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Dragons at the Royal Pavilion

Dragons at the Royal Pavilion

Gender Stories exhibition web banner

Gender Stories exhibition web banner

Preston Manor 2026

Preston Manor 2026

The Sussex Lancers exhibition web banner

The Sussex Lancers exhibition web banner

Royal Pavilion web banner

Royal Pavilion web banner

Stand or Fall

Stand or Fall

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.

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.

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

Discover 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 Spring & 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.

The Sussex Lancers exhibition web banner

Step into Brighton's leather legacy

The Sussex Lancers exhibition

The Sussex Lancers exhibition web banner

News

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 Spring & Summer 2026

Announcements

March 17, 2026

Preston Manor Gardens April 2025

Job Opportunity: Gardener

Job opportunity

March 12, 2026

Hedley Swain, CEO of Brighton & Hove Museums with Brighton & Hove City Councillor Birgit Miller by the new hoardings launching the Royal Garden Restoration in New Road ***Pic by David McHugh / Brighton Pictures

First ‘sign’ of things to come in the Royal Pavilion Garden

Press release

March 5, 2026

Roebuck Estates and Brighton & Hove Museums, A Celebration of English Excellence

Press release

February 27, 2026

What's in the box?

Hove Museum of Creativity

2 October 2025 to 1 April 2026

What's in the box at Hove Museum of Creativity

Play Back Forward

Hove Museum of Creativity

4 October 2025 to 12 April 2026

Step into a cinematic time machine with Play Back Forward - a playful and immersive exhibition celebrating Brighton & Hove’s early film pioneers.

Basement & Tunnel Tours 2026

Royal Pavilion & Garden

3 January 2026 - ongoing

Go behind the scenes of servant life & WWII shelters in Brighton's most iconic palace.

Tunnel Tour

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

European Robin - copyright Lee Ismail. A robin sits on a tree branch.

Birds in the Royal Pavilion Garden – What Will You See?

Blog

Here are ten birds you are (almost) guaranteed to find in the grounds during your visit.

Sir Christopher Wren Vick, 1850

Storytelling in the Royal Pavilion Archives

Blog

Our Archivist has an exciting opportunity to catalogue the Royal Pavilion collections and re-surface interesting stories

ConservRator getting in the Christmas spirit. All he wants for Christmas is a dust-free Pavilion. A toy mouse in a Christmas jumper is placed besides a Christmas tree in the Royal Pavilion

Conservation at Christmas and Other Updates

Blog

Christmas starts in July at the Royal Pavilion, or the planning does at least.

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