Kalpana Kalpana (Editor)

Hove Museum and Art Gallery

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Phone
  
+44 300 029 0900

Architect
  
Thomas Lainson

Hove Museum and Art Gallery

Address
  
19 New Church Rd, Brighton and Hove BN3 4AB, UK

Hours
  
Closed today WednesdayClosedThursday10AM–5PMFriday10AM–5PMSaturday10AM–5PMSunday2–5PMMonday10AM–5PMTuesday10AM–5PM

Similar
  
Booth Museum of Natural H, Preston Manor - Brighton, Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, Royal Pavilion, Brighton Toy and Model Mu

Hove Museum and Art Gallery is a municipally-owned museum in the town of Hove, which is part of the larger city of Brighton and Hove in the South East of England. The museum is part of "Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton and Hove", and admission is free. Opened in 1927 by the Hove Corporation, the museum is located in a late 19th-century villa originally known as Brooker Hall.

The museum features a toy gallery that includes a significant collection of dolls, teddy bears, mechanical toys, toy trains, dollhouses, rocking horses and tricycles. Another focus is contemporary crafts and fine art. The museum also includes local history displays, and a collection of early cinema artifacts from the 1890s and 1900s.

Brooker Hall was constructed in 1877 by the architect Thomas Lainson for Major John Vallance. The building is in the Italianate style made popular by Osborne House, Queen Victoria's residence on the Isle of Wight. It stands in grounds now laid out as a public park.

References

Hove Museum and Art Gallery Wikipedia


Similar Topics