Holburne Museum

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Great Pulteney Street, Bath, BA2 4DB
Bath, Somerset BA2 4DB United Kingdom Get Directions
Phone 01225 388569
Website www.holburne.org

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  • Beyond Impressionism: printmaking from Manet to Picasso at The Holburne

    Beyond Impressionism: printmaking from Manet to Picasso at The Holburne
    Holburne Museum Great Pulteney Street, Bath, BA2 4DB, Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom

    Exhibition celebrating the resurgence of printmaking from the mid-19th century onwards, spaning the reappraisal of the artform in the 1850s through to the 1930s. Bringing together prints by key artists of the movement including Édouard Manet, Pierre Bonnard, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Pablo Picasso, among others, the exhibition explores how these artists, primarily known for […]

  • Glenn Brown in Bath: arrows of desire at The Holburne

    Glenn Brown in Bath: arrows of desire at The Holburne
    Holburne Museum Great Pulteney Street, Bath, BA2 4DB, Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom

    An exhibition of paintings by Glenn Brown, one of the most celebrated painters to emerge from the generation of Young British Artists. Glenn Brown in Bath: Grottoesque will be on exhibition at No1 Royal Crescent from 22 May. Together, representing a homecoming for Brown, who studied at the Bath School of Art and Design.

  • Museum Visit and Crafts with ReMind

    Museum Visit and Crafts with ReMind
    Holburne Museum Great Pulteney Street, Bath, BA2 4DB, Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom

    Activities designed for people living with a mild to moderate memory condition, including Mild Cognitive Impairment and dementia. An opportunity to join in and meet with others in a similar position. Limited spaces available, please book in advance, support with transport can be arranged on request. For more information or to book, please contact ReMind […]

  • Bath Portrait Club at the Holburne

    Bath Portrait Club at the Holburne
    Holburne Museum Great Pulteney Street, Bath, BA2 4DB, Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom

    Fast paced and fun session that welcomes everyone (not just artists!) to have a go at drawing a face, with sitters changing every 15 minutes led by Giuliana Terran is a Bristol-based artist and teacher fascinated by the human form (@bath_portrait_club). All materials provided. Ticket includes free museum entry to collection and exhibitions.

    £12.50

  • King Arthur and the Holy Fail at The Holburne

    Holburne Museum Great Pulteney Street, Bath, BA2 4DB, Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom

    In a land of daring quests, dashing knights, and endless jousting, there lived a would-be hero – waiting in the wings – who went by the name of Arthur. But when Camelot is rocked to its core by a tragic – and frankly improbable – incident involving a large table of an undisclosed shape, Arthur […]

  • Up Late: Mindful May at The Holburne

    Holburne Museum Great Pulteney Street, Bath, BA2 4DB, Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom

    An evening of inspiring creativity and therapeutic treats including a clothed life drawing session in the galleries, Yoga, Tai Chi and a chance to explore natural plant scents to blend a personalised botanic scent to take home. Free entry to the collection galleries with reduced entry fee into the exhibition.

  • Animals of Japan at The Holburne

    Holburne Museum Great Pulteney Street, Bath, BA2 4DB, Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom

    Design your own animal print inspired by Japanese woodblock prints, working in collage and collagraph. With a gentle, sensory-friendly creative session for families (1-3pm).

  • Sparkfest at The Holburne

    Sparkfest at The Holburne
    Holburne Museum Great Pulteney Street, Bath, BA2 4DB, Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom

    Including Solas: tales of mischievous spirits, dancing bears and epic quests with puppets and music (ages 6+ years); Thebans:  modern retelling weaving the stories of Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonna and Antigone (ages 14+ years); and Lazy on the Lawn music and performance.

  • Play the Museum at the Holburne

    Holburne Museum Great Pulteney Street, Bath, BA2 4DB, Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom

    Showcasing performances, artworks, installations and more from Bath Spa University students with souvenir stalls, dance performances, art installations and more.

