A Dark Day in Paradise by Clare Twomey 3,000 black ceramic butterflies descend on the sumptuous interiors of the Royal Pavilion. The butterflies cluster on the extravagant Banqueting Room table, across window panes, in roof lights, on mantelpieces and other surfaces throughout the ground floor rooms. Their sombre beauty is a reflection on the excesses and frivolity of the past life of the palace.
Clare Twomey is a British ceramicist/artist who works with clay in large-scale installations, sculpture and site-specific works. Over the past 10 years she has exhibited at Tate, Victoria & Albert Museum, Crafts Council, and the Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto, Japan. A museumaker commission, funded by the MLA and the Arts Council England
9.30am–5.45pm (last admission 5pm)
Admission payable

Booth Museum of Natural History
194 Dyke Road
03000 290900
www.brighton.virtualmuseum.info

Plant Portraits An exhibition of paintings by botanical artists that convey a plant’s technical form and structure as well as its beauty in ways that a photograph cannot.  Botanical drawing has a legacy of historical importance going back to the time of ancient Egypt.  Successful illustrators must be technically highly competent in drawing and painting, with a good knowledge of botany and the ability to convey the sense of wonder of the plant world. The beautiful works of art in this exhibition are complemented by magnificently illustrated botanical books and specimens from the Booth Museum collections. Plant Portraits is presented by the Botanical Art Society of Sussex in conjunction with the Booth Museum of Natural History. Booth Museum of Natural History
Free admission
10am - 5pm

Relax with drinks, food & A HAPPY HOUR Every Monday til 31st October Why not try out the Amsterdam Restaurant's exciting new menu and enjoy some of the finest new world wines! Food served daily from 11.30am till 7pm. NEW HAPPY HOURS FROM JULY - 9pm till 10pm Pint of larger from £2.40 Pint of Strongbow £2.50 White or Red house wine £2.50 Apple Sour Shot £1.50 WKD bottles £2.00 Food from our menu is served daily from noon till 7pm.
11am - midnight

Sing your heart out with Tammy Twinkle
Free

BIG T  presents STRICTLY REGGAE:  DANCEHALL:BASHMENT:ROOTS:REVIVAL
EVERY MONDAY.
11pm-LATE.
£4.50 NUS /  £5.00