The South East's having a cultural revelation tonight as Brighton's Museums open up after hours for a special night as part of the Brighton Fringe Festival. We're very pleased as it's in the same vein as the White Nights. The Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, Brighton Toy Museum, Dream Home Exhibition, and the Artists' Open Houses are staying open until later and Jubilee Library Square's opening up for an outdoors screening of animated shorts. Horray! Exciting stuff and most of it for free!
The Brighton Museum & Art Gallery are inviting Brighton dwellers into the 'From Sickert to Gelet: Modern British Art from Boxted House'. For this night only you can explore these treasures of 20th Century artwork for free. Find a good review here and catch it from 10am-10pm.
The Brighton Toy and Model Museum's bringing old toys to life with "spectacular '0' and '00' guage train layouts in working actions. Starring a vast assortment of trains from all eras." I for one find that everything becoming at least 10x more exciting at night and have never been more excited about trains.
The Dream Home Exhibition's also taking part. You can find our Dream Home feature here. I'm excited about seeing this because it sounds fantastic and I've heard nothing but good things about it. It'll be open all weekend from 7pm-9pm. Find info at the Phoenix Gallery.
The Artists' Open Houses are brilliant and on late today too, as Brighton artists open up their doors and let people potter around their carefully designed pieces. It's free and occasionally provides cake depending on which house you're at. Find a guide to the routes and more info here, although we can't guarantee this cake business. On from 12-8pm.
Lastly for the second year as as part of the Fringe and Museum night, Kanoti proudly presents Bamboozled 2. Jubilee square from 9pm onwards tonight bring another night of "kick-ass animated shorts". Open air screenings and animated things, yummy.
A brilliant round up of late-night things. "It's really exciting how many Brighton venues are opening their doors into the evening over Museums at Night weekend. We're hoping that both locals and visitors will check out some of the cultural and heritage attractions on the doorstep!" says Rosie Clarke, who masterminds much of the event.
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