FREE African dance company Ballet Nimba joins performance poet Toby Thompson to formally launch this year’s Forest of Imagination. * These are outdoor events with no seating. Please bring picnic blankets and/or picnic chairs. The events will go ahead in all weathers unless it is unsafe to do so. Please dress for the weather (waterproofs, sunhats...
Forest of Imagination 20 to 24 June FREE Forest of Imagination is a collaborative, creative partnership. Discover a free, fantastical forest and outdoor gallery right in the heart of Bath! Designed by a collective of local and international artists and creative professionals. Forest of Imagination will transform areas around the Holburne and Sydney Gardens into...
ADULT WORKSHOP Saturday 15 June & Sunday 16 June, 10.30am-4.30pm Join artist Andrew Lansley for this two-day course in drawing and painting the city of Bath. Spend the first day sketching and exploring the local area on foot, and learn key skills in drawing, colour application and composition. On the second day, you will work...
***This event is now fully booked*** Ease into summer with an evening of sampling and sipping in our Garden Café. Great Western Wine’s latest partner, Domain Cazes, from Southern France will be on hand to answer your questions in this informal tasting. Discover their extraordinary range of organic wines, including the 8th best Grenache in...
Creative Wellbeing session Free to attend but please book your place through Eventbrite A creative networking session for anyone who has lived experience of ill-health. In the session we will explore the relationship between creativity and wellbeing. A partnership between the Holburne Museum, LENS (Lived Experience Network), Arts & Health South West, and the Culture,...
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!
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...
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...
★★★★ '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...
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...
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...
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...
