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Father Christmas at the Royal Pavilion

Christmas at the Royal Pavilion 2024

16 November 2024 to 5 January 2025
Step back in time and explore a Regency Christmas as you help to celebrate King George IV’s Pavilion Christmas Party.
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Father Christmas at the Royal Pavilion

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

Royal Pavilion & Garden

16 November 2024
Join us for an eye-opening talk that delves into the transformation of land ownership in England, revealing its deep ties to overseas colonial wealth. 
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Preston Manor

Flight of the Langoustine: A Film by Sculptor Pierre Diamantopoulo with Q&A

Hove Museum of Creativity

21 November 2024
Brighton based sculptor Pierre Diamantopoulo delivers a talk and film telling the story of how he created the Hove plinth sculpture, Flight of the Langoustine.
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Decoupage Christmas Baubles

Royal Pavilion & Garden

23 November 2024
Get into the festive spirit by designing and creating your own unique and beautiful Christmas baubles.
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Christmas Tree Decorating Masterclass

Royal Pavilion & Garden

24 November 2024
This year make your Christmas tree fit for Royalty!
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LGBTIQ+ History Club @ Brighton Museum

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, The Old Courtroom

22 September to 24 November 2024
Queer Heritage South returns to Brighton Museum this autumn with its popular series of LGBTIQ+ History Club events.
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Brighton LBTQI+ History Club logo

Behind Closed Doors Tour – Upper Chambers

Royal Pavilion & Garden

25 September to 27 November 2024
Tour the Royal Pavilion after hours and discover its secrets.
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Bamboo staircase in the Royal Pavilion

A Journey from Collections to Connections

Royal Pavilion & Garden

30 November 2024
Join Archival Artist and writer Pauline Rutter with guest speakers for an afternoon of fascinating histories and illustrations. 
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Collections to Connections

The Mariner, the Savant, and the Princess – Three extraordinary lives linked to the Royal Pavilion

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

30 November 2024
Biracial freelance inclusion researcher for B&H Black History, Suchitra Chatterjee leads an interactive presentation.
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Digital artwork by Suchitra Chatterjee showing a bright room with large windows, a crystal chandelier, a piano, and four figures: a child, Tom Wiggins (Musical Prodigy and Autistic Savant), a fiddler, Billy Waters (former Sailor and London Busker), Princess Sophia Duleep Singh (Indian royalty, suffragette, freedom fighter, and nurse), and an Indian solder.

Christmas Wreath and Garland Making Workshops

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

30 November to 1 December 2024
Immerse yourself in the beauty of nature as we guide you through the process of creating a seasonal wreath or garland using greenery sourced from the magnificent Royal Pavilion Garden.
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Christmas Carol Concert at the Royal Pavilion

Royal Pavilion & Garden

11 December 2024
Join us in the sparkling Royal Pavilion for a special evening of Christmas carols performed by two talented Sussex based choirs. 
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Music Room at the Royal Pavilion. The opulent room was commissioned by the then Prince George in 1815 and designed by John Nash ***Pic by David McHugh / Brighton Pictures

Behind Closed Doors Tour – Ground Floor

Royal Pavilion & Garden

11 September to 11 December 2024
Explore the Royal Pavilion behind closed doors
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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.

A Kind of Magic

Hove Museum of Creativity

12 December 2024
A Kind of Magic comes to Hove Museum of Creativity
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Royal Pavilion Christmas Banquets

Royal Pavilion & Garden

12 to 14 December 2024
The Royal Pavilion invites you to celebrate Christmas in regal splendour.
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Banqueting Room Dinner. The room is laid our with a long centre table and smaller round tables to the side. They are all dressed in white tablecloths and have been set for a meal.

Basement & Tunnel Tours: September to December 2024

Royal Pavilion & Garden

3 September to 14 December 2024
Our popular Basement & Tunnel tours offer an unpolished, behind-the-scenes glimpse of areas of the building not normally open to the public.
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Tunnel tours at Royal Pavilion in Brighton ***Pic by David McHugh / Brighton Pictures

Creative kids club at Hove Museum of Creativity

Hove Museum of Creativity

30 June to 16 December 2024
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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Autumn at the Booth Museum

Booth Museum of Natural History

21 September to 18 December 2024
Find out more about the changing season and what some animals do to slow down and prepare for Winter in this autumnal display.
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Diorama inspired by wildlife in the city against a backdrop of climate change. The model is a 360-degree view of an urban garden, where animals can be seen living, hunting, and eating together around a bird feeder. The photo depicts a small fox looking up at the bird feeder, and next to him, there's a small plastic toy car.

Father Christmas at the Royal Pavilion

Royal Pavilion & Garden

30 November to 24 December 2024
See Father Christmas at the Royal Pavilion
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Father Christmas at the Royal Pavilion

Speaking Solidarity: Gentle Listening, Thoughtful Talking

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

14 September to 31 December 2024
A new interactive poetry display created by young people from the local community in collaboration with Brighton Museum and The University of Sussex.
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Mince Spy Mystery

Preston Manor & Gardens

30 November to 31 December 2024
A Christmassy crime has been committed – one rogue elf has smashed open Mrs Claus’ treasured biscuit tin and run off with all the mince pies! Join us for a brain-teasing, light-hearted Whodunnit with new escape-room-style puzzles from Pier Pressure.
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Preston Manor

Christmas Mice at Brighton Museum

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

19 November 2024 to 2 January 2025
The mischievous Christmas mice are back!
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Christmas Mouse drinking champagne on a lip-shaped miniature sofa inspired by Salvador Dali's lip sofa. This miniature scene was created by Fiona Story, photo credit: Adrienn Nemeth

Christmas Mice at Hove Museum

Hove Museum of Creativity

21 November 2024 to 2 January 2025
Upstairs in Hove Museum the Christmas mice have come out to play! How many can you find?
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Space mouse is sitting on a futuristic metal chair, wearing a spacesuit. This miniature scene was created by Fiona Story. Photo credit: Adrienn Nemeth.

Royal Pavilion Ice Rink

Royal Pavilion & Garden

26 October 2024 to 5 January 2025
Brighton's beautiful green-powered Christmas Ice Rink is back
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Christmas at the Royal Pavilion 2024

Royal Pavilion & Garden

16 November 2024 to 5 January 2025
Step back in time and explore a Regency Christmas as you help to celebrate King George IV’s Pavilion Christmas Party.
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The Mechanical Circus

Hove Museum of Creativity

21 September 2024 to 23 February 2025
Roll up! Roll up! It’s showtime! Hove Museum of Creativity proudly presents ten circus-themed automata.
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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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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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Jacket with numerous badges.

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

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

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

Constable's Colliers Unloading on Hove Beach

Royal Pavilion & Garden

15 July 2022 - ongoing
An unseen masterpiece by John Constable unveiled.
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Oil painting showing three ships on a beach