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Community history is represented in Royal Pavilion & Museums’ holdings by an extensive oral history collection and community exhibitions programme.
Royal Pavilion & Museums’ craft collection is the most important of its kind in the south of England outside London.
With over 16,000 items ranging from Regency furniture and early Staffordshire pottery to one of the UK’s most significant collections of 20th century decorative art and design, the collection is unrivalled outside major national institutions.
Royal Pavilion & Museums’ comprehensive costume collection is of considerable national significance. It embraces men's, women's and children's dress and accessories from the 16th century to the present day.
Royal Pavilion & Museums’ fine art collection ranges from late 15th century woodcuts, through old masters of all the major European schools, to key 20th century works.
Discover the history and heritage of Brighton & Hove from the Royal Pavilion and Museums local history and archaeology collections. These range from archaeological objects, to photographic collections, to oral histories.
The early history of filmmaking in Britain is explored through this unique collection of original films, equipment and associated ephemera dating from the 1890s.
A staggering archive of flora and fauna, with virtually every group of living organisms represented, including many rare, endangered and extinct species.
The extensive collection features toys, games and puzzles predominantly from the 19th and 20th centuries, though it also includes items dating back to the 18th century and beyond.
Over 13,000 items from Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas. The collection provides unique, tangible evidence of how British – and, specifically, Brighton – people have engaged with the world.
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