This seven-panel mural depicting 130 women from British history and culture was commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery as part of a three-year project to enhance female representation in its collection. The mural, by Jann Haworth and Liberty Blake, was inspired by the absence of women in the album cover for the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely...
Book your tickets in advance or pay on arrival. Members are granted free entry. Your General Entry ticket includes entry to all exhibitions and the Collection Galleries. "A fascinating show reveals John’s radical side" Mark Hudson, The Independent "One of my shows of the year. John emerges as a soulful, inventive, brilliant presence." Waldemar Januszczak, The...
Book your tickets in advance or pay on arrival. Members are granted free entry. Your General Entry ticket includes entry to all exhibitions and the Collection Galleries. Born in Zanzibar in 1954, Lubaina Himid is a British artist who has dedicated her four-decades-long career to uncovering marginalised and silenced histories, figures, and cultural expressions. In...
Book your tickets in advance or pay on arrival. Members are granted free entry. Your General Entry ticket includes entry to all exhibitions and the Collection Galleries. One of the art world’s best kept secrets, we are thrilled to present the work of Gillian Lowndes to a wider audience. Gillian Lowndes (1936-2010) was one of...
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,...
Founded in 1087, Tewkesbury Abbey dominates the surrounding floodplains. Its 45m tall bell tower is the largest such Norman structure standing. Tewkesbury is famous too for its medieval and Victorian stained glass. More recently Tom Denny designed two stained glass windows to commemorate the 900th anniversary of the Abbey’s foundation. Hereford Cathedral is home to...
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...
THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT This recital is a rare chance to hear the beautiful music of Rachmaninov played on the concert grand he used for concerts in Britain, including a 1934 performance in Bath. Irena is a graduate of the Royal College of Music, studying with Niel Immelman and Dina Parakhina. She was...
Sensing Sculpture Monday 8 April | 10.30am - 12.30pm FREE Family Creative Drop - In Do you love making and constructing? Come and play with inspiring materials to make a 3-D sculpture! Artist led and inspired by the radical processes of Gillian Lowndes. Children must be accompanied at all times.
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...
Spring flowers Friday 12 April | 10.30am - 12.30pm FREE Family Creative Drop-in Create a beautiful mixed-media collage inspired by Gwen John’s paintings and drawings of vases of flowers. Suitable for children aged 4+, children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Stanley Spencer’s fervent, if somewhat unconventional Christian faith, was frequently reflected in his work, and was regarded as controversial when it was first exhibited- This was especially true of his paintings set in Cookham, where Spencer lived much of his adult life. The Spencer Gallery provides a unique insight into the man, the artist and...
Gluck is coming! Bristol based new writing company Theatre West is bringing a new play about 1930s non-binary artist Gluck to your neck of the woods and to celebrate, we’re running a free writing workshop for young people. If you’re 16 – 25 and identify as LGBTQIA+, come along and meet Brenda Callis, queer writer...
Bath Spa University’s Textile Design for Fashion and Interior (TDFI) students take over the museum for one night only. Immerse yourself in their textile designs inspired by the curious artefacts from the Holburne’s decorative arts collections. During the evening you can enjoy: FREE entry Drinks in the Garden café and Terrace Enjoy FREE access to...
Book your tickets in advance or pay on arrival. General Entry tickets include all exhibitions and the Collection Galleries. Members free. The Holburne is proud to present the first ever UK museum exhibition of internationally renowned artist and internet sensation, Mr Doodle. Born with an innate passion for doodling, Mr Doodle, also known as Sam...
Book your tickets in advance or pay on arrival. General Entry tickets include all exhibitions and the Collection Galleries. Members free. The Holburne Museum is delighted to present Henry Moore in Miniature, a survey of Moore’s sculptural output from his earliest works through to his last years, in which nothing is more than 30cm in...
