Hear Why Museums Matter
Following our sell out evening with Tristram Hunt (Director, V&A), Maria Balshaw (Director, Tate), Sonia Boyce (artist and academic) and Chris Stephens (Director, Holburne) we are pleased to be able…
In Memory of Mary Holbrook
It was with great sadness that we heard of the death this week of Mary Holbrook, Curator of The Holburne from 1967 to 1977. Under her leadership many of the…
Bath Art Fair
Bath Art Fair Bath Pavilion, North Parade Road, Bath , BA2 4EU Friday 1st March 11am to 7pm Saturday 2nd March 10am to 6pm £5 on the door or half…
Friends Membership Contact and New Email Address
From now on your contact for membership matters will be Oliver (Ollie) Merchant at the Museum. You can contact him via the new Friends email address: friends@holburne.org. The holburnefriends@gmail.com address…
Friends Spring 2019 Newsletter
Our latest Newsletter is now available and can be accessed here.
2019 Exhibition Programme
MAJOR EXHIBITIONS George Shaw: A Corner of a Foreign Field 8 February – 6 May 2019 The Holburne is the only European venue for a major retrospective of the work…
Holburne and Edge to share contemporary art curator
The Holburne Museum and The Edge at the University of Bath have been awarded a three year grant from the John Ellerman Foundation to fund a new shared post of…
Bath’s First Art Museum
In 1893 a museum of fine art for Bath opened its doors to the public in the old Bath Savings Bank building in Charlotte Street. This was the legacy of…
Friends Tour to the North
The Friends are planning a short trip to Durham and Northumberland next year. We plan to visit Hadrian’s Wall, Durham Cathedral and much more. The cost should be no more…
Friends’ Private View
All Friends are invited to a private view of the new exhibition Gwen John to Lucian Freud: Home and the World on Wednesday 4 March 6.30-8pm. RSVP to holburnefriends@gmail.com by…
Gardener’s Lodge Group to take part in Walcot Winterfest
The Gardeners Lodge Art Group will be taking part in the annual Lantern Procession, creating a huge willow lantern as part of Walcot Winterfest on 9 December www.facebook.com/walcotwinterfest/ They will…
Gardener’s Lodge Group to take part in Walcot Winterfest
The Gardeners Lodge Art Group will be taking part in the annual Lantern Procession, creating a huge willow lantern as part of Walcot Winterfest on 9 December www.facebook.com/walcotwinterfest/ They will…