The work of British pop artist Pauline Boty expresses many of the social changes and tensions for young women in Britain in the 1960s. This lecture will look at Boty’s work and, in particular, her self-portraits and photographic portraits of her, in the context of shifts in morality and sexuality in the period and the...
Creativity & Wellbeing Tea Party Wed 19 March, 2 – 4pm FREE – All welcome Pop in for inspiring creative activities, tea and cake.Come and meet our friendly Pathways to Wellbeing team and find out about the supported art groups we run. Promoting mental health and wellbeing through creativity!
The start of great art is a curious mind! Come and discover Bath’s emerging artists and performers in this Up Late pop-up exhibition at the Holburne Museum. For one night only, the museum will play host to a vibrant showcase including new paintings, photographs and sculptures. Alongside the visual art, enjoy a compelling programme of...
From Austen to Bridgerton, Bath has long been the centre of the period drama aesthetic but how does the representation on screen affect our view of the reality? Michael Winterbottom takes on the period drama in film-within-a-film, A Cock and Bull Story. Now 20 years old, A Cock and Bull Story is a fantastic look...
Sunday 13 April (Sunday 12 Jan, Sunday 9 Feb, Sunday 9 March, Sunday 13 April) 2- 4pm | £12.50 per ticket (price includes free museum entry to collection and exhibitions) Cost: £12.50 Concession: £7 - Art Fund, NUS Card (Full time student), 18-25 yr olds Pathways to Wellbeing participants: £5 Art for All! 28 places...
A Holburne volunteer-led event FREE evening of talks, workshops and gallery visits Discounted entry to ‘Iconic: Portraiture from Francis Bacon to Andy Warhol’ including gallery talks (£7/free to members) Free showing of Ken Russell’s mini film ‘Pop Goes the Easel’ - book here Discover our plans for the new Schroder Gallery – vote on the...
Ken Russell's 1962 film is widely celebrated as one of the most innovative art documentaries of all time. Moving from London bedsits and studios to the cinema and fairground, it profiles the Young British Artists of the day who pioneered Pop Art, including Peter Blake, Peter Phillips, Derek Boshier and Pauline Boty. The screening will...
Friday 9th May , 10am - 4pm Clore Learning Room (ground floor of museum, opposite the shop) £175 per person (includes bespoke embroidery kit and museum exhibition entry) Join us at the Holburne Museum on 9 May to create a fabulous floral beadwork design inspired by a rare seventeenth century Bead Basket made in...
Sunday 11 May Second Sunday of the month 2- 4pm | £12.50 per ticket (price includes free museum entry to collection and exhibitions) Cost: £12.50 Concession: £7 - Art Fund, NUS Card (Full time student), 18-25 yr olds Pathways to Wellbeing participants: £5 Art for All! 28 places available Fast paced and fun, Bath Portrait...
The Holburne has been working with MA Fine Art students from Bath Spa University on a live brief to 'Play the Museum' - this will be the opening night of a one week pop-up exhibition of innovative and thought-provoking responses to our 18th century collection - discover film, live performance, fascinating tours and creative activities...
Join us to celebrate Creativity & Wellbeing week! Free, and open to all. Immerse yourself in gentle creative activity and experience the joy of making alongside others. Find out about our free Pathways to Wellbeing Programme offering creative health groups, designed to support mental health and wellbeing.
Drawing from life with a clothed model Friday 30th May, 6 – 7pm Programmed as part of Mindful May Up Late With Giuliana Terran in Brownsword Gallery FREE 25 places available Join us for an hour of drawing as a professional model gracefully weaves through slow, meditative dance, inviting you to capture the movement...
