Easter Art Camps Friday 11th April – Curious Creatures Many wonderful and mysterious creatures live within the Holburne Museum. Enjoy a playful day of printmaking, clay and more as you make your own creature inspired creations to take home. 7-11 April | 9am-4pm | For children aged 6-11yrs £48 per day, per child (+ booking fee) Our...
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...
Fan-tastic Paper Fashion Tuesday 15 April | 10.30am-12.30pm | FREE No need to book, just drop in on the day. Fold it, cut it, bunch it, scrunch it! Create outrageous paper outfits Inspired by our collection of silk and paper fans. This activity has been developed with our Young Creatives Group – Make It New....
Home Education workshop - KS1 Going Greek This workshop is specifically programmed for home educators (5-8yrs) to access and enjoy the museum's collection through exploration and creativity. Friday 25th April, 10am - 12noon 14 places available = £10 per child + £2 booking fee (all children must be supported by an adult throughout the workshop) In this...
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...
The Holburne’s annual Plant Sale returns this May, this year with added Craft! The work of local artists and makers will be on sale alongside plants, second-hand books and a display of local bees and honey. There’ll be expert advice and gardening tips available, and a tea-room offering delicious homemade cakes. All proceeds will benefit...
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 on a live brief to 'Play the Museum' - this will be the opening night of a 2 week pop-up exhibition of innovative and thought-provoking responses to our 18th century collection - discover film, live performance, fascinating tours and creative activities - all free!
Join us on the back lawn of the Holburne Museum for an exciting gathering of music and performance delights. It's an afternoon of vibrant tunes and family fun, guaranteed to captivate all who wander through the garden. SparkFest promises an exhilarating afternoon of free music and entertainment set amidst Bath's historic pleasure gardens, so grab...
Relax and unwind with us as we ‘go slow’. An evening of chilled music, inspiring creativity and therapeutic treats (fancy a Sound Bath?) including a free clothed life drawing session in the galleries and the opportunity to buy unique, limited edition designs by young designers from Bath Spa University. ‘Up Lates’ are on the...
