Booth Museum of Natural History

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Conoravirus Update

The Royal Pavilion & Museums has temporarily closed all venues following advice from the UK government in managing Coronavirus (Covid-19). At the moment the venues will be closed until 1 April 2020.

This includes the Royal Pavilion, Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, Hove Museum & Art Gallery, Booth Museum of Natural History and Preston Manor.

Ticket holders to our museums or events will be notified and offered refunds or rescheduled tickets over the next few days.

For future updates check back on our website or sign-up to our mailing list. We will also post updates on our Facebook page and Twitter account.

We hope to reopen as soon as possible and thank you for your patience at a difficult time for all of us.
If you urgently need to contact the museum please call 03000 290900 or find relevant details on our Contact Us page.

Over half a million specimens and natural history literature and data extending back over three centuries are housed in this fascinating museum. The star attraction is the Victorian taxidermy collection of Edward Booth with hundreds of British birds displayed in recreated natural settings, The museum is also full of insects from butterflies to beetles, a killer whale skeleton and dinosaur bone and geology and fossils.

Plus special events, educational programme, children's activities, research facilities, loan service and museum shop.