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September press listings: Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove

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Asunto: September press listings: Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
Good afternoon from the Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove .  Please find our press information for September below and attached; if you’d prefer not to receive monthly listings, or aren’t the right person to contact, please let me know.
 
I’m here on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays and my contact details are below, so please do contact me for further information about any of our activities. 
 
Many thanks, 
 
Jo Nightingale
Press and PR Officer
Royal Pavilion and Museums, Brighton & Hove
 
01273 296718 / 07776 208302
 
Please note that I work Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.  For urgent press matters at other times please call my mobile, or 03000 290906.
 
 
PRESS ALERTS
 

HRH The Prince of Wales extends his patronage of the Royal Pavilion & Museums Foundation
 
HRH The Prince of Wales has kindly agreed to extend his patronage of the Royal Pavilion & Museums Foundation, a Brighton & Hove charity which supports the work of the Royal Pavilion & Museums, for a further two years when the current term ceases in February 2016.
 
Last year the charity helped raise more than £4m to support the conservation and development of the Royal Pavilion & Museums, share its collections, and boost arts, culture and heritage provision in the region. The Foundation also raised the funds to complete the restoration of the Royal Pavilion Saloon, and one of the building’s three grand state rooms which served as the principal reception room for George IV’s guests.
 
Professor Julian Crampton, Chairman of the Board of the Royal Pavilion & Museums Foundation, said: “HRH The Prince of Wales’ continued support is great news for the charity and its supporters. The Royal Pavilion was built by the then Prince of Wales, George, in 1787, and it is very fitting that HRH The Prince of Wales will be Patron when the historic restoration of the Saloon is completed in 2017.
 
Celebrate Rugby World Cup 2015 
*Bank Holiday Monday 31 August*, 11am–3pm (drop in, free with Museum admission, residents and members free), Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
The Webb Ellis Cup is visiting Brighton Museum ! The coveted trophy will be awarded to the winners of Rugby World Cup 2015. To celebrate come along and get inspired by fascinating objects from Japan , Samoa, South Africa and USA . Get hands-on and create your own striking artworks with which to welcome the teams from these countries to Brighton & Hove for Rugby World Cup 2015 in September.
 
 
**SEPTEMBER HIGHLIGHTS**
 

The Dark Knight Rises Batsuit
18 August - 20 September (free with admission), Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
This September Brighton will be coming out to ‘dress up and play’ for The Costume Games.  To celebrate, Brighton Museum will host Christian Bale's Batsuit from Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises.  This is a genuinely rare opportunity to get up close to one of the most iconic superhero costumes of our times. There is also the chance to meet the team behind the costume during one of the workshops at The Costume Games in Old Steine Gardens (for more information visit www.thecostumegames.com).
 
Animals in the Frame
21 September 2015 - 31 March 2016 (free admission) Hove Museum
Animals both domestic and wild are featured in this exhibition of paintings from the collection of the Royal Pavilion & Museums. In this family-friendly exhibition artists have captured aspects of our relationship with animals, whether it is admiration for the majesty of a stag or exactly why dogs are known as man’s best friend.
 
 
EXHIBITIONS AND DISPLAYS
 
 
Views of Brighton& Hove in the Early 19th Century
9 June – 13 December, non-residents £5, residents free, members free), Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
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.
 
Ocean Blues
Ongoing throughout 2015 (non-residents £5, residents free, members free), Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
This display looks at some of the threats to life in the oceans, as well as initiatives designed to reduce or reverse the impact modern society has had on the precious environment.
 
 
ART EVENTS
 

Bite-Size Museum
Tues, 12pm (non-residents £5, residents free, members free), Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
Pop-up guided tours, short talks and closer looks at stories from our eclectic collections, led by Royal Pavilion & Museums staff.
 
LGBTQ Museum Trail
(non-residents £5, residents free, members free) Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
Brighton& Hove is often referred to as the gay capital of the UK , and Brighton Museum & Art Gallery displays many objects with an LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer) connection. However, their histories are often hidden; this Trail is a brief guided tour of pieces on display, exploring and revealing additional LGBTQ stories.
 
