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Conoravirus Update

The Royal Pavilion & Museums has temporarily closed all venues following advice from the UK government in managing Coronavirus (Covid-19). At the moment the venues will be closed until 1 April 2020.

This includes the Royal Pavilion, Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, Hove Museum & Art Gallery, Booth Museum of Natural History and Preston Manor.

Ticket holders to our museums or events will be notified and offered refunds or rescheduled tickets over the next few days.

For future updates check back on our website or sign-up to our mailing list. We will also post updates on our Facebook page and Twitter account.

We hope to reopen as soon as possible and thank you for your patience at a difficult time for all of us.
If you urgently need to contact the museum please call 03000 290900 or find relevant details on our Contact Us page.

Hove Museum & Art Gallery is one of the most family friendly and accessible museums in the south east.

Children and families will enjoy the interactive toy gallery, designed with the theme of a wizard's attic. Highlights include a mock up of the Wizard's workshop for broken toys and a bedroom split by time, half modern-day and half Victorian.

Hove's role in the birth of cinema is celebrated in the film gallery with working optical toys, magic lanterns and cameras. The gallery features the pioneering Hove film-makers of the 1890s and 1900s, including footage of their films.

Two contemporary craft galleries display the Southern and South East Arts Craft Collection. The main craft gallery showcases star objects from the collection and introduces some of the key craft pioneers of the 20th century. The second gallery explores the process of craft making.

The story of Hove and Portslade from prehistoric times to the present day is explored in the local history gallery, with displays including Hove's famous prehistoric Amber Cup.

The paintings gallery features changing displays drawn from the Museum's fine art collections.

For more information about the galleries, facilities, exhibitions and associated activities, telephone (03000) 290900. The Hove Museum pages on www.brightonmuseums.org.uk also have lots of background information.