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Press Release - Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Activities at the Royal Pavilion & Museums

June 2007

HISTORIC PROPERTIES

Continues to 27 August

Vote the Royal Pavilion Britain’s Best Palace

The Royal Pavilion has been selected as one of UKTV History’s Britain’s Best – a campaign which aims to find the nation’s favourite historical site.

You can vote by visiting the Royal Pavilion and voting on-site or visit www.uktvhistory.co.uk to register your vote and to find out more.

The Royal Pavilion is open seven days a week 9.30am-5.45pm (last admissions 5pm)

01273 290900

www.royalpavilion.org.uk

Saturdays & Sundays in June

Royal Pavilion Guided Tour

1pm & 2.30pm £2 (plus entry ticket) pay on arrival no booking necessary

What was it like to visit the Royal Pavilion as a guest of the Prince Regent in its 1800s heyday? Join our guide and see the past come to life before your eyes.

For information telephone 01273 292822

EXHIBITIONS AT BRIGHTON MUSEUM & ART GALLERY

Stagestruck! 200 years of Theatre Royal Brighton

Continues to 2 September 2007

An exhibition that celebrates one of Britain’s oldest working playhouses, the people that have made it work, and the drama and spectacle that have filled its stage. Hear ‘Hamlet’ declaimed, see scenery for ‘Aladdin’ from 1893 to 2007, and step onstage with a ghost.

Vintage prints and photographs, costumes and props, and reconstructions of ‘special effects’ of the 19th century stage, highlight changes in stagecraft and the richness of the theatrical experience over the years, giving a glimpse into the real and make-believe worlds of a very special theatrical tradition.

Sunday 17 June

Hamlet and Aladdin: The Music

Exhibition Galleries, Brighton Museum

2.30–3.30pm £7.50 (£5 concessions)

New Music Brighton composers Nigel Goss, Ric Graebner, Guy Hall and Andi Spicer mix spectre with genie in a contemporary music celebration.

New Music Brighton gratefully acknowledges financial support from the PRS Foundation and Brighton & Hove City Council.

To book telephone 01273 292797

Saturday 23 June

From Stage to Stagestruck!

Brighton Museum

2–3.30pm £3 (£2 concessions)

A tour and discussion exploring how the history of a theatre is brought to the galleries of a museum.

Frank Gray University of Brighton and Mary Goody Exhibition Officer, curators of Stagestruck!

To book telephone 01273 292797

Theatre Workshop

Saturday 30 June

The Importance of Going Wilde

Education Pavilion, Brighton Museum

2–5pm £10

A play reading workshop looking at Victorian theatre with the focus on Oscar Wilde. The session ends with a play reading in the exhibition gallery of Stagestruck!

Sarah Tobias actress & director

To book telephone 01273 292797

DISPLAYS at BRIGHTON MUSEUM & ART GALLERY

The Art of the Word

Continues to 15 July 2007

Off Café Balcony

Prayerbooks, tiles, talismans and other objects with Arabic script, or connected to the art of writing

Nicholas Sinclair: Six Public Telephones

Continues to 5 August 2007

Café Balcony

A series of photographs of vandalised public telephones in a subway station in Budapest.

Rogues Gallery: Images of Crime and Punishment

Continues to 30 September 2007

Prints & Drawings gallery

Notorious crimes and punishments, enemies of the state, cold-blooded murderers; life in London’s notorious Newgate prison and death on Tyburn Tree.

EXHIBITIONS at HOVE MUSEUM & ART GALLERY

Paper Cuts

Continues to 1 July 2007

Eight British and international artists employ everyday techniques and an ordinary medium to reflect on our culture and environment. The delicate quality of paper relates to our own vulnerability, dreams and ambitions. Paper cutting has been used by many different cultures throughout history to mark important events and religious occasions.

Susan Edwards: Craft Galleries

Continues to 1 July 2007

Discarded objects, such as unwanted books, are transformed into finished paper sculptures. The display takes over the sample drawers in the craft galleries at Hove Museum, ranging from inspirational material to pieces showing ways of manipulating paper.

First Sight: selling showcase

First Sight is a showcase of work by local craft makers in the entrance of Hove Museum. All pieces are for sale.

Ruth Singer

Continues to 10 June

Sculptural accessories inspired by historic textiles and traditional techniques.

