This seven-panel mural depicting 130 women from British history and culture was commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery as part of a three-year project to enhance female representation in its collection. The mural, by Jann Haworth and Liberty Blake, was inspired by the absence of women in the album cover for the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely...
Book your tickets in advance or pay on arrival. Members are granted free entry. Your General Entry ticket includes entry to all exhibitions and the Collection Galleries. "A fascinating show reveals John’s radical side" Mark Hudson, The Independent "One of my shows of the year. John emerges as a soulful, inventive, brilliant presence." Waldemar Januszczak, The...
Book your tickets in advance or pay on arrival. Members are granted free entry. Your General Entry ticket includes entry to all exhibitions and the Collection Galleries. Born in Zanzibar in 1954, Lubaina Himid is a British artist who has dedicated her four-decades-long career to uncovering marginalised and silenced histories, figures, and cultural expressions. In...
Book your tickets in advance or pay on arrival. Members are granted free entry. Your General Entry ticket includes entry to all exhibitions and the Collection Galleries. One of the art world’s best kept secrets, we are thrilled to present the work of Gillian Lowndes to a wider audience. Gillian Lowndes (1936-2010) was one of...
**PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ALL TICKET HOLDERS HAVE BEEN EMAILED AND REFUNDS ARE BEING PROCESSED** Art historian, curator and novelist Alicia Foster draws on previously unpublished archival sources in her book Gwen John: Art and Life in London and Paris to explore John’s many relationships with artists and writers. She offers...
Bath Spa University’s Textile Design for Fashion and Interior (TDFI) students take over the museum for one night only. Immerse yourself in their textile designs inspired by the curious artefacts from the Holburne’s decorative arts collections. During the evening you can enjoy: FREE entry Drinks in the Garden café and Terrace Enjoy FREE access to...
Book your tickets in advance or pay on arrival. General Entry tickets include all exhibitions and the Collection Galleries. Members free. The Holburne is proud to present the first ever UK museum exhibition of internationally renowned artist and internet sensation, Mr Doodle. Born with an innate passion for doodling, Mr Doodle, also known as Sam...
Book your tickets in advance or pay on arrival. General Entry tickets include all exhibitions and the Collection Galleries. Members free. The Holburne Museum is delighted to present Henry Moore in Miniature, a survey of Moore’s sculptural output from his earliest works through to his last years, in which nothing is more than 30cm in...