Our weekly workshops, led by Chrissie Weltike, are held in the cosy environment of the Gardener’s Lodge. They help parents and pre-school children to play and learn together through songs, stories, and creative activities inspired by the Museum’s collection, exhibitions and location. Due to room capacity, we request that parents make alternative arrangements for additional...
Our weekly workshops, led by Chrissie Weltike, are held in the cosy environment of the Gardener’s Lodge. They help parents and pre-school children to play and learn together through songs, stories, and creative activities inspired by the Museum’s collection, exhibitions and location. Due to room capacity, we request that parents make alternative arrangements for additional...
Our weekly workshops, led by Chrissie Weltike, are held in the cosy environment of the Gardener’s Lodge. They help parents and pre-school children to play and learn together through songs, stories, and creative activities inspired by the Museum’s collection, exhibitions and location. Due to room capacity, we request that parents make alternative arrangements for additional...
Our weekly workshops, led by Chrissie Weltike, are held in the cosy environment of the Gardener’s Lodge. They help parents and pre-school children to play and learn together through songs, stories, and creative activities inspired by the Museum’s collection, exhibitions and location. Due to room capacity, we request that parents make alternative arrangements for additional...
Arty Babies for up to 9 months This group provides a relaxed, creative space for mums to meet other new mums over a cuppa and make something different each week while their babies enjoy safe and sensory play. No experience necessary! Mondays 1-2.30pm Please note that all places must be booked and paid for in advance. If you wish to do...
Step inside the joyfully eclectic world of Lauren Child MBE, award-winning author, illustrator and Waterstones Children’s Laureate (2017-2019). Best loved for her fictional series, Clarice Bean and Charlie and Lola, Lauren Child’s vibrant collage illustrations and witty narratives have charmed and amused children and adults alike for nearly twenty years. This exhibition celebrates the art...
Written in 1792, The Slave’s Lament is Robert Burns’ only work that communicated the appalling realities of the transatlantic slave trade. Despite being more than 200 years old, the song brings the social, political and human tragedies of today into sharp focus. Performed by the Scottish Ensemble and reggae singer Ghetto Priest, artist Graham Fagen’s...
This display highlights a lifetime of collecting contemporary crafts including the best of British silver, textiles, ceramics, furniture and glass. Including many well-known makers such as Edmund de Waal and Lucie Rie often with a particular focus on early-career works, the display is a celebration of commissioning and supporting emerging makers and of the outstanding...
★★★★ 'worlds of thought and feeling' The Telegraph ★★★★ 'dazzling show' Mail on Sunday ★★★★ ‘a beguiling collection’ The i ★★★★ 'an artist's world encompassed... dizzying pattern and colour' The Arts Desk ★★★★ ‘his best paintings’ TheArtlicker The Holburne presents an extensive exhibition of works by Édouard Vuillard (1868-1940), including many that are rarely publicly...
For 11-18 year olds An opportunity for GCSE and A level Art students and young people interested in exploring art to focus on specialist techniques in a friendly, small group environment. All classes are taught by expert artists. Painting Self-portraits in Acrylics £30 (all materials included) – maximum 10 places Paint your own self-portrait using acrylics to...
Join us on the last Friday of every month from 5-9pm to experience the Museum free of charge after-hours. Immerse yourself in an eclectic programme of pop-up talks, art demos, installations, performances, DJ-sets and cocktails. All Up Lates are specially curated by upcoming student talent and arts practitioners from the Universities of Bath Spa, Bath...
FREE FAMILY FUN The Wonderful World of Lauren Child Join us for an afternoon of fun, creative activities inspired by Lauren Child’s wonderful illustrations and collage including Charlie and Lola, Mary Poppins, The Princess and the Pea and The Secret Garden. Feel free to come dressed as your favourite Lauren Child character!
Creative Wellbeing session Free to attend but please book your place through Eventbrite A creative networking session for anyone who has lived experience of ill-health. In the session we will explore the relationship between creativity and wellbeing. A partnership between the Holburne Museum, LENS (Lived Experience Network), Arts & Health South West, and the Culture,...
***This event is now fully booked*** Ease into summer with an evening of sampling and sipping in our Garden Café. Great Western Wine’s latest partner, Domain Cazes, from Southern France will be on hand to answer your questions in this informal tasting. Discover their extraordinary range of organic wines, including the 8th best Grenache in...
ADULT WORKSHOP Saturday 15 June & Sunday 16 June, 10.30am-4.30pm Join artist Andrew Lansley for this two-day course in drawing and painting the city of Bath. Spend the first day sketching and exploring the local area on foot, and learn key skills in drawing, colour application and composition. On the second day, you will work...
Bowood has 100 glorious acres of gardens and grounds, including the world-famous Capability Brown-designed parkland. We are fortunate to have exclusive access to the walled gardens covering four acres with a profusion of colour, fragrance and “vertical” gardening up the high brick walls. We will also have a private tour of the house and the grounds....
Forest of Imagination 20 to 24 June FREE Forest of Imagination is a collaborative, creative partnership. Discover a free, fantastical forest and outdoor gallery right in the heart of Bath! Designed by a collective of local and international artists and creative professionals. Forest of Imagination will transform areas around the Holburne and Sydney Gardens into...
FREE African dance company Ballet Nimba joins performance poet Toby Thompson to formally launch this year’s Forest of Imagination. * These are outdoor events with no seating. Please bring picnic blankets and/or picnic chairs. The events will go ahead in all weathers unless it is unsafe to do so. Please dress for the weather (waterproofs, sunhats...
FREE EVENT* As part of Forest of Imagination we welcome London-based Afro-dub ensemble and WOMAD-festival regulars Fofoulah perform an energetic gig of Senegalese voice and West African rhythms in the Holburne’s garden pavilion, with dub basslines and intense grooves. PDF for full programme 21 to 24 June for Forest of Imagination * These are outdoor events...
FREE EVENT* as part of Forest of Imagination. Children’s author and illustrator Lauren Child MBE, creator of the hugely popular Charlie & Lola books, joins the Holburne’s director Chris Stephens to discuss art and creativity amongst children and adults. There will be a book signing after the talk. PDF with full programme details 21 to...
*FREE event as part of Forest of Imagination Contemporary ‘slogan’ artist Bob and Roberta Smith shares a reading from his new book UR an artist and discusses with Professor Anita Taylor the role of art in society through an open discussion with the audience, including young people. * This is an outdoor event with no seating....
*Free Event as part of Forest of Imagination Turner-prize winning sculptor and land artist Sir Richard Long brings Forest 2019 to a close with an illustrated talk for all ages with Q&A. * This is an outdoor event with no seating. Please bring picnic blankets and/or picnic chairs. Please dress for the weather (waterproofs, sunhats...
University of Bath Arts Scholars take to the stage with live music and dance performances throughout the night. Join us on the last Friday of every month from 5-9pm to experience the Museum free of charge after-hours. Immerse yourself in an eclectic programme of pop-up talks, art demos, installations, performances, DJ-sets and cocktails. All Up...
Join award-winning poet and novelist, Sue Hubbard, for a friendly one-day workshop inspired by our exhibition Vuillard: The Poetry of the Everyday. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned writer of poetry and prose, this workshop invites you to come and discover your voice. Taking Vuillard’s nostalgic paintings of interiors as a point of...