Upcoming Events for What's On

May. 18 - Jun. 29, 2013 : Ghosts in the Garden

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:57:17 +0000

FAMILY EVENTS

Ghosts in the Garden
18 May to 29 June
£5 per group

Roll up! Roll up! Experience Sydney Gardens in its Georgian heyday. A unique immersive audio experience and adventure using an antique listening device which tunes into the past. Interact with real people from the 1820s including proprietor William Bridle, inventor J.J Merlin and waistcoat-thief James Wiltshire. For all ages. Accommodates small groups.*
*Numbers are limited and slots will be assigned on a first-come first-served basis

May. 22 - Sep. 01, 2013 : Ruby’s Room

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:37:04 +0100

Ruby’s Room
Photographic Miniatures by Bettina von Zwehl

22 May to 1 September 2013
Wirth Gallery FREE

We have commissioned renowned German photographer Bettina von Zwehl to make new work for the Holburne that responds to our collection of historic portrait miniatures. Bettina was particularly struck by an unusual early nineteenth-century miniature on display which shows a group of single eyes all belonging to the members of one family.

Bettina’s new work develops her recent experiments with photographic miniatures and the idea of the eye portrait. Using her husband and daughter Ruby as subjects she has also worked with designer Laura Lee to incorporate eye miniatures into jewellery.

Bettina has also photographed the eyes of a group of children from a London primary school which will be placed within the main galleries of the Museum. The children’s eyes challenge the historic and conventional subjects of portraiture as the sitters are unremarkable and anonymous.

May. 22 - Sep. 29, 2013 : Rembrandt and his Contemporaries

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:25:28 +0100

Rembrandt and his Contemporaries: Paintings from the Royal Collection

Wednesday 22 May to Sunday 29 September 2013
Roper Gallery £8 with audio guide | Conc

This ravishing exhibition, featuring paintings generously lent by Her Majesty The Queen from the Royal Collection, explores the ways in which Dutch and Flemish artists of the seventeenth century revolutionised painting, looking at the world in new ways and developing new subjects and genres.

The show includes many masterpieces by the greatest artists of the period including Rubens, Rembrandt and Ruisdael. Highlights include Rembrandt’s famous image of an old woman, almost certainly his mother, Dutch landscapes and seascapes by Ruisdael, van der Heyden and Hobbema, a beautifully restrained still life by Willem C. Heda and characteristic genre scenes by Jan Steen and De Hooch among others including Dou’s jewel-like scene of a young girl chopping onions.

The Holburne has commissioned an audio guide to accompany the exhibition eliciting revealing responses to the works from experts in a variety of fields: A farmer examines Paulus Potter’s Bull; Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall considers the cooking of onions and the Bishop of Salisbury responds to Rembrandt’s luminous image of Christ appearing to Mary Magdalen

Lead sponsor: City Monument Property Group
Partner sponsor: Withy King

Jun. 19, 2013 : The Prince Regent’s Paintings

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:38:21 +0000

Wednesday 19 June, 7.30pm
The Prince Regent’s Paintings
Desmond Shawe-Taylor
Ticket £10/£8

The Prince Regent, later George IV, was one of the most extravagant and flamboyant of all Royal collectors. He purchased almost all the greatest Dutch and Flemish paintings in the Royal Collection (and in our current exhibition) and his tastes shaped collecting in England for a generation, influencing Sir William Holburne among many others. We are thrilled to welcome the brilliant Desmond Shawe-Taylor, surveyor of the Queen’s Pictures, to talk about this colourful Prince’s insatiable appetites.

To book tel 01225 388569

Jun. 21, 2013 : Toddlealongs

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:59:02 +0000

HOLBURNE EARLY YEARS WORKSHOPS

Our weekly workshops, led by Chrissie Weltike, are held in the cosy environment of the Gardener’s Lodge. They help parents and pre-school children to play and learn together through songs, stories, and creative activities inspired by the Museum’s collection, exhibitions and location.

To book or for further information:
01225 388568 or email education@holburne.org

Fridays
12 April – 24 May
7 June – 19 July
6 September - 25 October

Toddlealongs – 2 to 5 years
10.30am-12 noon and 1-2.30pm, £7.50

Sing songs, watch stories come to life and get arty with a new museum-related theme every week.

Jun. 21, 2013 : Toddlealongs

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:59:22 +0000

HOLBURNE EARLY YEARS WORKSHOPS

To book or for further information:
01225 388568 or email education@holburne.org

Fridays
12 April – 24 May
7 June – 19 July
6 September - 25 October

Toddlealongs – 2 to 5 years
10.30am-12 noon and 1-2.30pm, £7.50

Sing songs, watch stories come to life and get arty with a new museum-related theme every week.

Jun. 24, 2013 : Yearlings

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:30:16 +0000

HOLBURNE EARLY YEARS WORKSHOPS

To book or for further information:
01225 388568 or email education@holburne.org

Mondays and Tuesdays
8 April - 21 May
3 June - 16 July
3 September - 22 October

Yearlings – 9 to 24 months
10.30am-12 noon, £7.50

Have fun with sensory and creative activities celebrating the seasons, meet other children and their adults and learn new favourite songs.

Jun. 25, 2013 : Yearlings

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:30:39 +0000

HOLBURNE EARLY YEARS WORKSHOPS

To book or for further information:
01225 388568 or email education@holburne.org

Mondays and Tuesdays
8 April - 21 May
3 June - 16 July
3 September - 22 October

Yearlings – 9 to 24 months
10.30am-12 noon, £7.50

Have fun with sensory and creative activities celebrating the seasons, meet other children and their adults and learn new favourite songs.

Jun. 25, 2013 : Brilliant Babes

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:17:06 +0000

HOLBURNE EARLY YEARS WORKSHOPS

To book or for further information:
01225 388568 or email education@holburne.org

Tuesdays
7, 14, 21 May
25 June, 2, 9 July

Brilliant Babes – 0 to 9 months
1-3pm, £25 block of 3 sessions
Make a sensory bag for your baby while they explore a safe and colourful environment. Meet other adults for a chat, coffee and to share new creative experiences.

Jun. 25, 2013 : Rosafresca & Rebecca Bouckley (soprano)

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:17:43 +0000

LUNCHTIME CONCERT SERIES
Tuesdays from 1.10pm-1.50pm
Tickets £5
To book tickets call 01225 388569

25 June
Rosafresca & Rebecca Bouckley (soprano)
Steve Walter
Carol Attwood
Heather Gibbard

Performing an all-Spanish programme of songs and instrumentals from the Court of Ferdinand and Isabella

Directed by Steve Walter, this Bristol-based group captures the excitement and spontaneity of early music recreated by period instruments including lute, vihuela, viola da gamba and recorders. They are joined by soprano Rebecca Bouckley who has enjoyed national success.