Jann Haworth & Liberty Blake: Work In Progress
This seven-panel mural depicting 130 women from British history and culture was commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery as part of a three-year project to enhance female representation in its...
This seven-panel mural depicting 130 women from British history and culture was commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery as part of a three-year project to enhance female representation in its...
Book your tickets in advance or pay on arrival. Members are granted free entry. Your General Entry ticket includes entry to all exhibitions and the Collection Galleries. "A fascinating show reveals...
Book your tickets in advance or pay on arrival. Members are granted free entry. Your General Entry ticket includes entry to all exhibitions and the Collection Galleries. Born in Zanzibar...
Book your tickets in advance or pay on arrival. Members are granted free entry. Your General Entry ticket includes entry to all exhibitions and the Collection Galleries. One of the...
Easter Holidays! Friday 29th March - Sunday 14th April during museum opening hours FREE Easter family trail available. Come and explore the museum – there’s lots to discover! Pick up...
TUESDAY 2ND APRIL - Perfect Portraits and Curious Cats Learn about the beautiful works of artist Gwen John who loved creating portraits of people and cats! Mix and combine new materials, experimental...
WEDNESDAY 3RD APRIL - Superb Sculpture This art camp promises fun, play and a bit of mess! Explore the experimental world of sculpture inspired by Gillian Lowndes. Use found objects,...
Founded in 1087, Tewkesbury Abbey dominates the surrounding floodplains. Its 45m tall bell tower is the largest such Norman structure standing. Tewkesbury is famous too for its medieval and Victorian...
THURSDAY 4TH APRIL - Japan Inspires Learn about wonderous creatures (shi-shi dogs, ho- ho birds and more!) and discover delicate patterns. Make your own Japanese inspired lantern to take home!...
Join the Royal School of Needlework and the Holburne Museum, Bath on 6 April for an exciting partnership class inspired by a 17th Century Raised Embroidery Panel. The panel is...
THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT This recital is a rare chance to hear the beautiful music of Rachmaninov played on the concert grand he used for concerts in Britain,...
Sensing Sculpture Monday 8 April | 10.30am - 12.30pm FREE Family Creative Drop - In Do you love making and constructing? Come and play with inspiring materials to make a...
TUESDAY 9TH APRIL - Print, Pattern, Repeat A day of playful printmaking, inspired by the textile works of Lubaina Himid. Learn how to make your own beautiful wall hanging to...
WEDNESDAY 10TH APRIL - Cabinet of Curiosities Curiouser and curiouser… The Holburne is home to many wonderful trinkets and treasures. Make and design your own mini collection of curiosities, work...
**PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ALL TICKET HOLDERS HAVE BEEN EMAILED AND REFUNDS ARE BEING PROCESSED** Art historian, curator and novelist Alicia Foster draws on previously unpublished...
Spring flowers Friday 12 April | 10.30am - 12.30pm FREE Family Creative Drop-in Create a beautiful mixed-media collage inspired by Gwen John’s paintings and drawings of vases of flowers. Suitable...
Stanley Spencer’s fervent, if somewhat unconventional Christian faith, was frequently reflected in his work, and was regarded as controversial when it was first exhibited- This was especially true of his...
The heart of the present day Collection was formed by Sir Thomas William Holburne (1793-1874). As a second son, Thomas William (generally known as William) first pursued a naval career. He ultimately inherited the Baronetcy in 1820 following the death of his elder brother, Francis, at the Battle of Bayonne in 1814.
In 1882 this collection of over 4,000 objects, pictures and books was bequeathed to the people of Bath by Holburne’s sister, Mary Anne Barbara Holburne. One of the Holburne’s main purposes is to preserve the things that have been entrusted to our care.