What's On - Brighton & Hove Museums
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What's On

Into the Blue

2 May to 20 September 2026
This summer, dive into the deep blue sea and sky with us.
The Ice Maiden or Everything about her was white, 1915 Edmund Dulac

Wildlife Photographer of the Year

9 May to 6 September 2026
Experience the wonder of the natural world through the lens of the world’s finest photographers.
© Ralph Pace / Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Dragon’s Den: Story Time at Brighton Museum

26 May to 25 August 2026
Join our expert storytellers for magical tales of dragons in the Archaeology Gallery.
Carved, gilded dragon decorative element in the Music Room

Brighton & Hove Albion: Stand or Fall

15 August 2026 - ongoing
Dive into the incredible story of Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club in a brand‑new gallery within Brighton Museum & Art Gallery.

Curator at Work: Secrets & Stories from the Collections

9 September to 10 December 2026
A series of informal drop-in sessions across our sites where our curators will be working in the galleries and talking to the public about their current projects.

Night at the Museum

26 September 2026
Step inside Brighton Museum after hours and see the museum come alive!

And So I Watch You From Afar and The Most Beautiful Anthropocene by Aindreas Scholz

2 October 2026 to 18 January 2027
This exhibition explores ecologically sustainable cameraless photography as a fragile record of environmental change.

The Biba Look: Photography and Fashion

3 October 2026 to 21 March 2027
Step into a vivid vision of the creativity, style and influence of Biba’s golden years and rediscover the style that defined an era.
Helmut Newton, Biba fashion, spring summer 1969, © the Helmut Newton Foundation

Where are all the Lesbians?

3 October 2026 to 28 February 2027
Discover hidden stories of lesbian lives through selected objects from Brighton & Hove Museums' collections, along with artistic responses.

Young Carers. Big Voices. A Fairer Future.

6 October 2026 to 10 January 2027
A powerful selection of photographs celebrating young carers, supported by The Carers Centre for Brighton & Hove.

Repatriation and Shared Heritage: Making Connections between Brighton & Botswana

7 October 2026
Brighton & Hove Museums repatriated 45 objects to the Khama III Memorial Museum in Botswana. Learn more about this landmark project in a special talk and the premiere of a new short film.

Magic Place

24 October 2026 to 21 February 2027
Step into the immersive world of Magic Place, an interactive and reactive installation that responds to you in real time. 

Story time at Brighton Museum: Black History Month

27 October 2026
Join our expert storytellers and hear stories from around the world in the Archaeology Gallery.

Museum Makers at Brighton Museum: Black History Month

28 October 2026
Celebrate Black History with arts and crafts, inspired by objects from the museum’s world cultures collection.

We’re going on a Mouse Hunt…

24 November 2026 to 21 January 2027
The mischievous mice have been hibernating in Brighton Museum and are now getting ready for a secret winter ball.

Spirit Chasers - Brighton Museum

24 September 2027
Step inside one of Brighton’s most famous buildings for a night of atmospheric ghost hunting at Brighton Museum.
Egyptian Gallery of Brighton Museum