If you are going to Sussex and want to visit a museum in Brighton, then
this city has numbers of amazing options for you like the Royal Pavilion, Brighton Museum
and Art Gallery,
Brighton Toy and Model Museum, Booth
Museum and the Brighton Fishing
Museum. We will discuss a
few of them here.
Brighton Museum
and Art Gallery
The Brighton
Museum and Art
Gallery is located in the Pavilion Gardens. This museum displays a number
of temporary exhibitions and permanent collections.
The art gallery is a municipally
owned public museum and is free-to-view. The museum is a part of the Royal
Pavilion & Museums, Brighton and Hove.
The part of the royal estate that
serves as the building with the collection was initially specially constructed
for the Prince of Wales, and was completed in 1805. Formerly planned to be the
tennis court, but never finished, the building later served as barracks for the
cavalry.
The current location of the
museum and art gallery was occupied in 1902. In 2002, both buildings received a
major renovation costing £10 million.
Brighton Fishing
Museum
The Brighton
Fishing Museum
depicts the rich fishing industry and leisure trade in the beaches of Brighton. This museum is located on the seafront, and was
brought to life by anglers working in adjacent arches to it. The museum holds
exhibition of boats and artifacts along with archives, slideshows and films.
Booth Museum of Natural History
The Booth Museum of Natural
History, a part of the Royal Pavilion and Museums, is owned municipally and
free to view. Opened in 1847, it housed the bird collections of Edward Booth
before he donated it to the city in 1890.
Brighton Toy and Model
Museum
The Brighton Toy and Model Museum
is a world-renowned toy museum. With over 10,000 toys, the museum holds
priceless collection of remote controlled aircrafts, trains and historic toys.
Royal Pavilion
The Royal Pavilion’s construction
started in 1787, and the structure itself was built in three stages in the
Indo-Saracen style. The tourism of the site began with the purchase of the
Royal Pavilion by Brighton from Queen Victoria.
Once a private residence, now the public attraction has over 350,000 visitors
annually.
Besides these, Brighton
has many more museums for you…come and get lost in the history.
