Hove Museum and Art Gallery

Hove Museum and Art Gallery is a municipally owned museum in the city, which is part of the larger city of Brighton and Hove in the South East of England. The museum is part of the Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton and Hove, and admission is free. Opened in 1927 by the Hoff Company, the museum is housed in a late 19th century villa originally known as Brooker Hall. The museum has a toy gallery featuring a large collection of dolls, teddy bears, mechanical toys, toy trains, dolls, rocking horses and tricycles. The museum also includes displays of local history and a collection of early cinema artifacts from the 1890s to the 1800s.