Animals in the Frame
21 September 2015 - 31 March 2016 (free admission) Hove Museum
Animals both domestic and wild are featured in this exhibition of paintings from the collection of the Royal Pavilion & Museums. In this family-friendly exhibition artists have captured aspects of our relationship with animals, whether it is admiration for the majesty of a stag or exactly why dogs are known as man’s best friend.
 
 
FAMILY EVENTS
 
 
Celebrate Rugby World Cup 2015 
*Bank Holiday Monday 31 August*, 11am–3pm (drop in, free with Museum admission, residents and members free), Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
The Webb Ellis Cup is visiting Brighton Museum ! The coveted trophy will be awarded to the winners of Rugby World Cup 2015. To celebrate come along and get inspired by fascinating objects from Japan , Samoa, South Africa and USA . Get hands-on and create your own striking artworks with which to welcome the teams from these countries to Brighton & Hove for Rugby World Cup 2015 in September.
 
Remix the Museum
8–30 September 2015 (free admission), Booth Museum
Mr Booth and his Natural Science collection are mixed and mashed up in this display with a difference. Brighton Youth Film Festival, animator Dave Packer, and a team of young people return for a second year to remix and animate the museum collections.
 
Animal Tracks!
5 September-23 December (except Weds), museum open hours (free, drop-in, up to 8 years), Hove Museum
Pick up this trail and find the animals on display in the museum. Can you draw the animals you find?
 
Drop in and draw … animals!
17 September, 15 October, 19 November & 17 December, 3.30-4.30pm (free drop-in, all ages) Hove Museum .
If you like drawing, drop in at our studio session and pick up your pencil! One of our team will be on hand if you’d like to pick up some drawing tips, but the rest is up to you!
 
Picture Time and Story
Thursdays 3 September-17 December (not during October half term), 10am-12pm (£2 per child, drop-in, 2-5 years) Hove Museum
Use craft materials to make a picture based on creatures you can find in the museum, and listen to a story.
 
Early Years
Fridays 10-11.30am (£5, members £4, book in advance, 2-5 years only) Booth Museum
Early Years sessions include art activities, a museum expedition, a story and the chance to handle museum objects:
4 September:     Monkey Puzzle
11 September:   Old MacDonald had a Farm
18 September:   Fun with Fossils
25 September:   Teddy Bears’ Picnic
 
 
OTHER EVENTS
 

The Dark Knight Rises Batsuit
18 August - 20 September (free with admission), Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
This September Brighton will be coming out to ‘dress up and play’ for The Costume Games.  To celebrate, Brighton Museum will host Christian Bale's Batsuit from Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises.
This is a genuinely rare opportunity to get up close to one of the most iconic superhero costumes of our times. There is also the chance to meet the team behind the costume during one of the workshops at The Costume Games in Old Steine Gardens (for more information visit www.thecostumegames.com).
 
Remix the Museum
8 – 30 September (free admission), Booth Museum
Mr Booth and his Natural Science collection are mixed and mashed up in this display with a difference. Brighton Youth Film Festival, animator Dave Packer, and a team of young people return for a second year to remix and animate the museum collections.
 
Backstage at the Booth
12 September, 9 October & 7 November 4.30pm / 25 September, 23 October & 27 November 11.30am (£15, members £12, book in advance, 16+) Booth Museum
A rare chance to discover the secrets and surprises concealed behind the face of this unique and intriguing Victorian natural history museum. See some of the hundreds of thousands of amazing objects not currently on display. Please note: most of the stores are upstairs and not accessible to wheelchair users.
 
Preston Manor dog cemetery
10 September & 12 September, 11.30am–12.30pm (free) Preston Manor Walled Garden
Part of Heritage Open Days, this tour commemorates the happy lives and poignant deaths of the Preston Manor family dogs immortalised in the pet cemetery.
 
Behind the scenes tour, Preston Manor
25 September, 16 October, 20 November & 11 December 11.30am-1pm £16.50 (members £13.50, book in advance) Preston Manor
Go through the door marked ‘private’ on this fascinating and surprising backstage tour that reveals the hidden half of the house.
 
