Brighton Museum and Art Gallery

The Brighton Museum and Art Gallery is a municipally owned museum and art gallery in the city of Brighton and Hove in the south east of England. It is part of the Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton and Hove. It's free for local residents but charges £5.20 per non-resident. The building that houses the collection is part of the Royal Pavilion Estate and was originally built for the Prince of Wales, later George IV, and completed in 1805. It was initially intended as a tennis court but not yet finished, and later served as a cavalry barracks. After the death of George IV in 1830, his successor King William IV also stayed in the suite during his visits to Brighton. However, after Queen Victoria's final visit to Brighton in 1845, the government planned to sell the building and grounds. The Brighton and Brighton Vestry Commissioners successfully petitioned the government to sell the pavilion to the city for £53,000 in 1850 under the Brighton Improvement (Purchase of the Royal Pavilion and Gardens) Act 1850.