Access information:
- Wheelchair access to all floors and exhibits
- Accessible toilets on all floors
- Braille floorplan available on request
- Enquiry desk with hearing loop installed
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
Set in the heart of the city’s cultural quarter, Brighton Museum is located in the Royal Pavilion gardens. Its rich collections and exciting exhibits are dynamically displayed in stimulating surroundings. Entrance is free.
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Venue Description:
The Museum is housed in a historic building, part of the Dome complex. It was revamped in 2002 when it aquired parts that were the library, and looks great. Apart from being interesting it is a visual feast, and can be visited again and again.
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Address:
Royal Pavilion Gardens
Brighton
BN1 1EE
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Phone:
01273 292 882
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Email:
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Opening Times:
Tuesday - Sunday 10am-5pm.
Closed Mondays, except for Bank Holidays, and 24 - 26 December
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Entrance Fee:
The museum is free, apart from major exhibitions which are on for a limited time.
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Getting There / Parking:
The Museum is in the Pavilion Gardens, near the North Gate. It is a 15 minute walk from the main line railway station, mainly hilly. Many buses stop in North Street, a few minutes away.
Nearby in Church Street there are some disabled parking bays. There are also four disabled bays in New Road, on the west of the gardens. This looks like a pedestrian only road but you can drive along it to park. You enter from Church Street and you must park in the marked area only (this does not look like usual parking spaces - you need to park over a metal wheelchair symbol sunk into the pavement) and leave via North Street.
There is an NCP car park about half way up Church Street, and another in Churchill Square. Any groups coming in a mini-bus can park nearby by making a prior arrangement by telephone.
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Getting In:
In the entranceway a set of double doors are always fixed open. Inside there are glass doors in a glass wall, and there is a button on the left to open them automatically (and on the right hand side on leaving) This brings you into the shop and reception area.
There is an enquiry desk that has an Induction Loop for those with hearing difficulties, for information only. There is a floor plan which is also in Braille.
You can hire a locker for £1 which is just large enough for a bag, folded coat etc.
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Getting Around / Facilities:
The museum is on two floors, and there is a lift. Both floors have a disabled toilet. It is easy to get around as there is plenty of space.
The ground floor includes World Art, Exploring Brighton and Archaeology. Upstairs, as well as other galleries, there is a Study Centre, which includes the Library and Museums collections on Brighton's history, and the South East Film and Video Archive. Also on this floor is an area for major exhibitions for which an entry fee is charged (the rest of the museum is free).
Just nearby is the Gallery Cafe, which is on a balcony overlooking the 20th Century Art and Design gallery, a great place to sit and enjoy the view whilst having tea and cakes or a light lunch. Last serving is half an hour before the museum closes.
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Reviewed By:
Pat
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Review Date:
November 2009
Published in
Attractions - Brighton
