HOLBURNE PRIDE Celebrating our Creative Community Friday 14 & Saturday 15 June The Holburne Museum is celebrating PRIDE for the first time... Over two days our PRIDE event aims to increase the engagement of the local community with Queer arts and culture through talks, creative workshops, films, cabaret, and silent discos. Exclusively programmed by the...
Calm Sensory Sessions What are they? Calm Sensory Times have been created with neurodivergent children, families and adults in mind who may benefit from visiting the museum in a calmer and quieter period. When are they? We are trialing the new offer of Calm Sensory Times for the following times and dates, during the Mr...
Wonder at after-hours access to Forest of Imagination in the Holburne Gardens. Enjoy interactive and sensory experiences amongst the fascinating outdoor artworks FREE access to the collection galleries 5pm - 8.30pm Garden Cafe and Terrace open all evening No booking required - just turn up. Reduced entry to Henry Moore exhibition (£7) - optional pre-booking...
Chris Stephens, Director of the Holburne, will chair a lively conversation with Sebastiano Barassi, Head of Collections & Programmes at Henry Moore Foundation and Francesca Whitham, specialist in modern and contemporary art at Dreweatts auction house, exploring the impact and influence of Moore’s work in the 20th century. The Garden Cafe will be open for...
Bath Carnival – Graffiti/ Doodle drop-in Saturday 13 July, 10.30am -12.30pm Holburne Museum – back garden Calling Young Men (16 – 25yrs) interested in a new social/ creative group @Holburne Museum What to expect: Graffiti boards to fill (taking inspiration from Mr Doodle’s current Take-over of the museum) Meet Matt (Lead Artist) and...
Doodle Day with Bath Carnival Saturday 13 July | 11am - 3pm | Drop-in FREE The carnival is in town! Join us in our celebrations and help us create a doodled mural inspired by all things carnival and our current exhibition Mr Doodle: Museum Mayhem. Free Doodle Mask Making = Clore Learning Room Free Doodle...
One of the leading experts on 20th century British painting and sculpture, Chris Stephens, Director of the Holburne, has published extensively on Henry Moore and curated Tate Britain’s major retrospective in 2010. He will share his insights into Moore’s work and dig into the themes of our current exhibition, including the importance of intimacy to...
Calm Sensory Sessions What are they? Calm Sensory Times have been created with neurodivergent children, families and adults in mind who may benefit from visiting the museum in a calmer and quieter period. When are they? We are trialing the new offer of Calm Sensory Times for the following times and dates, during the Mr...
The Emerge Studio presents ‘Grassroots Bath’ a look beneath the surface of our city, in a night of street performances, drop-in workshops and disruptive art celebrating Bath's rich culture of grassroots creatives. Starting at 5:30pm the Holburne will be transformed into a street art and underground exhibition with pop-up talks, live DJs, performances, and work ...
Digital Doodling with the Holburne Learning Team Saturday 10 August | 11am – 12noon | online FREE (booking essential) Mr Doodle has undoubtedly taken the digital world by storm. Create with others from around the globe and connect over a love of doodling and drawing. Join the Holburne Learning team for a fun, informal Zoom...
If you missed Mr Doodle in May when he doodled the walls, floors and ceiling of the museum, he is returning for one day only on Sunday 11 August. The world-famous artist will be doodling three large canvases in the Ballroom, followed by short selfie sessions to grab a photo with the man himself. Spaces...
Sunday afternoons, 11 August and 8 September 2- 4pm | FREE activity | Museum admission charges apply Art for All! Fast paced and fun, Bath Portrait Club welcomes everyone (not just artists!) to have a go at drawing a face, with sitters changing every 15 minutes. There will be 25 spaces in the room and will...
