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How can you paint in colour if you are blind?
HOW A MAN WHO WAS BORN BLIND LEARNT HOW TO PAINT IN COLOUR Dr. Simon Hayhoe FBCS, Lecturer in Education University of Bath Early in the new millennium, I got to hear about a professional artist from Turkey called Esref…
How do we see colour?
The evolution, neuroscience and psychology of colour perception Colour has been a part of life for at least 1.1 billion years, when we know early organisms were coloured with light red pigments. Colour is now an important product of the…
Brilliant Bronze Arts Award
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Call Out for Grayson Perry Early Works
The Holburne Museum launches hunt for lost Grayson Perry Early Works Have you got a Grayson Perry pot or plate from the 1980s lurking in your living room? If you have, then the Holburne Museum in Bath wants to hear…
Gin Tasting
Join us for our Gin Garden on 13 September, 6.30 to 8.30pm. With Great Western Wine we invite you to meet over 20 creators of exceptional artisanal and batch gins from around Britain. This is your chance to meet the…
Summer at the Holburne
There is so much happening this summer at the Holburne including many great family and children events, inspired by our special exhibitions: Visit our exhibition Prized Possessions: Dutch Masterpieces from National Trust Houses which brings together some of the National Trust’s…
Great media coverage for Prized Possessions
Here’s a selection of some of the media coverage generated by our exhibition Prized Possessions: Masterpieces from National Trust Houses: The Times – A review written by Rachel Campbell-Johnston described our exhibition as ‘…a chance simply to stand and gaze…
Bath to Baghdad
Ellen Tanner’s Collection of Middle Eastern Art 14 June to 21 October 2018 Sumptuous textiles, delicate carved woodwork and lacquer and elaborately decorated metalwork from the collection of Ellen Tanner, on show for the first time following a major conservation…
Friends Special General Meeting 14 June 2018
A Special General Meeting has been called to make an important decision about the future of The Friends as an independent charity. The meeting starts at 6:00pm. ShareTwitterFacebookGoogle +1Email
Holburne Hosts GameTale
GameTale is a two day event during which designers and developers gather to develop video games and board games inspired by museum artefacts. This year the event is being hosted by the Holburne Museum and the games are inspired by…
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