What’s On
May-Aug
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Welcome
Discover what’s new for you this
season at our five venues across
Brighton & Hove. May starts with
two new exhibitions, Wildlife
Photographer of the Year at
Brighton Museum and The Magical
Machines of Rowland Emett which
make an appearance at Hove
Museum, Brighton Museum, the
Royal Pavilion and the Booth
Museum.
Preston Manor, our charming
Edwardian house just north of
Brighton city centre, opened for the
new season on 1 April. The Manor is
also licensed for weddings. To find
out more about celebrating your
special day with us contact our
Weddings team on 03000 290905.
Brighton & Hove Residents
Don’t forget you can enjoy half-price
admission to the Royal Pavilion and
Preston Manor (from 1 April) with
children going free, and free entry to
Brighton Museum.
Be part of the life of the Royal Pavilion
& Museums with our membership
scheme: great benefits, great value!
www.brightonmuseums.org.uk
[email protected]
03000 290900
Cover: © Rowland Emett Estate, Humbug Major
Contents
From Tuesday 5 May
admission charges will be
introduced at Brighton
Museum for visitors from
outside Brighton & Hove.
The museum remains free to
Brighton & Hove residents
(with proof of residency).
Brighton Museum 4
The Royal Pavilion 9
Hove Museum 10
Booth Museum 12
Preston Manor 14
The Keep 16
How to book 18
Venue information 19
Membership 20
• Exhibitions
Major exhibitions and small displays
• Events
Talks and tours for adults
• Families
Activities for children and families
• Early Years
Sessions for 2-5 year olds
Brighton
Museum
Wildlife Photographer of the Year
2 May to 6 September 2015
Admission payable, members free
Discover awe-inspiring images capturing
fascinating animal behaviour and breathtaking wild landscapes in this
world-renowned exhibition, on loan
from the Natural History Museum,
London.
Wildlife Photographer of the Year, the
most prestigious photography event of
its kind, provides a global platform that
showcases the natural world’s 100 most
astonishing and challenging pictures.
Also on display are intriguing items
from the Royal Pavilion & Museum’s
outstanding natural history collections.
See all kinds of wonderful creatures up
close including a gorilla, a pangolin and
a giant anteater. Our friendly Exhibition
Explainer will answer your questions and
tell you more.
Wildlife Photographer of the Year is co-owned by
the Natural History Museum and BBC Worldwide.
For how to book see page 18
Call 03000 290902 or visit
www.brightonmuseums.org.uk
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• Exhibitions
• Events
• Families
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Bite-Size Museum
Every Tuesday & Saturday
12pm Free with admission,
members and residents free.
Check website for full details of each event
Pop-up guided tours, short talks and
closer looks at stories from our eclectic
collections led by Royal Pavilion &
Museums staff.
Alkin & Walker. The New Race Stand, Brighton, 1852
Views of Brighton & Hove
in the early 19th century
9 June to 11 October 2015
PRINTS & DRAWINGS GALLERY
A unique opportunity to view a series of
topographical prints and drawings held
in the private collection of Henry Smith
and the Royal Pavilion & Museums’ own
collection.
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Ocean Blues
Ongoing throughout 2015
SPOTLIGHT GALLERY
The oceans are home to more than half
of all life on earth, cover 70% of the
earth’s surface and have supported life
for millions of years, but the last century
has seen the oceans devastated with the
invention of plastics and industrialised
methods of fishing.
This display looks at some of the
threats to life in the oceans as well as
initiatives designed to reduce or reverse
the impact modern society has had on
this precious environment
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War Posters
Continues to 7 June 2015
PRINTS & DRAWINGS GALLERY
A display of original First World War
posters from the museum’s own
collections. The posters tell the stories of
the push for enlistment and ultimately
conscription, of women workers, the
plight of Belgian refugees and of our
other allies, of rationing as the U-boat
blockade bites, and of government
requests for financial help as the cost of
the war starts to hit hard.
Museums at Night
The Great Escape presents
Saturday 16 May
7-10pm £5 in advance, £7 on the door
Free entry with a Great Escape Festival wristband
Limited number of tickets available for
this very special Museums at Night event
hosted by Brighton Museum and The
Great Escape. See the gallery spaces
transformed by a series of exclusive
acoustic performances from a whole
host of artists hand-picked by Europe's
leading festival for new music.
You might just catch the next big thing!
