Brighton Science Festival 2015
The Brighton Science Festival 2015 is for all ages and started on the 5th February and the numerous science related events including the Big Science and Brighton Sparks weekend will run until...
The Royal Pavilion Estate comprises of the spectacular Royal Pavilion seaside palace, Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, Brighton Dome, Concert Hall, Corn Exchange, Pavilion Garden and Studio Theatre.
The Royal Pavilion, located 4/5 Pavilion Buildings, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1EE, was built in three stages, beginning in 1786, as a seaside pleasure palace retreat for George IV, Prince of Wales, who became the Prince Regent in 1811 and is an exotic palace in the centre of Brighton where you experience the extraordinary. This historic house mixes the visual style of India and China with Regency grandeur. The construction of this Indo-Saracenic Revival architectural building started in1786 and the distinctive Asian-style palace opened in1823 following the architect John Nash’s transformation between 1815 and 1822 into one of the most dazzling and exotic buildings in the British Isles.
The Pavilion houses works of art and furniture including original pieces lent by HM The Queen. The fabulous balcony of The Royal Pavilion Tearoom overlooks the Regency splendour of the Pavilion gardens.
Multimedia guides in various languages are available free to all visitors. Educational tours for school parties. An optional alternative to the standard tour of the Pavilion explores the Royal Pavilion’s use as a First World War hospital both as a hospital for Indian soldiers (1914-1916) and as a hospital for ‘Limbless’ British men (1916-1920).
The five fabulous venues of the registered charity The Royal Pavilion & Museums Foundation are The Royal Pavilion, Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, Hove Museum & Art Gallery, The Booth Museum of Natural History and Preston Manor.
Annual membership includes FREE entry to the Royal Pavilion & Museums, to all exhibitions and after hours guided tour of the Royal Pavilion, access to exclusive member’s events and invitations to exhibition private views as well as discount offers in all of our shops, cafes and the Royal Pavilion Ice Rink.
This year’s upcoming events are:
For more information visit Pavilion foundation or call 03000 290907