WHAT'S ON

Gardens Week 2008 at the Royal Pavilion
24 May to 1 June

A week-long celebration of gardens at the Royal Pavilion including:

• Stunning floral displays inside the Royal Pavilion
• Floristry demonstrations in the Great Kitchen
• Talks, tours and lectures by experts in garden history, design and plantsmanship
• Sales of plants and heritage seeds
• Special ‘floral’ menu in the Queen Adelaide Tearoom
• Activities for children and families
• Meet the Royal Pavilion’s Head Gardener and garden volunteers

Find out more about Gardens Week

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 and 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 exhibition here