Ethical Taxidermy Workshop
Saturdays 4 & 11 July
9.30am-5pm £250
(early bird price £225 – book by 29 May)
members £220, book in advance
Learn the basics of the fine art of
taxidermy in our start-to-finish, hands-on
workshop run by ethical taxidermist
Jazmine Miles-Long. The workshop runs
over two days and will teach you the
basic taxidermy techniques required to
skin, flesh, preserve and mount a bird
specimen to take home. Check our
website for full details.
Pride Arts Festival 2015
Brighton Museum is working in
collaboration with Pride Arts Festival this
summer to produce exciting cultural
events celebrating the city’s LGBTQ
communities. Check our website for
full details.
© Jazmine Miles-Long
Bravery Remembered:
Massy Wheeler’s Victoria Cross
Continues to 7 June 2015
PRINTS & DRAWINGS GALLERY
Recently rediscovered within the
museum’s collections, Major Massy
Wheeler’s Victoria Cross and other
campaign medals are displayed to mark
the centenary of his posthumous award
for gallantry in Mesopotamia during the
First World War.
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half-term challenge
I Spy Museum
Saturday 23 to Sunday 31 May
During museum open hours
Free with admission, members and residents free, drop-in. All ages
Follow the I Spy Museum trail and take a peep at some museum treasures.
The Royal
Pavilion
Pitch Perfect
Saturday 2 May
ROYAL PAVILION ESTATE
12-4pm Free except admission
payable at the Royal Pavilion
Follow a trail around the Royal Pavilion
Estate to hear the best of young musical
talent from Brighton & Hove. Includes
string quartets and wind ensembles in
Brighton Museum and the Royal
Pavilion’s Music Room.
SoundCity
Go Wild
Saturday 23 July to Sunday 6 September
During museum open hours. Free with
admission, members and residents free, drop-in.
All ages
This summer pick up an Amazing Animal
trail and find out about curious creatures
from around the world.
Jaws ‘n’ Claws
Friday 7 August
10.30-11.30am, 1-2pm, 3-4pm
Family of 4 £21, family of 3 £14, individuals £7
members £6, book in advance. All ages
Live mini beast handling with Phil and his
amazing menagerie, including snakes,
lizards and giant bugs.
Tea with the Head Gardener:
Creating a Regency Garden
Thursdays 4, 11 & 18 June
MEET AT THE ROYAL PAVILION
2-4pm (includes cream tea) £16.50,
members £14, book in advance
Join Head Gardener Robert Hill-Snook
for one of his celebrated tours of the
Royal Pavilion Garden, followed by a
cream tea in the Royal Pavilion Tearoom.
For how to book see page 18
Call 03000 290902 or visit
www.brightonmuseums.org.uk
The Royal Pavilion and the
First World War
Sundays 5 July & 9 August
& Saturday 22 August
MEET AT THE ROYAL PAVILION
10.30am-1.30pm includes refreshment break
£20, members £15, book in advance
Uncover the remarkable story of the
Royal Pavilion Estate as a military hospital
from 1914 to 1919. Includes exclusive
backstage access to the Dome, Corn
Exchange and glimpse of the famous
secret tunnel.
The Sussex Symphony Orchestra –
Waterloo
Saturday 18 July
7.30-9.30pm £30, members £20 (includes
a glass of sparkling wine), book in advance
The Sussex Symphony Orchestra perform
pieces by Cherubini, Samuel Barber,
Gabriel Fauré and Beethoven to mark
the 200th anniversary of the Battle of
Waterloo.
Booking now for Christmas 2015
Christmas Banquet
Fridays 11 & 18 December
6.30-11pm £97 per guest,
members £87 per guest, book in advance
Join us for a drinks and canapés reception
followed by a three course meal with
wine and coffee in the magnificent
setting of the Banqueting Room.
Private tables of ten available; smaller
groups will be asked to share a table.
Dress code: black tie.
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Hove
Museum
For how to book see page 18
Call 03000 290902 or visit
www.brightonmuseums.org.uk
The Magical Machines
of Rowland Emett
2 May to 6 September 2015
HOVE MUSEUM Free admission
BRIGHTON MUSEUM Admission payable,
members and residents free
ROYAL PAVILION Admission payable,
members free
BOOTH MUSEUM Free admission
DITCHLING MUSEUM OF ART + CRAFT
Admission payable
Quirky automata, magical mechanical
contraptions from the film Chitty Chitty
Bang Bang, and fabulous flying
machines are among the whimsical and
wonderful inventions of Rowland Emett
(1906-1990).
