This trip is now postponed. Please follow this link for further details. We return to Dorset this spring to see two of the county’s finest properties - Sherborne Castle (pictured) and Minterne House and Gardens, both still in the hands of branches of the extended Digby family. We have a private tour of each house,...
POSTPONED Please see our Coronavirus page for more detail Join us on the last Friday of every month from 5-9pm to experience the Museum free after-hours (Grayson Perry exhibition is ticketed). Immerse yourself in an eclectic programme of pop-up talks, art demos, installations, performances, DJ-sets and cocktails. Clay Workshops - Inspired by Grayson Perry Garden Cafe...
POSTPONED Please see our Coronavirus page for more detail Saturday Art Club for 5-11 year olds Exploring Glass Fully Booked Email for waiting list Taking inspiration from the collection, create your own stained glass-effect art work. A monthly workshop (term-time, excluding bank holiday weekends) for aspiring young artists. Expand your skills and discover new techniques, exploring...
Light and Dark Explore Tone and Form and help develop your drawing skills by studying details of the paintings in the Holburne collection and producing explorations in a variety of media. Develop ideas further by working from direct observation in pencil, charcoal, biro and mixed media, focusing on highlights and shadows from a Still Life...
This event is now postponed. Please follow this link for further details. Join Nathaniel Mander and Sam Brown in our annual celebration of Frank Brown’s contribution to the Holburne. Nathaniel Mander and Sam Brown present an evening of music in the Picture Gallery. We are thrilled to welcome back Nat, a virtuoso harpsichordist, and his...
With Jeff Cowton, Professor Stephen Gill, Professor John Strachan and Professor Robert Morrison FREE (Bath Spa Public Lecture Series) POSTPONED To book your place, please email Dr Goodman (h.goodman@bathspa.ac.uk) at Bath Spa University. A celebration of the great Romantic poet (1770-1850) whose collaboration with S.T. Coleridge The Lyrical Ballads was published in Bristol in 1798....
Saturday Art Club for 5-11 year olds Clay Plate Design - POSTPONED due to Coronavirus. Make your own clay dinner service inspired by the beautiful ceramics in the Museum. A monthly workshop (term-time, excluding bank holiday weekends) for aspiring young artists. Expand your skills and discover new techniques, exploring the Museum collection and temporary exhibitions...
Alison Cocklin from It's All About Wine has kindly offered to host a wine tasting this Spring. Alison's aim is to "create a passion for tasting" — to excite people about what they are drinking, encouraging organic, biodynamic and natural wines. The ticket price include fine cheeses and charcuterie. To join us please complete booking form...
Please join us for this year's Friends, Holburne's Plant Sale including our first ever produce stall. Many of our regular plant stalls will be returning this year, including gardening experts from Florrie Harris Herbs, In Clover, Necia West Plants, Wild Thyme, and Willow Cottage Plants.
We first visit Grade I listed Rudhall Manor, set in 10 acres of grounds and dating back to the mid- 14th century. Admiral Nelson was a regular visitor and reputedly first met Emma, Lady Hamilton here. The manor was also a temporary home for fifty Chelsea Pensioners evacuated here during the Blitz. After Rudhall, we move on...
Pathways to Wellbeing Come for coffee, cake and creativity – a free and friendly event to celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week. Make something beautiful, inspired by our museum collection and find out about our museums and wellbeing programme which promotes mental health and wellbeing through engaging with the arts and heritage. For more information visit...
For 11-18 yrs Explore landscapes within the Holburne collection and in Sydney Gardens. Make drawings using a variety of media and develop these into a frieze: work onto clay using line, texture and then cast in plaster for beautiful results. Paint a surreal landscape making reference to artists and brothers, Paul and John Nash. Develop...