Rudyard Kipling: his Life and Verse
27 September, 2.30–3.30pm (£5 plus Preston Manor admission, members £4.50)
Meet Rudyard Kipling ‘in person’ as he tells his life story, on this lively afternoon celebrating the famous author and one-time guest at Preston Manor.
 
Keep Eating: explore and celebrate food through the ages at The Keep’s Open Day
26 September, 10am-3pm (free, drop-in) The Keep
Join us for a mouth-watering programme of activities for all ages, a specially created display of material from our collections and a chance to contribute your own family recipes to our archive.
 
Saturday Summer Tours, Preston Manor
Saturdays 25 July–5 September, 2.30–3.15pm (free with admission), Preston Manor
Afternoon tours of the house with different quirky facts and stories each week. Children’s trail activity available.
 
 
**COMING THIS AUTUMN**
 

Pierdom: Photographs of Britain ’s piers by Simon Roberts
3 October 2015 to 21 February 2016 (free with Brighton Museum admission, members and residents free), Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
A century ago over a hundred piers fringed the British coastline, built to provide a tantalising taste of the sea, without getting wet. Today, less than half of these still stand. Internationally renowned photographer Simon Roberts, who lives in Brighton, has completed a three-year quest to document all of Britain ’s remaining pleasure piers. Simon’s striking and evocative photographs celebrate the personality, architecture and history of each structure.
 
Exotic Creatures
14 November 2015 to 28 February 2016 (admission payable, members free), The Royal Pavilion, Brighton
This exhibition explores animals in the Royal Collection, menageries and early zoos, and political beasts in the period 1750 to 1850. Discover the fascinating story of the first living giraffe in the UK , given to George IV as a diplomatic gift in 1827, plus the history of travelling menageries performing in London and Brighton , and other exotic creatures. Families can enjoy the exhibitions hands-on and playful approach and children are challenged to complete the Royal Pavilion Creature trail.
 
CINECITY
 
Ben Rivers: Ah, Liberty !
12 to 29 November, Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
This special screening, during Brighton film festival Cinecity, celebrates our new acquisition of the artist Ben Rivers’ 16mm films Ah, Liberty ! and the Origins of The Species (2008). Moving between documentary and fiction, and shot on 16mm film, a medium which is fast becoming obsolete, Rivers’ films offer a glimpse into the lives of people existing at the margins of society.  The works were acquired through The Contemporary Art Society Collections Fund, 2014 as a joint acquisition with Bristol Museum & Art Gallery.
 
Big Screen Love
26 to 29 November 2016 (full programme and ticket details will be announced in September at www.cine-city.co.uk), The Royal Pavilion, Brighton
For four nights only, the Music Room will be transformed into a picture palace to celebrate love on the big screen. The exotic splendour of the Royal Pavilion provides a sumptuous backdrop for a selection of cinema classics in praise of love in all its many guises.  Presented by CINECITY the Brighton Film Festival for Film Hub South East as part of the BFI’s LOVE film season UK-wide. www.bfi.org.uk/love
 
 
CHRISTMAS
 

Royal Pavilion Ice Rink
7 November 2015 – 7 January 2016, Royal Pavilion’s Eastern Lawns
With the former Royal palace as a backdrop, a huge rink-side bar and restaurant and a 40m terrace, the 840 square metre rink has space for 260 skaters per session and a beginners’ area. There’s no charge for spectating, and the rink-side Bar & Kitchen will offer mouth-watering patisserie, festive toffee apples, drinks and full meals. 
 
Ice skating tickets cost from £10 for adults (12+) and £7 for children, and one-hour skate times run from 10am to 10.15pm daily. Club Rinkidinks (10am – 11am daily) offers children under 5 the chance to skate free when accompanied by an adult paying full price. There are also season tickets for those who want to learn to skate and concessions for students. Buy tickets from www.ticketmaster.co.uk/royal-pavilion-ice-rink or call 0844 8472352 (for group bookings of ten or more call 0844 8471512). 
 
