Our new gallery on the lower ground floor is now open The new space takes inspiration from the great treasury displays of the past, presenting one of the finest private collections of Renaissance silverware, paintings, bronzes, maiolica and gems from the Schroder family collection. The display of over 100 pieces of silver includes masterpieces such...
In the 250th anniversary year of Jane Austen’s birth, the Holburne is delighted to present Illustrating Austen, a chance for audiences to see the artwork behind their favourite Austen novels. Centring around Austen’s stories and the characters she created, Illustrating Austen demonstrates how our favourite characters came to life on the page, how different artists depicted them in a range of...
This autumn, the Holburne is delighted to unveil Powder and Presence: Pastel Portraits in the Eighteenth Century, a new temporary collection display on the 2nd floor. In the 1700s, pastel rose in popularity as a favoured medium for both professional and amateur artists. Through Venetian and French influence, British artists embraced pastel for its soft and...
Sculpting the Earth brings together the ceramic works of three little-known women artists of the 20th century: Natalie Bevan, Psiche Hughes and Ann Stokes. The ceramic art of all three artists finds echoes in the charming, figurative output of 18th-century porcelain factories such as Meissen and Bow, examples of which are held in the Holburne’s own...
This compelling exhibition arrives in the south, having opened at The Pier in Orkney in June. It brings together the paintings of Winifred Nicholson (1893–1981) and Andrew Cranston (b. 1969), curated by the designer and collector Jonathan Anderson, in collaboration with Andrew Cranston and the gallerist Richard Ingleby. The display explores the connections and...
Sunday 11 January 2- 4pm | £12.50 per ticket (price includes free entry to collection galleries) 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 Club welcomes everyone (not just artists!) to have...
Discover The Shape of Care, a group exhibition which invites us to pause and consider where care lives in our daily routines and how it shapes our sense of belonging. Over the past year, our Pathways to Wellbeing community has explored what care looks like — it's presence and absence, the moments in which it is given...
The Holburne Museum is delighted to present Zandra Rhodes: A Life in Print, a vibrant celebration of one of Britain’s most influential fashion designers. This dazzling exhibition brings together a spectacular selection of Dame Zandra Rhodes’ screen-printed garments from the 1960s, 70s and 80s, shown as complete ensembles on vintage Adel Rootstein mannequins. Known for...
As legendary photographer Sir Don McCullin turns 90, the Holburne is proud to present Broken Beauty the first UK exhibition of his most recent body of work, striking, intimate studies of Roman sculpture captured in museums across the world. Sir Don McCullin is one of the most influential photographers of the last sixty years, renowned...
Holburne Museum Celebrates the Life and Legacy of David Bowie at January Up Late The Holburne Museum in Bath invites visitors to a special Holburne Up Late on Friday 30 January, honouring the life and cultural impact of David Bowie, ten years after his passing. From 5pm to 9pm, guests can enjoy free after‑hours access...
At sunrise on 1 February 2026, the Holburne Museum will host a powerful and symbolic Cold Plunge Event in partnership with IceBreakers and the ReBalance Bath Festival of Wellbeing. Members of IceBreakers will take a dawn dip in the museum’s historic grounds to spotlight the growing movement around cold-water immersion and its benefits for mental...