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ABBA Swedish Pop Group Winners of the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest Universal Pictorial Press Photo PPH 272585 05.04.1974

Abba: One Week in Brighton

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Celebrate the 50th anniversary of ABBA’s Eurovision win at Brighton Dome on 6 April 1974. Walk, dance, and sing through ABBA’s visit to Brighton, through photographs, film, memories, and memorabilia
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ABBA Swedish Pop Group Winners of the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest Universal Pictorial Press Photo PPH 272585 05.04.1974

Botanical Illustration workshop: Wild Flora of Sussex

Royal Pavilion & Garden

20 April 2024
Join professional botanical artist Leigh Ann Gale for this fascinating and informative one-day workshop.
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Botanical drawing by Leigh Ann Gale

Moo: When the Cows come Home

Hove Museum of Creativity

10 February to 21 April 2024
When the Cows come Home features rarely seen paintings from Brighton & Hove Museums Collection in which cows are the star attraction.
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Basement & Tunnel Tours Jan to Apr 24

Royal Pavilion & Garden

9 January to 30 April 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

Burne-Jones: The Flower Book

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

16 January to 5 May 2024
This display showcases a series of small paintings inspired by the names of flowers that artist Edward Burne-Jones created towards the end of his life.
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Key-of-Spring-The-Flower-Book-Edward-Burne-Jones

Drawing with Scissors: Collage and Decoupage with 3D Objects

Hove Museum of Creativity

18 May 2024
Discover the art of collage and decoupage.
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An Evening at the Booth Museum of Natural History >>> SOLD OUT

Booth Museum of Natural History

23 May 2024
Join us for an evening at the Booth Museum of Natural History.  SOLD OUT
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Jasmine Miles-Long, Taxidermist, Artist, Educator and Natural History Restorer

Unveiling the Hove constellation

Hove Museum of Creativity

26 May 2024
Join us as we unveil the Hove Constellation plinth at its new home in Hove Museum Garden.
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Brighton Queer History Club: Brighton Trans*formed

26 May 2024
Queer Heritage South returns to Brighton Museum this spring with its popular series of LGBTIQ+ History Club events.
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Brighton Queer History Club

David Bomford: Rembrandt Self-Portraits and their Secrets

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

29 May 2024
Art Historian David Bomford looks at Rembrandt’s wider body of work in this talk and asks the intriguing question ‘when is a self-portrait not a self-portrait?’.
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Pecha Kucha Night Brighton

Royal Pavilion & Garden

29 to 31 May 2024
Join us for vibrant evenings of creativity and inspiration with the return of Pecha Kucha Night Brighton!
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Experimental Monoprinting

Hove Museum of Creativity

1 June 2024
Explore the versatile monoprinting process and produce a series of unique prints using stencils and simple cut paper shapes.
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Summer Delights in a Regency Garden

Royal Pavilion & Garden

5 June 2024
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Royal Pavilion and Gardens

Bart Cornelis: National Treasures - Rembrandt in Brighton

The Old Courtroom

12 June 2024
Bart Cornelis, National Gallery Curator of Dutch and Flemish Paintings, delivers a talk focussing on Rembrandt’s Self Portrait at the Age of 34.
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 Spring at the Booth Museum

Booth Museum of Natural History

23 March to 19 June 2024
As the days get longer and the temperature gets warmer, we will find out more about the changing season, minibeasts and the life cycle of a butterfly with pop-up decorations, trails and activities.
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DIY paper butterfly displayed in the Booth Museum

Midsummer in an Edwardian Garden

Preston Manor & Gardens

20 June 2024
A gentle rose-scented promenade packed with updates on horticulture and house happenings past and present.
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Midsummer Wreaths and Crowns Workshop

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

22 June 2024
Submerge yourself in an enchanted world of vines, herbs and greenery as we guide you through the process of creating a midsummer wreath or crown.
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Alexandra Loske: Artists' Palettes Through Time

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

26 June 2024
Dr Alexandra Loske looks at the significance of artists’ palettes, both the physical objects and the pigment and colour choices they represent.
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Behind Closed Doors Tour – Upper Chambers May to July 24

Royal Pavilion & Garden

8 May to 10 July 2024
Due to the sheer number of secrets to be uncovered on our ever popular Behind Closed Doors tour, we have split the tour over two floors!
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Royal Pavilion, King`s bedroom.

