The Schantz fortepiano, acquired in 1983, is one of the highlights of the Holburne’s collection. It was made in Vienna around 1795, and is exceptionally rare, only four such instruments have survived. We have invited the internationally respected keyboard artist Nathaniel Mander, to play the Schantz for us this summer - he has chosen to...
FREE Drop-In, make and create with our Learning Team. A fun, free, family activity to create your own stand-up museum inspired by our David Hockney exhibition. We’ll provide exciting art materials and inspiration. Come and join us to celebrate William Holburne’s birthday. Sunday 21 August 10.30am - 1pm Find us at 15 New Bond...
Pop Down, Zone in, Chill out Join us for our Up Late on Friday 26 August 5pm – 9pm. During the evening you can enjoy: FREE entry to our collection galleries Reduced entry to Hockney: Love Life Cocktails in the Garden café and Terrace DJ Pablo Tinte Enjoy FREE access to our collection galleries...
Saturday 3 September 10am-4pm Sunshine & Clouds inspired by a 17th Century Raised Embroidery Panel at the Holburne Museum Join the Royal School of Needlework and the Holburne Museum, Bath on 3 September for this exclusive Raised Embroidery partnership class inspired by the museum’s upcoming exhibition Marvellous Makers, Wondrous Worlds; Raised embroidery from the 17th...
Director of the Holburne, Chris Stephens has worked with David Hockney several times over the last fifteen years. Rich with illustration, personal anecdote and historical facts, this talk will demonstrate how all of Hockney’s art reflects a heartfelt belief in the pleasure to be derived from the ordinary things around us, from the images of...
Book your tickets in advance or pay on arrival. If you're a member there's no need to pre-book. Your General Entry ticket includes entry to all exhibitions and the collection In 2019 the Holburne received a bequest of 35 objects from the estate of sculptor Dame Elisabeth Frink (1930–1993). The artworks included sculptures, drawings, etchings,...
Book your tickets in advance or pay on arrival. If you're a member there's no need to pre-book. Your General Entry ticket includes entry to all exhibitions and the collection This exhibition brings together major sculptures by two of the towering figures in modern European art: Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) and Edgar Degas (1834-1917). It focuses...
Tom de Freston is a renowned artist who creates multimedia worlds, combining paintings, film and performance into immersive creations that tell a story. In this painting workshop Tom will work with you to create a piece of artwork based on his illustrations from Julia and the Shark, the stunningly beautiful children’s book written by his...
Have you ever thought about creating your very own story based on the letters of your name? David Cadji-Newby, author of Wonderbly's best-selling, personalised Lost My Name adventure will be here providing story writing tips in this fun and interactive session for young writers. Everyone will get to take home their own personalised book! You...
A gentle, interactive and intimate session of colours, animals, space, music and fireworks...! James will perform from his collection of poems, tailoring the experience especially for an audience with profound and multiple learning difficulties of all ages. James Carter is a prize-winning poet, guitarist and educational writer. He travels all over the UK to give...
Get creative with author and poet Rachel Piercey to celebrate all the fun and exciting things that happen in a woodland year. An interactive event packed full of nature-inspired activities featuring Bear and all his friends from Rachel’s new book If You Go Down to the Woods Today. Rachel Piercey is a freelance poet, editor...
Watch the Museum's Director, Chris Stephens, give a tour of the exhibition. Richard Smith was one of the most innovative and celebrated painters in Britain in the 1960s and 1970s. Seen as the father of Pop Art, a mentor to numerous artists including David Hockney, he repeatedly sought to reinvent the language of painting....