Royal Pavilion Christmas Banquet
11 December 6.30-11pm (£97 per guest, members £87 per guest, book in advance) The Royal Pavilion
*The banquet on 18 December has sold out so book now to avoid disappointment!*
Step into the past this Christmas and join us for a drinks and canapé reception, followed by a three course dinner with wine and coffee, in the palace’s magnificent Banqueting RoomCatering is supplied by JRC Events, the menu is available on request from the bookings office.  Private tables of 10 available; smaller groups will be asked to share a table.  Dress code: black tie or optional period dress.
To book call or email the Royal Pavilion: Tel: 03000 290 902 / email: visitor.services@brighton-hove.gov.uk
 
Royal Pavilion Charity Carol Concert
3 December 7-9pm (£30, members £20, book in advance [includes mulled cider and mince pies]) Royal Pavilion
Christmas wouldn’t be complete without carol singing, and where better to celebrate than the Royal Pavilion Music Room. Sing along with two fantastic choirs and enjoy mulled cider and mince pies during the interval.
Box office: +44 (0)3000 290902
 
Father Christmas at the Royal Pavilion
12, 13 & 19 December-22 December. 10am-5pm (£9.50 per child, Royal Pavilion admission fees apply, price includes gift, all ages, book in advance)
Father Christmas returns to the truly extravagant Royal Pavilion for a traditional treat for all the family. After a magical meeting with the man himself, explore the Prince Regent’s party palace on a special exotic creature trail.
Box office: +44 (0)3000 290902
 
Father Christmas at Preston Manor
19-23 December. 10am-5pm (£8 per child, Preston Manor admission fees apply, price includes gift, all ages, book in advance)
Meet Father Christmas in the cosy fireside setting of Lady Ellen’s beautiful Drawing Room. Afterwards explore Preston Manor top to bottom and discover how a Victorian family prepared for a magical Christmas
Box office: +44 (0)3000 290902
 
Christmas Tree Craft
19, 21, 22 December 10.30am–12pm& 1.30–3pm 20 December 2.30–4pm (£2 per child, drop-in, 4–12 years) Hove Museum
Using a variety of methods you can make crafty Christmas trees in this festive workshop. Make your own tree to take home and decorate your house.
 
An Edwardian Christmas at Home
12 December, 2-3.30pm (£14.50 members £12.50, book in advance) Preston Manor
A delightfully nostalgic exploration of Christmas customs and traditions. Take a tour upstairs and downstairs in our beautiful Edwardian manor house and enjoy a glass of sherry and a mince pie served in the Victorian kitchens dressed for the season.
Box office: +44 (0)3000 290902
ENDS
 
PRESS INFORMATION
For further details or to request images, please contact:
 
1.       Jo Nightingale, Press and PR Officer: 01273 296718 / jo.nightingale@brighton-hove.gov.uk - please note that I work Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays only
2.       The Museums Marketing team : 03000 290906 / museums.marketing@brighton-hove.gov.uk     
 
VISITOR INFORMATION
 
General enquiries: +44 (0)3000 290900 / visitor.services@brighton-hove.gov.uk
Box office: +44 (0)3000 290902 / book online for 10% discount (URLs below)
 
The Royal Pavilion - Brighton BN1 1EE
 
 
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery - Royal Pavilion Gardens , Brighton BN1 1EE
 
 
Hove Museum & Art Gallery - 19 New Church Road, Hove BN3 4AB
 
Admission free
 
Booth  Museum of Natural History - 194 Dyke Road, Brighton BN1 5AA
 
Admission free
 
Preston Manor - Preston Drove, Brighton BN1 6SD
 
 
The Keep – Woollards Way, Brighton BN1 9BP
 
The Keep is a world-class centre for archives that opens up access to all the collections of the East Sussex Record Office (ESRO), the Royal Pavilion & Museums Local History Collections and the internationally significant University of Sussex Special Collections . It is also a centre of excellence for conservation and preservation. 







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