  • Spring Plant and Craft Fair at The Holburne

    Holburne Museum Great Pulteney Street, Bath, BA2 4DB, Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom

    With many stalls and specialist nurseries selling beautiful plants and herbs and offering expert gardening tips and advice, as well as craft stalls, garden games and a range of refreshments, including teas, coffees and delicious homemade cakes and biscuits.

  • Zandra Rhodes: a life in print at the Holburne

    Zandra Rhodes: a life in print at the Holburne
    Holburne Museum Great Pulteney Street, Bath, BA2 4DB, Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom

    Celebrating Zandra's career in a display of her screen-printed garment from 1960s to 1980s. Discover how her bold designs dressed rockstars and royalty and explore her influence on the world of fashion and textile design. The display of vintage mannequins, loaned by Fashion Museum Bath, will take visitors on a journey through Rhodes’ most iconic […]

  • Powder and Presence at The Holburne

    Powder and Presence at The Holburne
    Holburne Museum Great Pulteney Street, Bath, BA2 4DB, Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom

    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 silky texture – ideally suited to capture the delicate nuances of skin and textiles in portraiture. The new display includes portraits by eighteenth-century pastelists from […]

  • The Shape of Care at The Holburne

    The Shape of Care at The Holburne
    Holburne Museum Great Pulteney Street, Bath, BA2 4DB, Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom

    Created in collaboration with the Gardener’s Lodge Art Group, IMAGE Group, Happy Mondays, artists, facilitators, volunteers and staff from Pathways to Wellbeing. inviting us to pause and consider where care lives in our daily routines and how it shapes our sense of belonging. Over the past year, the Pathways to Wellbeing community has explored what […]

  • Don McCullin: Broken Beauty at the Holburne

    Don McCullin: Broken Beauty at the Holburne
    Holburne Museum Great Pulteney Street, Bath, BA2 4DB, Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom

    The first UK exhibition of his most recent body of work, striking, intimate studies of Roman sculpture captured in museums across the world offering visitors a rare opportunity to experience a new and contemplative side of McCullin’s practice. Sir Don McCullin is one of the most influential photographers of the last sixty years, renowned for […]

  • Up Late: film, fashion, fans! at The Holburne

    Holburne Museum Great Pulteney Street, Bath, BA2 4DB, Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom

    Drop in creative workshop to make your own Zandra Rhodes-inspired padel fan, enjoy music from the Up Late All Stars and find out more about Fragile Fans from the collection and what it takes to conserve them.

  • Fearless Fashion: customise a Zandra-inspired jacket

    Holburne Museum Great Pulteney Street, Bath, BA2 4DB, Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom

    “…a fearless approach to colour, print, fashion and creativity.”  Using this quote as an attitude and a manifesto for creativity, Alice and Karen from ‘Let’s Make Art’ will lead an inspiring, vibrant jacket customisation workshop inspired by Zandra Rhodes’s unique way with colour and pattern. Each participant will receive a handmade, bolero style jacket with […]

    £75

  • Inspired by Zandra Rhodes: A Life in Print RSN Parnership Class at The Holburne

    Holburne Museum Great Pulteney Street, Bath, BA2 4DB, Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom

    A workshop in partnership with the Royal School of Needlework. Channel Zandra Rhodes’s fearless use of colour and signature prints to embroider your own motif, inspired by a beautifully intricate garment featured in the exhibition. Ticket price includes museum entry and all bespoke materials kit.

    £185

  • Easter Art Camps at the Holburne

    Easter Art Camps at the Holburne
    Holburne Museum Great Pulteney Street, Bath, BA2 4DB, Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom

    Explore wondrous ancient treasures, see world class artists and enjoy a day of inspirational art making. Days of creativity, developing new artistic skills and beautiful materials, all led by inspirational, experienced artists. Suitable for ages 6-11 years.

