Easter Holidays! Friday 29th March - Sunday 14th April during museum opening hours FREE Easter family trail available. Come and explore the museum – there’s lots to discover! Pick up a ‘Draw & Explore’ trail and find the Easter hares hiding in the Holburne’s collection and grounds.
TUESDAY 2ND APRIL - Perfect Portraits and Curious Cats Learn about the beautiful works of artist Gwen John who loved creating portraits of people and cats! Mix and combine new materials, experimental colours and dynamic drawing to flex your artist’s eye. Easter Art Camp dates: 2, 3, 4, 9, + 10 April 2024 9-4 pm each day. For...
WEDNESDAY 3RD APRIL - Superb Sculpture This art camp promises fun, play and a bit of mess! Explore the experimental world of sculpture inspired by Gillian Lowndes. Use found objects, modroc, clay and more to create abstract shapes and wonderous creatures. You will become a truly radical sculptor for the day! Easter Art Camp dates: 2,...
THURSDAY 4TH APRIL - Japan Inspires Learn about wonderous creatures (shi-shi dogs, ho- ho birds and more!) and discover delicate patterns. Make your own Japanese inspired lantern to take home! Easter Art Camp dates: 2, 3, 4, 9, + 10 April 2024 9-4 pm each day. For children aged 6-11yrs (please note we cannot support children...
Join the Royal School of Needlework and the Holburne Museum, Bath on 6 April for an exciting partnership class inspired by a 17th Century Raised Embroidery Panel. The panel is on permanent display at the museum and you will have an opportunity to view this embroidery and many of the museum’s magnificent objects during the...
TUESDAY 9TH APRIL - Print, Pattern, Repeat A day of playful printmaking, inspired by the textile works of Lubaina Himid. Learn how to make your own beautiful wall hanging to take home, then work together to create a collaborative artwork to display in the Museum’s Learning space! Easter Art Camp dates: 2, 3, 4, 9, +...
WEDNESDAY 10TH APRIL - Cabinet of Curiosities Curiouser and curiouser… The Holburne is home to many wonderful trinkets and treasures. Make and design your own mini collection of curiosities, work with clay, plaster and found objects to fill your own personalised mini cabinet. Easter Art Camp dates: 2, 3, 4, 9, + 10 April 2024...
**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BEEN EMAILED AND REFUNDS ARE BEING PROCESSED** Art historian, curator and novelist Alicia Foster draws on previously unpublished archival sources in her book Gwen John: Art and Life in London and Paris to explore John’s many relationships with artists and writers.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...
See the man himself in action! Watch Mr Doodle drawing ‘live’ from as he completes the final leg of his doodle installation on the Holburne cafe windows. Feeling inspired? Join us for our Dressed for Doodling, Free creative drop-in. Enjoy creating your own stylish doodled accessory to wear just like Mr Doodle does! When? Saturday 4...