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...
Summer Art Camps at the Holburne Museum 2022- 10 days of creative day camps Colourful Creatures - Monday 25th July Get inspired by the menagerie of animals and fabled beasts in the Holburne's collections. Explore the galleries to discover how artists use colour and pattern to catch our eye. Design and 'dish up' your own magical creature...
Summer Art Camps at the Holburne Museum 2022- 10 days of creative day camps Old meets new – Bronstein it up - Tuesday 26th July All is not as it seems – is this old or new? Work with artist Matthew Jeanes to explore the work of artist Pablo Bronstein to creative an imaginative artwork...
Summer Art Camps at the Holburne Museum 2022- 10 days of creative day camps Extraordinary Insects - Wednesday 27th July Come join artist Holly Dabbs in a deep dive into the amazing world of insects! Observational drawing, crafting, creating and exploring. We will be hunting for bugs in art, seeing how creepy crawlies have inspired artists for centuries...
A day trip to see these two very fine Gloucestershire Gardens. Almost a century separates Painswick — the country's only surviving complete Rococo garden — from Miserden, a classically designed series of garden rooms and spaces. At Painswick (pictured below) ornate follies, gazebos and pavilions are as important as the plantings. Miserden's highlights include a...
Summer Art Camps at the Holburne Museum 2022- 10 days of creative day camps Thursday 28th July - The Wondrous World of Felting and Fabric Become a marvellous maker and take inspiration from the Holburne Museum’s exhibition of raised embroidery, ‘Wondrous Worlds and Marvellous Makers’. Learn about these amazing works of art and who...
by Sarah-Louise Young Musical direction from Michael Roulston Directed by Russell Lucas The hills are alive with the return of this critically acclaimed Off Broadway and West End hit. Even your critic found herself, unprecedentedly, singing along. My cheeks hurt with smiling.' **** Daily Telegraph Adored by millions, Dame Julie Andrews is a genuine showbiz...
by Sarah-Louise Young The chaotic cabaret cult, AN EVENING WITHOUT KATE BUSH is here! Enter Strange Phenomena, howl with the The Hounds Of Love and dance on the moors with Wuthering Heights. Kate’s not there, but you are. Acclaimed performer Sarah-Louise Young (Cabaret Whore, The Showstoppers, La Soiree) has teamed up with theatre maker Russell...
Slapstick Picnic would like to cordially invite you to its summer tea party at the Holburne Museum, where marvelous feats of performance and culinary capers await. Over tea and cucumber sandwiches, we ask that you prepare to witness the impossible - the entirety of Oscar Wilde’s classic play of manners, affairs and handbags being performed...
Summer Art Camps at the Holburne Museum 2022- 10 days of creative day camps Monday 1st August - Stylish Souvenirs The holidays are here! Create your own special souvenirs from around the globe, inspired by the countries represented in the museum collection. From Bath to Barcelona- there’s plenty to inspire. 25th, 26th, 27th &...
Summer Art Camps at the Holburne Museum 2022- 10 days of creative day camps Floral Fascination - Tuesday 2nd August Explore the beautiful surroundings of nearby Sydney Gardens. Enjoy drawing and sketching beautiful flowers and plants with artist Matthew Jeanes. Learn how to use oil pastels to create vibrant colours for petals, these will be...
A summer afternoon in wild wood, while the animals sat, ate picnics and played with their friends, a mischievous ‘poop poop’ echoed in the trees. Join Mole, Ratty and Badger in a floor stomping, live music, hilarious re-telling of this woodland adventure as they save Toad and his shiny new motorcar from deep trouble. Award-winning...