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Brighton Museum and Art Gallery is a great place to visit for anyone interested in art, history, or design. The museum has a wide variety of collections, including paintings, sculptures, ceramics, and furniture. There are also several temporary exhibitions on display at any given time. I was there recently to see the exhibition of the work of Roger Bamber, a popular Brighton-based photographer who died in 2022. The exhibition, entitled "Out of the Ordinary", showcases Bamber's unique and distinctive style of photography, which often captured the quirkiness and eccentricity of everyday life. Bamber's work is both humorous and thought-provoking, and the exhibition provides a fascinating insight into his creative mind. The photographs on display range from portraits of local characters to images of Brighton's iconic landmarks, and all are imbued with Bamber's trademark wit and originality. The museum is located in a beautiful building in the heart of Brighton. The building was originally built as a library in the 1800s, but it has been converted into a museum in recent years. The building is full of interesting architectural features, and it makes a great setting for the museum's collections. The museum's staff are friendly and knowledgeable. They are always happy to answer questions and provide information about the collections. The museum also has a helpful website that provides information about the collections, exhibitions, and events. Overall, Brighton Museum and Art Gallery is a great place to visit for anyone interested in art, history, or design. The museum has a wide variety of collections, and the staff are friendly and knowledgeable. The museum is also located in a beautiful building in the heart of Brighton.
Kwok LauKwok Lau
20
I visited on a pleasant mid week May half term day with four of my children. The member of staff at the main desk was brilliant with my excited and lively kids which put my mind at ease before entering the museum and exhibitions. Luckily it wasn't too busy and we were able to spend time reading bits of interest at our leisure. The kids enjoyed the various hands on areas throughout, especially the different costume stations, skeleton puzzles in the archaeology exhibit and the self portrait part of the art galleries. We followed the free animal trail booklet which helped to keep them engaged as well. As a Brighton resident this was an excellent free day out and we spent around 90 minutes here but it could have been longer if the kids had been a bit calmer! On a practical note there is a lift to go upstairs which fitted our single mountain buggy, myself and 3 kids. There is also level access to a large toilet / baby changing area at the back of the building, there are also various places to sit on the way round.
Victoria NorrisVictoria Norris
00
The architecture is really cool and the museum's collection is quite wide ranging, if not random. I gave it 3 stars just because I found the curation to be in need of improvement. For example, some of the paintings have detailed descriptions while others, namely the ones with Black subjects, have little detail and don't offer proper contextualization. Another thing I noticed is that for the portraits with Black subjects, the name on the description has been changed to remove derogatory racial names, but the plaque on the frame itself still contains the original name. Since there is no accompanying text to further describe this choice, it does little to correct past racism. Another example that comes to mind is the way the texts highlight the various Asian and African inspirations behind some of the works by Western artists, but still frames these techniques as Western innovation instead of centering the non-Western influences as the originators of the designs and techniques. I enjoyed the chair collection and loved learning about Brighton's LGBTQ history!
Leora kLeora k
30
The Brighton Museum and Art Gallery is situated right next to the Brighton Royal Pavilion. It has a cheaper entry fee compared to the Roy Pavilion. This Museum has a wide range of historic artefacts from Pharaohs to 'modern' history and links to LGBT too. These are especially interesting to see and read about if you don't know a large amount about its origins. If you do have children with you there are some child friendly areas such as Lego box upstairs and at the moment, there is a Snowman film being showed where you can watch with your children and they can draw some snowmen too! I learnt a lot from my 2 hour visit here and schools and all ages are welcome. There are also free exhibitions going on and the website for Brighton Museum will tell you 'whats on'. I found it a great place to visit and anyone would personally enjoy themselves learning about many different things. Even trying some masks and clothes! It's great fun!
Callum TCallum T
10
I have taken all my children here and it was free at the time which was a bonus. An outstanding place to visit. It has the most eclectic exhibits that you've probably not seen the likes of before. Of course it also had the natural history part as well which my younger children enjoyed the most. This was full of fabulous displays and dioramas. It had hands-on parts for the children to join in and keep them busy building and making things. It had all things Brighton as well of course which I loved finding out more about. My eldest children enjoyed the fashion part the best as it showed styles through the ages and it was funny how some are now coming back into style. It was busy but there was so much to see and different floors to visit it wasn't too bad. Would highly recommend it to people looking for something other than your average museum. This had the lot and more.
Tracy PenmanTracy Penman
20
The Royal Pavilion is a glorious folly from a previous age, combining elements of several cultures and all very well set out and curated. Additionally, it comes with history from WW1 and a close association with soldiers from India, for which it was a hospital during that period. In all, a fascinating social and material history from Brighton's original golden age to date. The Museum across from the Pavilion has some wonderful exhibitions from Egyptology, to early human activity in Brighton, 20th century artifacts, an exhibition of clothing & costume from the various sub cultures associated with the city, and a display centering on the more risque aspects of Brighton. In all, a great potted history of the city ana its inhabitants.
Keith BarryKeith Barry
10
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Royal Pavilion Gardens, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 1EE, United Kingdom
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+44 300 029 0900
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brightonmuseums.org.uk
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Brighton Museum & Art Gallery is a municipally-owned public museum and art gallery in the city of Brighton and Hove in the South East of England. It is part of Brighton & Hove Museums. It costs £9 for a yearly pass, discounted to £6.75 for Brighton and Hove residents and students at local universities.
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