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Toxic Dwellings? The Ecocides of Globalised Consumer Society

The Holburne Museum Holburne Museum, Bath, United Kingdom

Bath Spa University  Public Lecture Series FREE (book your place at bathspalive.com) Join Professor Owain Jones as he explores how globalised capitalist consumer cultures create ‘toxic dwellings’ – ways of being-in-the-world which are (apparently) experientially rich and fulfilling, but which are also toxic to the wellbeing of individuals, communities and the environment in production, consumption...

Free

Friends Plant Sale

The Holburne Museum Holburne Museum, Bath, United Kingdom

Stalls:  The Mead Nursery • N W Plants • Wild Thyme • In Clover • Foxley Road Nursery • Chase Plants • Special Plants • Friends’ Plant Stall Books: Specialist gardening and cookery Tea, coffee and homemade cakes

Free

Drop-in Creativity and Wellbeing Coffee Morning

The Holburne Museum Holburne Museum, Bath, United Kingdom

Free Drop-in Event- open to all Celebrating Mental Health Awareness Week Come for a coffee, meet other creative people and enjoy beautiful arts activities inspired by some of the Holburne’s treasures and the forthcoming Forest of the Imagination . This event is organised by members of our Pathways to Wellbeing groups and marks Mental Health...

Special Performance – The Moving Exhibition

The Holburne Museum Holburne Museum, Bath, United Kingdom

Free with Museum Admission A series of interventionist performances give a fresh interpretation to the Museum exhibits. Throughout the afternoon dancers and composers from Bath Spa University will present a series of short original performance works in response to the displays and spaces of the Museum. Be prepared to be surprised and delighted as dances...

Special Performance – The Moving Exhibition

The Holburne Museum Holburne Museum, Bath, United Kingdom

Free with Museum Admission A series of interventionist performances give a fresh interpretation to the Museum exhibits. Throughout the afternoon dancers and composers from Bath Spa University will present a series of short original performance works in response to the displays and spaces of the Museum. Be prepared to be surprised and delighted as dances...

Performance and Exhibition: Bath Festivals’ Party in the City

The Holburne Museum Holburne Museum, Bath, United Kingdom

Bath Festivals - Party in the City Free admission to the Museum, exhibitions and performances In Partnership with Bath Spa University Showcasing work and performances by students from Bath Spa University who have created a contemporary response to the Holburne and its collection. Visit Muse: The Collection Inspires (Tuesday 14 to Monday 27 May)- an exhibition...

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Collecting Craft

The Holburne Museum Holburne Museum, Bath, United Kingdom

This display highlights a lifetime of collecting contemporary crafts including the best of British silver, textiles, ceramics, furniture and glass. Including many well-known makers such as Edmund de Waal and Lucie Rie often with a particular focus on early-career works, the display is a celebration of commissioning and supporting emerging makers and of the outstanding...

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Edouard Vuillard The Poetry of the Everyday

The Holburne Museum Holburne Museum, Bath, United Kingdom

★★★★ 'worlds of thought and feeling' The Telegraph ★★★★ 'dazzling show' Mail on Sunday ★★★★ ‘a beguiling collection’ The i ★★★★ 'an artist's world encompassed... dizzying pattern and colour' The Arts Desk ★★★★ ‘his best paintings’ TheArtlicker The Holburne presents an extensive exhibition of works by Édouard Vuillard (1868-1940), including many that are rarely publicly...

Bath Festivals’ Family Arts Day

Family Arts Day In Partnership with Bath Festivals Entrance to Parade Gardens £2 Adults £1 Concessions FREE for Discovery Card Holders & Children Under 5 Visit us in Parade Gardens where we we’ll be offering a taster of our exhibition Lauren Child: the Art of Illustration. Make a fabulous flower of colourful collage inspired by...

Art Masterclass: Painting Self-portraits in Acrylics

The Holburne Museum Holburne Museum, Bath, United Kingdom

For 11-18 year olds An opportunity for GCSE and A level Art students and young people interested in exploring art to focus on specialist techniques in a friendly, small group environment. All classes are taught by expert artists. Painting Self-portraits in Acrylics £30 (all materials included) – maximum 10 places Paint your own self-portrait using acrylics to...

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Up Late Friday: Mindful May

The Holburne Museum Holburne Museum, Bath, United Kingdom

Join us on the last Friday of every month from 5-9pm to experience the Museum free of charge after-hours. Immerse yourself in an eclectic programme of pop-up talks, art demos, installations, performances, DJ-sets and cocktails. All Up Lates are specially curated by upcoming student talent and arts practitioners from the Universities of Bath Spa, Bath...

The Wonderful World of Lauren Child

The Holburne Museum Holburne Museum, Bath, United Kingdom

FREE FAMILY FUN The Wonderful World of Lauren Child Join us for an afternoon of fun, creative activities inspired by Lauren Child’s wonderful illustrations and collage including Charlie and Lola, Mary Poppins, The Princess and the Pea and The Secret Garden. Feel free to come dressed as your favourite Lauren Child character!