Following their sell-out concert at the Holburne last year, the singers of Dowland Youth Works return with a programme of skits and songs to evoke a Tudor yuletide. They will be accompanied by their directors – the singer and conductor Laurence Williams, and Sam Brown on the lute. Now in its third year, Dowland...
Make a sustainable festive wreath! £16 per family (1 ticket = 1 adult + 1 child making 1 wreath together) When? Monday 18 December, 10.30 – 12.30 pm Where? The Clore Learning room, on the ground floor of the museum Get in the Christmas spirit with a morning of family making. We’ll be using recycled...
Free creative drop-in for families- Make a Regency Christmas cracker! When? Monday 18 December, 2 – 4pm Where? The Clore Learning room, on the ground floor of the museum Hand-make and decorate your own gorgeous cracker taking inspiration from Regency Bath fashion and taste. No need to book- just drop-in on the day! Children must...
THE HOLBURNE ‘RE-FRAMED’ ‘New Year, New Holburne . . . New You?’ Intrigued? Come to our multi-faceted Museum ‘re-frame’ with the first ever Volunteer led Up Late revealing the Museum in a new light. Be inspired by ‘New Perspectives’: volunteer gallery trails, talks and insights. Preview Turner Prize winner Lubaina Himid’s vibrant new textile installation....
Print Magic! Tuesday 13 February *Two workshop sessions* 10.30 – 11.30 am and 11.45 - 12.45 pm. Please arrive leaving at least 30 minutes to make your bag. £2 per bag (No booking required: pay on the door, first come first served) Print your own small calico bag, inspired by Lubaina Himid’s printed fabric. Suitable...
Love is in the Air Wednesday 14 February | 10.30 – 12.30 pm FREE creative drop-in Open to all Let’s celebrate our love of nature and the environment! Make a mobile inspired by our hanging vases display. Appropriate for children aged 4+, children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Exploring Gwen John– A multi-media painting workshop When? Friday 16 February, 10.30am – 4pm (with an hour for lunch) Where? The Clore Learning room, on the ground floor of museum £85*Free admission to Gwen John exhibition included Taking inspiration from the exhibition Gwen John: Art and Life in London and Paris enjoy a day of exploratory...
Join us for our monthly Up Late to see our exhibitions after hours. During the evening you can enjoy: FREE entry to our collection galleries Reduced entry to our exhibition Gwen John: Art and Life in London and Paris (£7) Drinks and sharing plates in the Garden Café No booking required just turn up. In...
Sue Hubbard, the award-winning poet, novelist and art critic, will read from her recent publication God’s Little Artist, a biography in verse on Gwen John which celebrates her passionate life and work. FREE - booking required This event takes place during the Holburne Up Late. The Galleries and café will be open 5pm – 8.30pm
Tanya Harrod, author of The Crafts in Britain in the Twentieth Century, will explore Gillian Lowndes’s work in the context of the period in which British ceramicists pushed the boundaries of modern sculpture. The Garden Café will be open serving drinks from 6pm – 7pm The Car Park is FREE after 6pm and will close...
You Wear it Well: A screen printed fabric workshop Saturday 2 March | 10.30am – 4pm (with an hour for lunch) £85 *All materials provided and free admission to exhibition included ‘Lost Threads’, on display in the Picture Gallery and Ballroom, continues Lubaina Himid’s life-long exploration into the making of clothing and histories of colonisation,...
THIS EVENT HAS NOW SOLD OUT Former Archbishop of Canterbury, academic, poet and writer, Rowan has written a series of poems about Gwen John which, he has said, ‘come from a deep, deep love of Gwen John’s painting, but also fascination with a figure who moves in and out of much larger, aggressive and frequently...