WHAT'S ON

The Survival Tour

Friday 19 to Tuesday 30 September
Royal Pavilion Gardens
Free

Wildlife conservation is brought to life as a herd of 13 life-size topiary Asian elephants stampede into the Royal Pavilion gardens. British charity Elephant Family aim to raise awareness and funds to protect the endangered Asian elephant and its surrounding environment.

Find out more at www.thesurvivaltour.org

Jane Austen
‘A truth universally acknowledged’

Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 October
11am-4pm

What was it like to be young, female and single in the town? Was it all soldiers, dancing and assemblies, or was Brighton truly disreputable? Meet the characters tempted by fashionable Brighton.

Free with admission to the Royal Pavilion.

Find out more about the Jane Austen weekend

My Pavilion

Have you ever visited the Royal Pavilion?

Can you remember your first impression of seeing the Royal Pavilion?
Was there an unusual object or favourite room that you remember best? Could you imagine living there?

As part of the ‘My Pavilion’ project, we would like to hear your memories of visiting the Royal Pavilion. Your stories will help us create a record of how people have encountered this unique palace. Whether you have found it inspiring or eccentric, we would like to hear about your experience.

Find out more here

You can share your memories by emailing Kate Richardson, Curator of Community History at kate.richardson@brighton-hove.gov.uk or contacting 01273 292845.

Chinese Whispers: Chinoiserie in Britain 1650 -1930

A major exhibition at Brighton Museum, featuring the Royal Pavilion

3 May to 2 November 2008

Chinoiserie is exotic, stylish and, above all, fun. Glamorous and visually stunning, the style has provided a backdrop for women behaving badly across the centuries!

In a chinoiserie interior, fantastic mountainous landscapes with fanciful pagodas and fabulous birds are peopled with exotically clothed mandarins and haunted by dragons and phoenixes. Brighton’s flamboyant Royal Pavilion provides a suitably hothouse flowering of the style and provides the inspiration and focus for this major exhibition.

Find out more about the Chinese Whispers here