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Day Trip to Owlpen Manor & Chavenage – Sold Out

Coach Tour

This event has now sold out Please inform us of any dietary requirements by emailing us at friends@holburne.org. Courtesy of the Holburne Museum's Friends Committee, we are offering a fantastic opportunity to visit two outstanding examples of Cotswold medieval manor houses. We will spend the morning at Owlpen, which dates back to 1450 but was...

SOLD OUT

UP LATE – BSU Creative Writing

The Holburne Museum Holburne Museum, Bath, United Kingdom

Students from the BA in Creative Writing share their writing inspired by objects in the Holburne Museum. Poetry, short fiction, and memoir. Discover how objects are an inspirational prompt for creativity!  MA Music students will provide musical interludes to aid your reflection and relaxation. During the evening you can enjoy: FREE entry to our collection galleries Reduced entry...

Michael Simpson: Drawing towards painting – selected works on paper

The Holburne Museum Holburne Museum, Bath, United Kingdom

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. Winner of the prestigious John Moores Painting Prize, Michael Simpson, who lives and works locally, has been the subject of solo exhibitions at major galleries and museums in London,...

Holburne Museum Plant Sale

The Holburne Museum Holburne Museum, Bath, United Kingdom

Our popular annual Plant Sale takes place on the Coronation Weekend. In addition to many stalls and specialist nurseries selling beautiful plants and herbs, there sales for pre-loved books and handmade cards. Visitors will also be able to enjoy expert gardening advice and tips free of charge, alongside refreshments including teas, coffees, and delicious homemade cakes...

FREE

Play the Museum

The Holburne Museum Holburne Museum, Bath, United Kingdom

MA Dance | MA Fine Art | MA Music Performance As part of the this Years PARTY IN THE CITY  - Bath Spa University postgraduate students respond to the collection, the space and the history of the Holburne Museum in a playful, cross disciplinary collaboration, combining artwork, music and dance. The building will be reanimated...

FREE

CANCELLED – Cosmo Fry and friends in conversation

The Holburne Museum Holburne Museum, Bath, United Kingdom

*Due to unforeseen circumstances this talk has been cancelled. We are working to refund all ticket buyers via their original method of payment.   Cosmo Fry and friends will talk about his father, the inventor and entrepreneur, Jeremy Fry and his scheme to make art accessible to a wider public, the subject of the exhibition...

Painted Love: Renaissance Marriage Portraits

The Holburne Museum Holburne Museum, Bath, United Kingdom

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. The Times ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "it tugs the heartstrings and stirs the loins" The Guardian ⭐⭐⭐⭐ This lavish exhibition explores the role of portraiture in the process of marriage in Renaissance Europe. Marriage...

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