Meet the Artist: Exclusive Tours with Candace Bahouth £6 (limited numbers, booking advised to avoid disappointment) Join artist Candace Bahouth for an exclusive tour of her display in the Davidson Gallery. Hear all about her artistic influences and creative practice in mosaicking and tapestry, and enjoy her beautiful pieces on display.
Widely hailed as the greatest Dutch painter of the Dutch Golden Age, Rembrandt was one of the most experimental printmakers of the seventeenth century. In this talk An Van Camp will explore Rembrandt’s working methods and his innovative printmaking techniques, in addition to his talents as a storyteller and an observer of life. An Van...
Mark Clarke’s assemblage sculptures explore the notion of contemporary celebrity culture. Intended as works of latter-day folk art, his portraits of pop icons such as Madonna, Greta Thunberg, Mark Zuckerberg, Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are constructed from found objects, drawing on high and low culture as well as old and new artistic...
Join us for an evening of festive treats, carols and art at the Holburne Museum as six local charitable organisations come together to host a special Christmas party all for a good cause! We invite you to enjoy a cosy evening in the galleries, with delicious festive refreshments and a view of the Holburne’s latest...
Before you visit please read our Museum Charter and Q&A at our coronavirus page. The first exhibition to survey Grayson Perry’s earliest forays into the art world re-introduces the explosive and creative works he made between 1982 and 1994. These ground-breaking ‘lost’ pots are reunited for the first time to focus on the formative years...
Iain R. Webb In Conversation with Princess Julia and Christine Binnie - 1980s Fashion To complement Grayson Perry: The Pre-Therapy Years, fashion writer Iain R Webb, Neo Naturist founder member Christine Binnie and DJ and fashion writer Princess Julia explore the 1980s post-punk counter-cultural explosion, centred on clubs like Billy’s, Blitz, Hell, and Taboo and...
Registration and Bookings for this event have now closed Grayson Perry is one of Britain’s leading contemporary artists. Join him live via ZOOM as he discusses his artistic practice in this special event celebrating the Holburne Museum’s major touring exhibition: Grayson Perry: The Pre-Therapy Years. 24 Jan 2020 - 3 Jan 2021 A ZOOM link...
A chance to stop, relax and create! Make a beautiful unfolding 'squash book' with artist Karen Woodfield in our Gardener's Lodge room. Inspired by 'Precious and Rare: Islamic Metalwork from the Courtauld Institute' with all materials provided. We will be operating in a covid secure manner to ensure everyone is comfortable and safe. 10.30am -...
May Bank Holiday (Saturday 29, Sunday 30 and Monday 31) 11am to 4pm each day This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Holburne’s modern extension by architect Eric Parry. To celebrate, we invite you to join us for FREE bookable creative activities directly inspired by our exhibitions and collection. Meet inspirational local artists who’ll be leading a...
A chance to stop, relax and create! Make a beautiful unfolding 'squash book' with artist Karen Woodfield in our Gardener's Lodge room. Inspired by 'Precious and Rare: Islamic Metalwork from the Courtauld Institute' with all materials provided. We will be operating in a covid secure manner to ensure everyone is comfortable and safe. 1.30pm -...
Inspired by Precious and Rare: Islamic Metalwork from The Courtauld don’t miss Dr Sussan Babaie, Professor of the Arts of Iran and Islam at The Courtauld for a free online talk, Join Dr Sussan Babaie, Professor of the Arts of Iran and Islam at The Courtauld, to discover what is ‘Islamic’ in Islamic Arts, in addition to a...
Inspired by our exhibition Canaletto: Painting Venice Professor Dario Camuffo will explore his use of Canaletto’s paintings as a proxy method to study the changes of sea levels in Venice. What can eighteenth-century paintings tell us about modern-day Venice? What information can be extracted from past depictions of the city in order to understand its present?...