Day-time in Brighton
Museums & Galleries
The city’s museums are treasure houses of inspiring objects from all eras and cultures from dinosaur bones and butterflies to Yoruba sculptures, Lalique glass and contemporary crafts. You will also find an abundance of galleries and studios showing established artists as well as up and coming local talent.
Set in the Royal Pavilion grounds, Brighton Museum and Art Gallery has undergone a £10 million development and now has dynamic and innovative new galleries, including World Art, 20th Century Decorative Art Fashion & Style, Body and Social History, which feature exciting interactive displays appealing to all ages.
Hove Museum & Art Gallery in a refit funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund boasts major new galleries and displays devoted to toys, fine art, local history and early film.
To discover all about Brighton’s origins visit the seafront Fishing Museum or study half a million fascinating specimens of natural history at the Booth Museum. For something different, see the gleaming Victorian steam engines at the British Engineerium, or enjoy panoramic views of the countryside in the camera obscura at Foredown Tower.