the hidden history of the Royal Pavilion’s basement and tunnel, from servant life to WWII air raid shelter, on this fascinating underground tour.

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Tunnel tours at Royal Pavilion in Brighton ***Pic by David McHugh / Brighton Pictures

Play Days at Hove Museum Garden

Hove Museum of Creativity

13 to 27 April 2025

Enjoy some outdoor games in Hove Museum Garden using our library of games to play with.

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LGBTIQ+ History Club @ Brighton Museum 2025

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

30 March to 27 April 2025

An afternoon of talks on all things to do with local(ish) queer heritage accompanied by tea, cake and friendly conversation.

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Brighton & Hove Albion: A First Year in Europe

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

19 October 2024 to 27 April 2025

Celebrate Albion's historic 2023/24 campaign when the club played in Europe for the first time in its history.

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Brighton & Hove Albion fan at the historic marble Panathenaic Stadium, Athens © Danny Last, on behalf on BHAFC

Creative Kids Club at Hove Museum 2025

Hove Museum of Creativity

12 January to 27 April 2025

Art is for everyone. Join in the fun at the Creative Kids Club, with different cool art activities each time. It's frequently sold out so don't wait.

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What’s in the Box?

Hove Museum of Creativity

21 November 2024 to 1 May 2025

Inspired by Jonathan Wright’s Constellation sculpture on display in Hove Museum’s Garden.

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Leeds Pottery lustre tea pot, circa 1830 - What's In the Box display

Unpeeling The Past: Decolonising the Fruit Salad

Royal Pavilion & Garden

7 May 2025

Uncover the juicy histories behind your favourite fruits in this fascinating talk on trade, power, and colonial roots.

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Watercolour painting of a basket of fruit.

Fantasy Paper Bird Workshop

Royal Pavilion & Garden

10 May 2025

Create a stunning paper bird inspired by the vibrant wallpapers of the Royal Pavilion in this hands-on workshop.

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Pinot & Picasso present The Royal Perch

Royal Pavilion & Garden

11 May 2025

Paint and sip and with Pinot & Piccasso.

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An Evening with Professor Hakim Adi: African and Caribbean People in Britain

Royal Pavilion & Garden

14 May 2025

Join us for an unforgettable evening when celebrated historian Professor Hakim Adi will bring these hidden histories to life.

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An Evening of Drawing at the Booth Museum of Natural History

Booth Museum of Natural History

15 May 2025

Join us for an evening of drawing in the wonderful setting of our museum.

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

Royal Pavilion & Garden

21 May 2025

Discover the hidden history of England’s landowning class.

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Arms After Hours: A Rare Display of Historic Firearms

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

22 May 2025

Join us after dark for an adults-only evening exploring some of our firearms and their complex histories.

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Arms After Hours: A Rare Display of Historic Firearms

Styling a Revolution: Mod fashion in the making

The Old Courtroom

24 May 2025

Roger K Burton, curator of The In Crowd: Mods Fashion and Style 1958-1966 in conversation with Martin Pel, Curator of Textiles & Costume at Brighton & Hove Museums.

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© The Contemporary Wardrobe Collection, Photograph by James Lyndsay, Styling a Revolution: Mod fashion in the making

Paper Peony Workshop with Karen Tsu at PomPom Factory

Royal Pavilion & Garden

24 May 2025

Join Karen Tsu, the visionary behind the stunning paper flower installation in the Colour Exhibition in this hands-on paper flower making workshop.

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Opium: Nature’s Remedy, History’s Curse

Royal Pavilion & Garden

28 May 2025

Explore the fascinating journey of opium through the ages, from ancient medicine to Victorian addiction.

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Papaver somniferum, commonly known as the opium poppy. A plant of the white subspecies in natural.

Colour Conversations: Patrick Baty – The Paint Detective

The Old Courtroom

31 May 2025

Paint is far from boring and provides clues to a building’s history.

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See the Sea

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

22 July 2023 to 31 May 2025

Sail through romantic seas and skies to views of today’s vibrant seafront.

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The West Pier, Brighton, is seen from about half way along it, looking landwards. The pier is thronged with figures in late Victorian dress. The seafront is seen from Preston Street to the Chain Pier at far right. Fishing boats at sea in right foreground

Baby Pavilion

Royal Pavilion & Garden

3 to 4 June 2025

How do babies see colour? It's not so black and white!

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Baby Pavilion an event image for COLOUR. A Baby in multicoloured striped suit lies on a multicolour striped blanket

Summer Solstice Sound Bath at the Royal Pavilion

Royal Pavilion & Garden

20 June 2025

Celebrate the longest day of the year in the most magical way with Brighton Sound’s Petra & Matt.

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Colour Conversations: From Mars Yellow to Dragon's Blood

The Old Courtroom

12 July 2025

Artists Julian Bell, Jo Lamb and Peter Messer talk about pigments and colour. Hosted by Alexandra Loske.

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Pinot and Picasso present All The Glitters

Royal Pavilion & Garden

13 July 2025

Paint and sip with Pinot & Picasso. Surrounded by the Pavilion’s shimmering gold accents and rich tapestries, let your creativity shine in this exclusive pop-up event.

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Picnic like a Prince

Royal Pavilion & Garden

27 July 2025

Join us in the Pavilion Garden as we celebrate Brighton Pride.

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Pre Pride picnic event at the Royal Pavilion for COLOUR. A picnic blanket and a rainbow umbrella and food baskets are displayed outside the Royal Pavilion

Rags to Riches

Royal Pavilion & Garden

8 August 2025

Get crafty at the Royal Pavilion

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Rags to Riches

Royal Pavilion & Garden

22 August 2025

Get crafty at the Royal Pavilion

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Colour Conversations: Colour & Emotion

The Old Courtroom

13 September 2025

Listen to our colour experts converse about how humans respond to and feel about colour in this fascinating panel discussion.

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Colour Heritage Open Day 2025

Royal Pavilion & Garden

14 September 2025

Join us to explore shape and colour in the Royal Pavilion Garden.

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Pinot & Picasso present Flowers on the Wall

Royal Pavilion & Garden

14 September 2025

Paint and sip with Pinot & Picasso.

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Equinox Sound & Colour Healing at the Royal Pavilion

Royal Pavilion & Garden

19 September 2025

As the red glow of the setting sun signals the shift into Autumn, join Brighton Sound’s Petra & Matt for a deeply immersive evening of sound and colour healing.

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Hearing Colour - An Evening of Classical Music at the Royal Pavilion

Royal Pavilion & Garden

26 September 2025

Step into the regal elegance of the Royal Pavilion for a spellbinding evening of classical music.

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Preston Manor: A New Era

Preston Manor & Gardens

5 April to 30 September 2025

For the first time in five years, Preston Manor will reopen to the general public with a new visitor experience.

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Hearing Colour - An Evening of Classical Music at the Royal Pavilion

Royal Pavilion & Garden

3 October 2025

Step into the regal elegance of the Royal Pavilion for a spellbinding evening of classical music.

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The John Dinkel Memorial Lecture: Colour in the Royal Pavilion

The Old Courtroom

11 October 2025

Dr Alexandra Loske, curator of the Royal Pavilion will take you on a chromatic journey through George IV’s pleasure palace.

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COLOUR

Royal Pavilion & Garden

21 March to 19 October 2025

Discover a chromatic promenade through the Royal Pavilion.

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The In Crowd: Mod Fashion and Style 1958-1966

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

10 May 2025 to 4 January 2026

A fashion exhibition on Mod look, youth culture and the appeal of Mod style.

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