Book your tickets in advance or pay on arrival. If you're a member there's no need to pre-book. Your General Entry ticket includes entry to all exhibitions and the collection This is a rare opportunity to view the complete set of woodcuts known as The Great Passion, produced by the most famed artist of the...
Book your tickets in advance or pay on arrival. If you're a member there's no need to pre-book. Your General Entry ticket includes entry to all exhibitions and the collection Listen to Alberta Whittle’s recording of ‘Spell for Release' and explore her suggested reading list for adults and children Fresh from representing Scotland at the...
This February half term enjoy a full FREE day of family creative activities- there's something for everyone! Love Lockets 10.30am - 1pm Make a beautiful miniature locket for someone special on Valentines Day! Inspired by the miniature portraits in the Holburne's collection. Animal Antics 2...
Contorted - Young People's Figurative Sculpture Workshop with Anna Gillespie When? Wednesday 15 February 2023 10 - 4.30 Where? The Holburne Museum, The Clore Learning room (ground floor of museum, opposite shop) Explore Alberta Whittle’s installation and use of limbo dance as a metaphor for the contortion of the human body. Work...
Pop-Up Animal Scenes - Family Creativity Workshop Make a 'scene' this half term! An animal scene that is... Designed for families to enjoy creative making together, be inspired by Durer’s wood cut prints and fascination with animals to create your own pop-up scene. In this special 2-hour workshop you will be learn from an experienced...
Get up close and personal with figurines (small statues) from the museum’s collection with 3D scanning. Learn how to 3D scan museum objects with Creative Technologist Coral Manton, then have a go at editing your scans in software using a process called ‘photogrammetry’, to create your own new content. Curator Monserrat Pis Marcos will talk...
Can you reveal new stories about the museum’s collection? Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being used to label the world around us. It’s a technology in your phone camera, in online image searches and is increasingly being used by museums for searching online collections. In this Lab, Creative Technologist Coral Manton will introduce you to AI...
This Up Late will be brought to you by the Holburne Future Collective, launching this ambitious new project for young people by young people. The evening will showcase the museum’s relationship with the new generation and celebrate their involvement in the Arts. During the evening you can enjoy: The premiere of the Holburne Future Collective's...
Be inspired by the museum’s collection of miniature portraits to have a go at writing your own interactive short story or poetry using Twine software. Creative Technologists from Bath Spa University will introduce you to the free software and the opportunities it offers for creative writing and reaching new readers. Museum staff will share the...
Gus Casely-Hayford, Director of V&A East, will talk about one of the world’s most significant new museum projects, comprising of two sister sites currently under construction in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London. As a platform for new kinds of creative excellence, V&A East will strive to shift the canon and celebrate work that truly demonstrates the dynamism and complexity of global creativity, highlighting under-represented movements and voices by presenting a diverse...