A December Treat thanks to the National Lottery!
From 11 to 17 December 2017 we are offering free exhibition tickets to National Lottery players.
The Holburne Museum, Bath will be throwing open its doors to the exhibition Seurat to Riley: The Art of Perception for free to National Lottery players during the week of 11 to 17 December 2017. We are joining National Lottery funded visitor attractions across the UK in saying ‘thanks’ to people who have raised money for good causes by buying a lottery ticket.
Ros Kerslake, Chief Executive of the Heritage Lottery Fund, said: “December is a wonderful time to experience the UK’s rich, diverse and exciting heritage, which has been transformed by more than £7bn National Lottery funding since 1994. This is a small gesture of thanks and a way of giving something back to the people who buy tickets.”
The idea is simple: anyone who turns up with a National Lottery ticket or scratch card bought between 11 to 17 December gets a free exhibition ticket for Seurat to Riley: The Art of Perception in return.
Chris Stephens, the Holburne’s Director said, said: ‘The Holburne would, quite literally, not be the museum it is if it wasn’t for the National Lottery. Thanks to National Lottery players we were able to undergo a major development project in 2011 which transformed the Museum and led to a huge increase in the number of people who come to enjoy our collection, exhibitions and restored building. Since then we are grateful for the support that we have received for our community engagement projects, acquisitions and other activities.’
Terms & Conditions
One National Lottery Ticket or scratch card bought between 11 to 17 December may be exchanged for one exhibition ticket for Seurat to Riley: The Art of Perception.
Ticket offer valid from 11 to 17 December 2017.
Please present your ticket at the Information Desk on the ground floor of the Museum.
All National Lottery games qualify for free entry, including tickets from any National Lottery draw based game or National Lottery Scratchcard. Proof of ticket can be paper or digital.
Offer is valid on full price tickets only and there is no cash alternative.
The Holburne has the right to refuse entry in the unlikely event of the Gallery reaching capacity, as well as unforeseen circumstances.
Museum opening hours are 10am to 5pm Monday to Saturday, and 11am to 5pm on Sunday.
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Notes to editors
The National Lottery
National Lottery players raise, on average, over £30 million each week for projects all over the country. In total £36 billion has been raised for Good Causes since The National Lottery began in 1994 and more than 500,000 individual grants have been made across the UK, the majority (70 per cent) of which are for £10,000 or less, helping small projects make a big difference in their community!
The Heritage Lottery Fund
Thanks to National Lottery players, we invest money to help people across the UK explore, enjoy and protect the heritage they care about – from the archaeology under our feet to the historic parks and buildings we love, from precious memories and collections to rare wildlife. www.hlf.org.uk @heritagelottery. For more information, please contact Katie Owen, HLF Press Office on tel: 020 7591 6036
The Holburne Museum
The Holburne Museum’s mission statement is ‘Changing Lives Through Art’. This reflects our commitment to opening up the enjoyment of art to people of all ages and from every walk of life.
The Holburne Museum houses an important art collection formed by Sir William Holburne in the early nineteenth century, which includes paintings, silver, sculpture, furniture and porcelain of national and international significance. Artists in the collection include Gainsborough, Guardi, Stubbs, Ramsay and Zoffany and, following a successful fundraising campaign in 2016, the collection also includes an early oil sketch by Sir Thomas Lawrence.
The Museum reopened in May 2011 after ambitious renovations and a new extension by Eric Parry Architects. The Holburne has fast gained a reputation as an outstanding regional museum which holds critically acclaimed exhibitions.
• Winner of the Museums & Heritage Award for the re-display of the permanent collection.
• Winner of the RIBA Building of the Year, south west.
• Winner of the Civic Trust’s Michael Middleton Special Award for a restoration/extension project within a conservation area.