The Toy Gallery is a magical Wizard's
Attic where highlights include dolls, teddies, a working train set,
a workshop for broken toys and a bedroom split by time.
Hove's role in the birth of cinema is explored in the interactive Film Gallery. Visitors find
out how film was invented through a display of working optical toys, magic
lanterns and cameras. Film is shown in an area which explores the flourishing
of cinema in Brighton & Hove. Visitors are also be able to learn about
Hove Pioneers of Film through displays of rare apparatus.
The story of Hove and Portslade from prehistoric times to the present day
is explored in the Local History Gallery.
Displays feature Hove's famous prehistoric Amber Cup and investigate Roman
settlement at West Blatchington, Norman manors and churches, Hangleton's
early medieval village, the Regency development of Brunswick and the growth
of Victorian and twentieth century Hove.
The Paintings Gallery features changing
displays of the museum's fine art collection. Visitors are able to find
out about pictures that are not on display through a computerised image
catalogue.
The Contemporary Craft Gallery features work from a collection that is the most important of its kind in the south of England outside of London, and arguably one of the most significant in the country. It embodies excellence and innovation in British craft over the last 30 years and boasts works by 20th century craft pioneers alongside pieces by prominent contemporary makers and emerging young talent. It features every major craft discipline from ceramics, textiles, metalwork and glass to furniture, book-binding, basket-making and plastics
