Print Day: Create a drypoint intaglio print Friday 15 November | 10am-4.30pm | £85 - pre-booking essential Join experienced printmaker Catharine Naylor to create a beautiful drypoint print inspired by the masters Goya and Rego. Catherine has worked for over 40 years with established printmaking studios and some of our leading artists and institutions. All...
Bath Spa University’s Textile students take over for one night only. Immerse yourself in their designs inspired by the curious artefacts from our decorative arts collections, and try your hand at knitting, stitching and screen printing in student-led workshops. Collection galleries FREE Special Exhibition - Reduced entry Cafe open all evening for drinks and nibbles...
*This event is now sold out* Marina Warner is a writer of fiction, criticism and history; her works include novels and short stories as well as studies of art, myths, symbols and fairytales. She wrote the introduction for Paula Rego’s 2010 publication of Nursery Rhymes and her recent collection, Forms of Enchantment, includes an essay...
Sunday 8 December 2- 4pm | £12.50 per ticket (price includes free Museum entry to collection and exhibitions) Cost: £12.50 Concession: £7 - Art Fund, NSU Card (Full time student), 18-25 yr olds Pathways to Wellbeing participants: £5 Art for All! 25 places available Fast paced and fun, Bath Portrait Club welcomes everyone (not just...
Join us for a festive evening including mulled wine and mince pies, live festive music, and a chance to pick up some last-minute gifts from a range of local artists and makers. Stalls will spread throughout the Museum, offering a range of hand-crafted gifts for all the family including: Unique prints and cards Handmade jewellery...
CHRISTMAS CRAFTING Saturday 14 December | 10-11am and 11.15-12.15pm | £4.50 per person making Choose from a range of beautiful materials to create up to four colourful festive decorations with a twist! We’ll be taking inspiration from Chila Kumari Singh Burman’s bold neon artworks to make unique and eye-catching creations. Suitable for 6yrs+ Pre-booking essential....
Friday 28 February | 6-7pm | FREE This workshop is programmed as part of our February Up Late Event, and does note require pre-booking. Take lead from exhibiting artist Joshua Donkor to create collaborative artworks, inspired by you. This Visual Storytelling workshop is designed to create a space for people to share their personal experiences,...
Sunday 12 January (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! 25 places...
The Holburne is pleased to present a display of recent works by Joshua Donkor (b. 1997, UK), a Ghanian-British painter who grew up in Bath. His work is deeply personal, using portraiture to reflect family history, identities and experiences, exploring how feelings of belonging and estrangement play out through different generations. Donkor approaches portraiture...
Featuring major names of 20th century art including Francis Bacon, Peter Blake, Pauline Boty, Richard Hamilton, Gerhard Richter and Andy Warhol, Iconic: Portraiture from Francis Bacon to Andy Warhol brings rarely-seen works together to explore the ways artists are inspired by photography. The exhibition focuses on the period in the mid 20th century, particularly...
We are pleased to present the first exhibition in the UK by Diedrick Brackens (b. 1989, Texas, US) this spring. Born in Texas in 1989, his hand-crafted works employ techniques from West African weaving, quilting from the American South and European tapestry-making to create works that explore American history, African American and queer identity,...
'Pop' down to the Holburne to celebrate our brand new exhibition after hours. Try your hand at printing Pop Art icons onto tote bags, enjoy drinks in the Garden Cafe with DJ Pable Tinte and book your ticket for our headline lecture on Francis Bacon, with Director Chris Stephens. General admission to our 'Up...
