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…
Forest of Imagination 2019
Forest of Imagination 2019 20 to 24 June Forest of Imagination is a collaborative, creative partnership. Discover a free, fantastical forest and outdoor gallery right in the heart of Bath!…
Graham Fagen The Slave’s Lament
Graham Fagen: The Slave’s Lament 23 May to 8 September 2019 Growing up in Scotland, Graham Fagen was taught that Robert Burns was a champion of political, social and personal…
Lauren Child The Art of Illustration
Lauren Child: The Art of Illustration 2 May to 8 September Step inside the joyfully eclectic world of Lauren Child MBE, award-winning author, illustrator and Waterstones Children’s Laureate (2017-2019) at…
Edouard Vuillard The Poetry of the Everyday
Édouard Vuillard: The Poetry of the Everyday 24 May to 15 September 2019 This Spring, The Holburne Museum presents an extensive exhibition of works by Édouard Vuillard (1868-1940) including many…
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…