Film: Ben Rivers: Ah Liberty! ** 12-29 Nov 2015 ** Brighton Museum
This special screening, during Brighton film festival CINECITY, celebrates our new acquisition of the artist Ben Rivers’s 16mm films Ah, Liberty! and Origins of The Species (2008). Moving between … Continue reading
Photography Show: Pierdom – Photographs of Britain’s piers by Simon Roberts ** 3 Oct 2015 – 21 Feb 2016 ** Brighton Museum
Can anything sum up British national identity more powerfully than the pleasure pier? For the past two centuries the piers of Britain have traced our relationship with the seaside … Continue reading
Art events: Bite-size Museum ** Sep-Oct 2015 ** Brighton Museum
Bite-size Museum: Fabulous Flint! 15 Sep 2015 at 12:00 pmFabulous Flint! Just pebbles on the beach? Learn more about the nature and origin of this valuable, natural resource. With Geologist … Continue reading
Art Events: Bite-Size Museum ** Aug 2015 ** Brighton Museum
Bite-Size Museum: Wonderful Wildlife! Start: 11 August 2015 at 12:00 pm End: 11 August 2015 at 1:00 pm Pop-up guided tours, short talks and closer looks at stories from our … Continue reading
Art Show: Views of Brighton & Hove in the early 19th century ** 9 Jun – 11 Oct 2015 ** Brighton Museum
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. … Continue reading
Video report on visitor charges being introduced at Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
Video report on visitor charges being introduced at Brighton Museum and Art Gallery https://youtu.be/qDH0qESTSXg
Art Show: Wildlife Photographer of the Year ** 2 May – 6 Sep 2015 ** Brighton Museum
Discover awe-inspiring images capturing fascinating animal behaviour and breath-taking wild landscapes in this world-renowned exhibition, on loan from the Natural History Museum, London. Wildlife Photographer of the Year, the most … Continue reading
Museums at Night ** 13-16 May 2015 ** Brighton, Eastbourne, Chichester
Museums at Night, which will explode into life from Wednesday 13 – Saturday 16 May 2015 and Friday 30 – Saturday 31 October 2015, is a biannual UK-wide festival which attracts … Continue reading
Art talk: Keith Vaughan: The Spontaneous Image ** 3 Aug 2014 ** Brighton Museum
Ian Massey co-author of Keith Vaughan: The Mature Oils, 1946-1977, explores the technical and stylistic development of Keith Vaughan’s work. In relation to the display Keith Vaughan: A Volatile Medium … Continue reading
Art event: Keith Vaughan gallery tour ** 14 Jun 2014 ** Brighton Museum
Join curator Jenny Lund for a tour of the display Keith Vaughan: A Volatile Medium. Keith Vaughan gallery tour Saturday 14 June 2014, 2.30-3.30pm Brighton Museum, Prints & Drawings Gallery … Continue reading
Art Exhibition: Keith Vaughan: A Volatile Medium ** 10 Jun – 9 Nov 2014 ** Brighton Museum
This display explores the British artist Keith Vaughan’s final 15 years of creativity, focusing on his work in gouache, a technique he described as ‘a volatile medium’. The gouaches are … Continue reading
Textile Texts – Talk & Book launch ** 22 Mar 2014 ** Brighton Museum
Learn more about these woven miniatures of Buddhist art with collector Ralph Isaacs. Followed by the launch of Ralph’s new book, Sazigyo—Woven Miniatures of Buddhist Art, Burmese Manuscript Binding Tapes. … Continue reading
Art at BRIGHTON FESTIVAL: Yinka Shonibare MBE – The British Library ** 3-25 May 2014 ** Brighton Museum
As the lead artist for this year’s HOUSE, Yinka Shonibare MBE’s new sculptural installation explores the impact of immigration on all aspects of British culture and considers notions of territory … Continue reading
