Young People

Up Late

The Holburne Museum Holburne Museum, Bath, United Kingdom

Bath Spa University’s Textile Design for Fashion and Interior (TDFI) students take over the museum for one night only. Immerse yourself in their textile designs inspired by the curious artefacts from the Holburne’s decorative arts collections. During the evening you can enjoy: FREE entry Drinks in the Garden café and Terrace Enjoy FREE access to...

Play The Museum

The Holburne Museum Holburne Museum, Bath, United Kingdom

  MA Dance | MA Fine Art | MA Music Performance Bath Spa University postgraduate students respond to the collection, the space and the history of the Holburne Museum in a playful, crossdisciplinary collaboration, combining artwork, music and dance. The building will be reanimated with contemporary artwork and site-specific performance that takes as its starting...

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Holburne Pride

The Holburne Museum Holburne Museum, Bath, United Kingdom

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...

Zine Making Workshop – FREE drop in

The Holburne Museum Holburne Museum, Bath, United Kingdom

Join us for a FREE drop-in zine making workshop between 4 and 6pm, on Friday the 14th of June as part of Holburne PRIDE.  Zines have been widely used by subcultures, political movements, and individuals as outlets for creative expression, protest, and storytelling. LGBTQIA+ people have used zines since the 1980s as a powerful way...

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In Conversation with Dr Chris Stephens

The Holburne Museum Holburne Museum, Bath, United Kingdom

Chris Stephens will be in-conversation with a member of the Holburne Future Collective. Their discussion will cover the role that museums, exhibitions and those running them can play in shaping how Queer art is perceived and consider the opportunities and challenges such institutions present in promoting Queer Art. With sixteen years of experience at Tate...

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Professor Bob Mills: Maggie Hambling’s portrait of Derek Jarman

The Holburne Museum Holburne Museum, Bath, United Kingdom

Maggie Hamblings portrait of Derek Jarman that now sits within the Holburne Collection will be the focus of this lecture, alongside the broader subject of queer art. Bob Mills is Professor of Medieval Studies and Head of the History of Art Department at UCL. Between 2015 and 2018 he directed qUCL, UCL’s LGBTQ+ research network, and previously he was...

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Emerging Artists Panel Discussion

The Holburne Museum Holburne Museum, Bath, United Kingdom

During these  talks a member of the Holburne Future Collective will interview a panel of young queer artists. Featuring Matthew Dennis and  Eryn McDonald  the panel will give each speaker the opportunity to talk for fifteen minutes and will have a particular focus on the challenges and opportunities which young queer artists face. Giving viewers...

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