People Make Museums is a celebration of creativity and the importance of people in museums. People bring stories, memories, lived experience and ways of seeing which constantly reinvigorate and challenge museums and their collections. It is people that make museums relevant. You can book in advance here, or you can also just purchase tickets on arrival...
In our opening exhibition of 2022, The Tudors: Passion, Power and Politics, you will come face-to-face with the five Tudor monarchs - Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I - who, to this day, remain some of the most familiar figures in English history; not least because these instantly recognisable portraits...
Alice Temperley, Jade Parfitt, and the Holburne Museum Warmly invite you to an evening of fundraising for Bath Welcomes Refugees Saturday 19 March 2022 at the Holburne, 6.30pm - 11pm * THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT - DONATIONS STILL WELCOME* 9pm Auction 10pm Raffle draw Tickets - £30 Dress - cocktail Live DJ set...
Suffering in Silence David Robertson’s immersive print installation explores the stigma around mental health and the difficulties men have in reaching out for help. Consisting of 25 life-sized men, the figure is a self-portrait but is representative of any man. Formed of tally marks, each mark representing an individual. Walking through the large-scale installation is a...
2022 I have more souls than one "People and stories are ultimately what influences my work, this is why I often describe my practice as visual narration. A lot of the work I make is also deeply personal and stems from my family history, particularly my Fathers upbringing our Ghanaian heritage. The new body of...
Pop Down, Zone in, Chill out Join us for our special Mindful May Up Late on Friday 27 July 5pm – 9pm. Take time to unwind and treat yourself to some art therapy in our galleries. During the evening you can enjoy: FREE entry to our collection galleries Reduced entry to Hockney: Love Life Yoga...
THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT In this wide-ranging talk, Andrew plays the role both of biographer and detective to discuss the principles and practice of art appreciation. He will explore some of his favourite paintings from many different corners of the history of art, telling the fascinating stories that lie behind them and...
Doors open 6pm, Garden Cafe open for drinks, Love Life exhibition open 6 to 7pm Award-winning film Director Bruno Wollheim in conversation with Chris Stephens, Holburne Director and curator of the critically acclaimed exhibition of David Hockney’s drawings Love Life, share what they have learned about David Hockney – the man and his art. Bruno...