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Dragons at the Royal Pavilion

Dragons at the Royal Pavilion

Preston Manor 2026

Preston Manor 2026

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.

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Entrance to Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

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

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.

Stand or Fall Gallery. Photo: Michael Cheetham.

Brighton & Hove Albion: Stand or Fall

Visit the official gallery of Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Stand or Fall Gallery. Photo: Michael Cheetham.

Preston Manor exterior

October half term gets curiouser and curiouser…

Join us this half term

Preston Manor exterior

A Royal Pavilion Visitor Services Officer explains the features of the Banqueting Room to a group of visitors

Official Tour of the Royal Pavilion - Every Saturday 2pm

A Royal Pavilion Visitor Services Officer explains the features of the Banqueting Room to a group of visitors

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

Royal Garden Restoration

Read more about the Garden project

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

News

Spirit Ledger at Preston Manor

Ghosted at Preston Manor? Tell us about it.

Announcements

October 16, 2026

Leslie, George Dunlop, 1835-1921; Alice in Wonderland

October half term gets curiouser and curiouser…

Announcements

October 16, 2026

Get ready to jump, dance, and play in a colourful digital world at Brighton Museum!

Announcements

October 16, 2026

Royal Pavilion exterior.

Job Opportunity: Buildings & Contracts Manager

Job opportunity

October 9, 2026

Playing With Your Eyes: A Day for Families

Hove Museum of Creativity

24 October 2026

Join photographer Alma Haser and the Photoworks team for a day of hands-on photography trickery inspired by Alma’s work, on display in the museum for Photoworks Festival.

Magic Place

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

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. 

Making the Masked Singer

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

24 October 2026 - ongoing

Step into the extraordinary world of TV’s most spectacular guessing game.

Making the masked singer

Storytime at Hove Museum: Black History Month

Hove Museum of Creativity

26 October 2026

Join our expert storytellers for stories from around the world. Upstairs at Hove Museum.

r6060 textile

Where Are All The Lesbians poster

Where are the lesbians? Searching for lesbian lives in museums

Blog

Our Museum Educator, Lisa Hinkins, is also PhD Researcher at the University of Brighton and is currently examining B&HM collections to understand whether they include historic and contemporary lesbian lives and identities.

"The Watchman" Elm tree in the Royal Pavilion Garden

Living Monuments: A Discovery of the Pavilion Elms

Blog

Ashley Brown is a postgraduate researcher in Curating Collections and Heritage at the University of Brighton. She undertook a project to map, reframe and bring fresh visibility to the Royal Pavilion’s historic elm collection.

A performer, dressed in a large blonde wig and fabulous short blue dress and sunglasses poses in front of a Queer Prom photo area, adorned with pink bows and ribbons, and netting in various colours.

Queer Prom at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

Blog

Hazel Welch, Youth Engagement Coordinator, gives insight into the recent Queer Prom event at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, in partnership with Allsorts Youth Project

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