The Exploratory Lunacycle has brought
its moon rock samples to Hove Museum
and the Humbug Major is thinking of
sweets; The Little Dragon Carpet
Sweeper is cleaning in the Royal
Pavilion; The Featherstone Kite Flying
Machine has swooped into Brighton
Museum; The Ornithologist is busy at the
Booth Museum; and at Ditchling
Museum of Art + Craft The Fairway
Birdie is playing golf.
In collaboration with The Rowland Emett Society
© Rowland Emett Estate
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• Families
• Early Years
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© Rowland Emett Estate, Humbug Major
© Rowland Emett Society,
The Featherstone Kite Flying Machine
Inspire Me!
Saturday 23 to Sunday 31 May
(except Wednesday 27 May)
During museum open hours Free, drop-in.
Up to 8 years
Seek out some wonderful objects in the
museum using this trail and discover
what inspired the makers to create these
fantastic things.
Here comes the summer
Tuesdays 28 July, 4, 11, 18 & 25 August
10.30am-12pm & 1.30-3pm Free, drop in.
3-8 years
Drop in to one of our summer fun
workshops. Create a picture or pattern
using objects in the museum to inspire
you, or build your own magical machine
or crazy contraption.
Crazy Contraptions
Tuesday 26, Thursday 28 & Friday 29 May
10.30am-12pm & 1.30-3pm Free, drop in.
3-8 years
Create a picture of a crazy contraption
taking ideas from the magical machines
of Rowland Emett. What will your mad
invention be used for?
Picture Time and Story
Thursdays from 7 May to 16 July inclusive
(not during May half term)
10am-12pm Free, drop-in. 2-5 years
Explore the magical machines of
Rowland Emett, make a picture and
listen to a story.
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Booth
Museum
Creative Writing Workshop
Thursdays 4, 11 & 18 June
7.30-9.30pm £30 per person, members
£25 per person, for 3 workshops,
book in advance
Join Mick Jackson, Booker-shortlisted,
Brighton-based writer currently in
residence at the Booth Museum, on
this three day creative writing workshop. Get behind-the-scenes access
and use some of the more eccentric
and rarely seen pieces from the stores
as inspiration for your own writing.
For how to book see page 18
Call 03000 290902 or visit
www.brightonmuseums.org.uk
Jaws ‘n’ Claws
Tuesday 26 May & Monday 10 August
10.30-11.30am, 1.30-2.30pm, 3-4pm
Family of 4 £21, family of 3 £14, individuals £7,
members £6, book in advance. All ages
Live mini beast handling with Phil and his
amazing menagerie, including snakes,
lizards and giant bugs.
Backstage at the Booth
Friday 5 June
11.30am £15, members £12
book in advance
Discover the secrets and surprises
concealed behind the everyday face of
this intriguing Victorian natural history
museum on a special tour of the stores.
Please note: most of the stores are
upstairs and not accessible to
wheelchair users.
Old Stuff, New Stuff, Do Stuff!
Fridays 1 & 15 May, 5 & 19 June, 3 & 17 July
10-11.30am £4.50, members £3.50,
book in advance. 2-5 years
Get hands-on with objects from our
collections, listen to a story and get
messy in our art and craft activities. Each
session has a different theme based on
our collections.
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• Families
• Early Years
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Preston
Manor
For how to book see page 18
Call 03000 290902 or visit
www.brightonmuseums.org.uk
Hidden House
Saturday 9 May 2-3.45pm, Thursday
11 June, Friday 17 July & Wednesday
26 August
11am-12.45pm & 2-3.45pm
£16.50, members £13.50, book in advance
Get exclusive access to parts of the
house not open to the public on this
eye-opening tour revealing hidden
stories and spaces.
Murder Mystery Night
Fridays 5 June, 24 July & 14 August
6pm & 8.30pm £25, members £20
(includes a glass of wine), book in advance
Join 368 Theatre Company for an
evening of murder and mystery set in the
1930s. Watch the story unfold and see if
you can work out whodunit!
Horrors of the Victorian Kitchen
Saturdays 13 June, 18 July & Friday 7 August
11am-12.30pm & 2-3.30pm £10, members £8,
book in advance
Discover the dark side of Mrs Beeton’s
world, from vermin to poison and the
scandal of contaminated food, at this
sit-down talk and demonstration in a
real Victorian kitchen.
The Secret Garden
Saturday 30 May, Friday 31 July &
Thursday 27 August
11am-12.30pm & 2-3.30pm £6 per adult, £4.50
per child (includes admission), members £5 per
adult, £3.50 per child, book in advance
A costumed story-telling session inspired
by the much-loved Edwardian children’s
classic. Includes objects to touch and a
guided visit to a real secret garden.