A Mysterious Death in the Green Dragon Room

Preston Manor & Gardens

19 July 2024
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Stories in Collage: Creative Paper Collage Workshop

Hove Museum of Creativity

20 July 2024
What’s your story? Explore the narrative possibilities of collaging directly into books and journals.
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150 Years of Collecting: Archaeology at Brighton Museum

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

25 July 2024
Unearth stories from the archaeological collection with the Curator of Local History & Archaeology, featuring objects spanning from the Palaeolithic to the Norman Conquest.
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Introduction to Creative Writing at Brighton Museum

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

1 August 2024
Take inspiration from Rembrandts’ Self-portrait at the Age of 34 in this workshop exploring self-image.
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National Treasures: Rembrandt in Brighton

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

10 May to 4 August 2024
 As part of the National Gallery National Treasures tour, Brighton & Hove Museums are delighted to be hosting a painting by Rembrandt; Self Portrait at the Age of 34, 1640.
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ABBA: One Week in Brighton

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

28 March to 4 August 2024
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of ABBA’s Eurovision win at Brighton Dome on 6 April 1974. Walk, dance, and sing through ABBA’s visit to Brighton, through photographs, film, memories, and memorabilia and discover the week that catapulted the band to fame.
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ABBA Swedish Pop Group Winners of the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest Universal Pictorial Press Photo PPH 272585 05.04.1974

Faces: Meet the Rembrandts

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

10 May to 4 August 2024
This small display offers a rare opportunity to see Brighton & Hove Museum’s collection of small but beautiful etchings by, and after the great Dutch Master Rembrandt.
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Introduction to Puppet Making at Brighton Museum

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

6 August 2024
Join us for a beginner’s workshop for young people interested in exploring puppetry skills and puppet making. Take inspiration from the many dragons in the Royal Pavilion, and explore puppet character design, learn a simple construction method, and experiment with puppet manipulation.
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Welcome to Preston Manor

Preston Manor & Gardens

9 August 2024
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Behind Closed Doors Tour – Ground Floor June to August 24

Royal Pavilion & Garden

12 June to 14 August 2024
Explore the Royal Pavilion
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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.

Introduction to Tie-Dye at Hove Museum

Hove Museum of Creativity

19 August 2024
Create a kaleidoscope of colour in this tie-dye workshop. Learn a variety of techniques to produce stunning, colourful effects on a tote bag and/or a pair of socks.
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Basement & Tunnel Tours May to August 24

Royal Pavilion & Garden

7 May to 20 August 2024
Our popular Basement & Tunnel tours offer an unpolished, behind-the-scenes glimpse of areas of the building not normally open to the public. Discover more about life below stairs for Royal Pavilion servants and see the vaulted basement used as an air raid shelter during WWII.
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Tunnel tours at Royal Pavilion in Brighton ***Pic by David McHugh / Brighton Pictures

Drop-in & Draw – Toys, Film & Craft

Hove Museum of Creativity

27 May to 26 August 2024
With collections of film, art, toys, craft and more, Hove Museum has lots of inspiration for artists.
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Drop-in & Draw - Natural Science

Booth Museum of Natural History

28 May to 27 August 2024
With an incredible collection of animals to choose from there is plenty of inspiration for this self-led sketching activity at the Booth Museum of Natural History.
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Art Club at Booth Museum

Booth Museum of Natural History

29 May to 28 August 2024
Each week take inspiration from the museum collection in our art & craft workshops.
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Art Club at Hove Museum

Hove Museum of Creativity

30 May to 29 August 2024
Art Club at Hove Museum
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Creative Writing Club at Hove Museum

Hove Museum of Creativity

31 May to 30 August 2024
Be inspired by our collections to create your own stories.
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See the Sea

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

22 July 2023 to 31 August 2024
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

MATISSE: Drawing with Scissors

Hove Museum of Creativity

4 May to 1 September 2024
The French painter, sculptor and designer, Henri Matisse was one of the 20th century’s most influential artists. Matisse: Drawing with Scissors features 35 posthumous prints of the famous cut-outs that he produced in the last four years of his life, when confined to his bed.
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Play days - Hove Museum Garden

Hove Museum of Creativity

26 May to 1 September 2024
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Videoclub and Corridor: Days of Wonder

Hove Museum of Creativity

4 May to 1 September 2024
Celebrating the magic of early cinema and filmmaking and its spirit of creativity and innovation, Days of Wonder is an exhibition of new work inspired and influenced by the remarkable film and media collections held at Hove Museum of Creativity.
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Summer at the Booth – A Day at the beach

Booth Museum of Natural History

22 June to 18 September 2024
Get your sunglasses at the ready and join us as we celebrate summer at the Booth Museum of Natural History.
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Opium Dreams: Hallucination & Medication in the Victorian House

Preston Manor & Gardens

23 August to 27 September 2024
Be welcomed in style with a newly curated Preston Manor cocktail before an evening of science versus the supernatural.
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History of the Royal Pavilion Estate

14 April to 28 September 2024
Join us for an exploration of life before the Royal Pavilion on this tour of the Royal Pavilion estate.
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Shadows of Empire: Taking Tea at Preston Manor

Preston Manor & Gardens

24 May to 27 October 2024
Shadows of Empire: Taking Tea at Preston Manor is launching as a part of the Brighton Festival. Travel from the mountains of China to the lavish drawing rooms of Preston Manor and uncover Britain's intricate relationship with tea.
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Aquatic Tea Party by the West Pier. Print of an aquatic tea party by Brighton's West Pier, late 19th century. A seated man on a raft pours tea while swimmers, and people riding on mock horses made from barrels gather around.

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.

Finding Faberge

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

2 November 2021 - ongoing
Forgotten Fabergé revealed.
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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