#MuseumFromHome

This continues the Holburne’s commitment to opening up the museum to wider audiences and promoting wellbeing and inclusion through creativity.

Whilst our regular Pathways to Wellbeing supportive groups are unable to meet we’re continuing to provide weekly contact and structured creative activities that can be downloaded at home. We know how important routine and structure is, especially during moments of change and instability, so we launched our Wednesday art group as a way of providing a set time each week when we’d all stop and create. So far we’ve welcomed over 100 new members – it’s free and open to all.

For our regular participants we’ve delivered ‘Stay Creative at Home’ art packs with basic art materials which they can use to engage with the weekly activities or to develop their own arts practice and enjoy exploring!

Each week we turn the spotlight on one object from our collection and post on our homepage. It’s a great way of focusing in on smaller things. We’ve been amazed at the creative responses inspired by items such as a  Georgian paper fan and a silver apostle spoon.

At the end of each session people are invited to share an image of what they’ve created. We curate an Instagram gallery from these images so that everyone can see and share (and comment on) what they’ve been doing at home. We’re delighted that some of the professional artists that the groups have previously worked with have also got involved!