Croquet on the Lawn
Saturdays & Sundays 25 July to 30 August
10am-4pm Saturday, 2-4pm Sunday,
£10 per one hour slot. Book in advance.
All ages
Play croquet Alice in Wonderland-style,
with flamingos for mallets and playing
cards for hoops! Collect and return your
equipment at Preston Manor front door.
Saturday Summer tours
Saturdays 25 July to 5 September
2.30-3.15pm Free with Preston Manor
admission
Afternoon tours of the house with
different quirky facts and stories each
week. Children’s trail activity available.
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• Families
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The Keep
To book events call 01273 482349 or
online at www.thekeep.info/events
The Keep is a world-class centre for
archives that opens up access to all the
collections of the East Sussex Record
Office (ESRO), the Royal Pavilion &
Museums Local History Collections and
the internationally significant University
of Sussex Special Collections.
LUNCHTIME WORKSHOPS
1-2pm Free but book in advance
Mass Observation Diaries from
the Second World War
Wednesday 27 May
The Secret Life of a House:
discover how to trace house history
Wednesday 24 June
The Keep Tour
Wednesdays 6 May & 3 June
1-1.30pm Free but book in advance
Take a tour of The Keep and find out
more about the design and function of
the building.
Weddings
and receptions
at the Royal Pavilion
03000 290905
[email protected]
www.brightonmuseums.org.uk
Observing the 1980s –
AIDS and Mass Observation:
a talk by Dr Matt Cook
Tuesday 9 June
5.30-6.30pm Free but book in advance
Dr Matt Cook, Senior Lecturer in History
and Gender Studies at the University of
Brighton, explores the responses of The
Mass Observation Project panel to the
hard-hitting subject of AIDS.
01273 482349
[email protected]
www.thekeep.info
The Keep, Woollards Way,
Brighton BN1 9BP
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Image © Artomedes Photography
Opening hours
Tuesday to Friday 9.30am-5pm
Saturday 9.30am-4pm
(Reading Room closed 1-2pm)
Closed Monday
How to book
You can buy tickets by telephoning the Events Booking line on 03000 290902 (MonFri), in person at any of our venues, or online at www.brightonmuseums.org.uk.
You can also email [email protected] if you have any queries.
A £1.50 booking fee may apply to some events. Tickets cannot be reserved without
payment. Please book early as an event may be cancelled if too few tickets have
been sold.
Free events cannot be booked in advance unless otherwise stated. We welcome
donations to help support our varied events programme and to help towards the
upkeep of our buildings.
Visit our website for further information www.brightonmuseums.org.uk
Please note
A ‘first come, first served’ policy is in operation for drop-in sessions and free events
that do not require pre-booking. Please arrive at the start time for all sessions, with
the exception of drop-in events.
Access
If you have any access requirements please contact the Bookings Team who will be
able to advise you: 03000 290902 or [email protected]
For venues with an admission charge concessions are available for disabled visitors.
Thank you to our supporters
and partners
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Venue information
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery Admission fee payable
Royal Pavilion Gardens, Brighton BN1 1EE Tel 03000 290900
Open Tue-Sun 10am-5pm
Closed Mon (except Bank Holidays 10am-5pm), 24 Dec (from 2.30pm)
25 & 26 Dec & 1 Jan. Closed for essential maintenance 14-17 April 2015
Hove Museum & Art Gallery Free admission
19 New Church Road, Hove BN3 4AB Tel 03000 290900
Open Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri & Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 2-5pm
Closed Wed (open on Bank Holiday Mondays), 25 & 26 Dec & 1 Jan
Closed for essential maintenance 2-6 November 2015
Booth Museum of Natural History Free admission
194 Dyke Road, Brighton BN1 5AA Tel 03000 290900
Open Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri & Sat 10am-5pm (closed 12-1.15pm), Sun 2-5pm
Closed Thu (open on Bank Holiday Mondays), 24, 25 & 26 Dec & 1 Jan
Closed for essential maintenance 27 April-1 May 2015
The Royal Pavilion Admission fee payable
Brighton BN1 1EE Tel 03000 290900
Open daily Apr-Sep 9.30am-5.45pm (last admission 5pm) Oct-Mar 10am-5.15pm
(last admission 4.30pm). Closed 24 Dec (from 2.30pm), 25 & 26 Dec
Preston Manor Admission fee payable
Preston Drove, Brighton BN1 6SD Tel 03000 290900
Open Apr-Sep Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 2-5pm (last admission 4.15pm)
Closed Mon (including Bank Holidays)
Closed Oct-Mar except for pre-booked groups, school visits and special events
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