    £49

  • Home Education Workshop at the Holburne

    Holburne Museum Great Pulteney Street, Bath, BA2 4DB, Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom

    Learn about the work of fashion designer and printmaker Zandra Rhodes in her latest exhibition, develop observational skills through drawing activities, inspired by Zandra’s prints and design your own repeat pattern textile, using thermofax and stencil printing. The workshop structure includes 30 minutes of led activities exploring the museum galleries, followed by a 1.5hrs printmaking session. Please discuss […]

    £10

  • Textile Brooch Making Day at The Holburne

    Holburne Museum Great Pulteney Street, Bath, BA2 4DB, Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom

    A drop-in ‘making’ day for all ages. to create a textile flower brooch, inspired by Zandra Rhodes’s button flower, wiggle or create your own iconic motif inspired by the Holburne’s collection. All materials provided, £2.50 per piece made.

  • Up Late: Don McCullin at The Holburne

    Holburne Museum Great Pulteney Street, Bath, BA2 4DB, Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom

    Including a screening of the film The Road to Palmyra, a documentary which follows historian Dan Cruickshank and photographer Don McCullin into war-torn Syria on a mission to document the cultural destruction wrought by Islamic State. Free but booking is required. The Collection galleries will also be open and reduced admission to temporary exhibitions.

  • Pattern Power at The Holburne

    Holburne Museum Great Pulteney Street, Bath, BA2 4DB, Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom

    Design and decorate a piece of durable vinyl, creating drawn patterns inspired by Zandra’s love of the natural world—such as shells, feathers, and cacti—as well as her iconic prints, including wiggles and buttons. Then assemble your own unique pencil case, finished with a stylish metal stud. Sessions run 10:30-11:30am and 12-1pm.

    £7.50

  • Lunar New Year at The Holburne

    Holburne Museum Great Pulteney Street, Bath, BA2 4DB, Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom

    Join the fun with a Lion Dance, craft activities, and more to celebrate the Year of the Horse with a Lunar New Year celebrations from the Museum of East Asian Art at the Holburne.  

  • Christopher Frayling at The Holburne

    Holburne Museum Great Pulteney Street, Bath, BA2 4DB, Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom

    Ever since the dawn of the sound era, Hollywood studios have been producing spectacular feature films about the lives and achievements of the great visual artists, with a cast of characters including Charles Laughton as Rembrandt, Kirk Douglas as van Gogh, Charlton Heston as Michelangelo and Salma Hayek as Frida Kahlo. The results – usually […]

    £15

  • Cold Plunge at the Holburne

    Holburne Museum Great Pulteney Street, Bath, BA2 4DB, Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom

    In partnership with IceBreakers and the ReBalance Bath Festival of Wellbeing, take a dawn dip in the museum’s grounds to spotlight the growing movement around cold-water immersion and its benefits for mental and physical wellbeing. The event will then open to members. Before the Cold Plunge, join Arron Collins Thomas in a breathwork and Qigong workshop at 8:15am. […]

    £10

  • Celebrating David Bowie at The Holburne

    Holburne Museum Great Pulteney Street, Bath, BA2 4DB, Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom

    Honouring the life and cultural impact of David Bowie, ten years after his passing with free after‑hours access to the Museums Collecton and reduced entry to the Don McCullin and Zandra Rhodes exhibitions as well as an exciting programme of creative activity, music and film. Visitors will have exclusive evening access alongside a series of […]

  • Dreams of the everyday: paintings by Winifred Nicholson & Andrew Cranston at the Holburne

    Dreams of the everyday: paintings by Winifred Nicholson & Andrew Cranston at the Holburne
    Holburne Museum Great Pulteney Street, Bath, BA2 4DB, Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom

    on show daily | 10am-5pm Opening 3 October This tender exhibition explores the strong synergies between twentieth-century painter Winifred Nicholson (1893-1981) and Andrew Cranston (b.1969). Curated by Jonathan Anderson (Creative Director of DIOR and collector of Modern British Art) alongside Director of Ingleby Gallery, Richard Ingleby, the exhibition explores the affinities and contrasts between the […]

  • Illustrating Austen at the Holburne

    Holburne Museum Great Pulteney Street, Bath, BA2 4DB, Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom

    In the 250th anniversary year of Jane Austen’s birth, the display will offer audiences the chance to see the artwork behind their favourite Austen novels centring around her stories and the characters she created to demonstrate how characters came to life on the page and have evolved through the years, reflecting the changing times and […]