Lorraine Gibby

12 June to 5 August

Jewellery constructed from silver and printed anodized aluminium.

EXHIBITION at the BOOTH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

Life in Death: The Victorian Art of Taxidermy

16 June 2007 to 15 June 2008

Every stylish Victorian home included at least one display of stuffed animals and birds amongst its knick-knackery. Life in Death: The Victorian Art of Taxidermy puts the practice into its context so visitors can enjoy its appeal in the light of the Victorians’ way of life.

In the context of the quirky Booth Museum, explore a Victorian parlour, stuffed with gewgaws typical of the era – from the elephant’s foot umbrella stand to an original display of jewel coloured birds in flight. See also a spectacular pair of Victorian exhibits, one telling the story of ‘Who Killed Cock Robin?’ in graphic detail, the other showing a performance of acrobatic toads, frozen in time by the Sussex taxidermist Walter Potter. From an era when there was a local taxidermist in every community, the displays also highlight the contributions of other leading Sussex taxidermists of the time.

Life in Death: The Victorian Art of Taxidermy is accompanied by a varied programme of events and activities for adults and children alike, including live workshops demonstrating the skills and techniques of the period.

EVENTS FOR ADULTS

SPECIAL EVENTS

Tuesday 19 June

In the Steps of the Stars

Meet at Brighton Museum

7–8.30pm £4

A guided walk through central Brighton looking at sites of past and present theatres and music halls and the hearts and houses of the stars. In connection with Stagestruck! at Brighton Museum.

Geoff Mead local historian

In association with Architecture Week

To book telephone 01273 292797

Tuesday 26 June

An Edwardian Evening of Elegance & Mystery

Preston Manor

7–8.30pm £15 includes glass of wine and nibbles

This guided tour transports you to the elegant, upstairs-downstairs ambience of the Edwardian era and unravels the mystery of Preston Manor’s famous ghost story. Tour includes entry to St. Peter’s Church, Preston.

To book telephone 01273 292770

TALKS

Tuesday 12 June

Once in a Blue Moon

The Old Courtroom

7–8.30pm £6 (£5 concessions & FTAG members)

The moon has more of an influence on our daily lives than you might think. Writer and astronomer, author of ‘The Moon: A Biography’, Dr David Whitehouse shows you it’s far more than a ball of rock.

To book telephone 01273 292797

Thursday 21 June

Foredown Tower Astronomy Group

Foredown Tower Countryside Centre

7.30pm £3.50

Monthly talks, discussion and practical observing to promote understanding of the night sky. Six monthly membership £15 (includes monthly newsletter)

Mike Feist FTAG co-ordinator

For information telephone 01273 292092

LUNCHTIME LECTURES

Lunchtime lectures take place at The Old Courtroom, Church Street in central Brighton. Tickets available on the door or telephone 01273 292797 to book in advance.

Thursday 7 June

The Fantastic World of the Regency Dandy

1–2pm £4

Haunts, hairstyles, fads and fashions, we delve into the sometimes murky but always sparkling world of the Regency man-about-town and ask ‘what does it take to be a dandy?’

Louise Hume Senior Interpretation Officer

Thursday 21 June

Faces of the Past

1–2pm £4

Brighton & Hove has been home to some remarkable people. Find out about the faces that helped shape our city, where they lived and worked and how their legacies live on today.

Jackie Marsh-Hobbs local historian

A selection of EVENTS FOR CHILDREN and families at all museums

01273 290900

www.royalpavilion.org.uk

Open daily: April-September 9.30am-5.45pm (last admission 5pm), October-March 10am-5.15pm (last admission 4.30pm). Closed 24 (from 2.30pm) 25 & 26 December

Admission fee payable

Wheelchair accessible (ground floor only), Accessible toilet, Baby changing facilities, tactile tours for visually impaired, Café, shop

Preston Manor

Preston Drove, Brighton BN1 6SD

01273 292770

www.virtualmuseum.info

Open to the general public from 1 April 2006 – 30 September 2006.

Tuesday – Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 2-5pm, closed Mondays (including public holidays) Admission fee payable.

Please telephone 01273 292843 for group bookings and 01273 292812 for a leaflet about special events.

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

Entrance in Royal Pavilion Gardens, Brighton, BN1 1EE

01273 290900