Back at the end of August l was hoping the new occupants of the house Bath’s famous Georgian Master of Ceremonies Beau Nash was living in at the time of his death – would do […]
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Month: August 2014
Out to dazzle at Bath’s Victoria Gallery
Bath based artist John Eaves has a new exhibition at Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Victoria Art Gallery from Saturday, September 6th. John Eaves: Small Beginnings will run until until 23 November 2014. Jon […]
Modern Masters in Print
This autumn Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Victoria Art Gallery is hosting an exhibition of prints from some of the most famous artists from the 20th century. Modern Masters in Print runs from Saturday, September […]
New Director for Holburne Museum
The Trustees of Bath’s Holburne Museum have announced the appointment of Jennifer Scott to succeed Alexander (Xa) Sturgis as Director. Jennifer comes from Royal Collection Trust where she has been a curator since 2004. Prior […]
High spirits at the Holburne.
Portly squires and young dandies – Jane Austenesque heroines and their gruesome chaperones – dashing young officers and corrupt politicians. The absurdities of fashion, the perils of love, political machinations and royal intrigue were […]
Biba boss in Bath
An internationally-famous fashion icon will be visiting Bath in September at the invitation of staff at the city’s world-renowned Fashion Museum run by Bath & North East Somerset Council. Barbara Hulanicki OBE, who founded the […]
Last week to enter book competition.
This year’s Recycle an Ex Library Book Competition closes on August 30th. To be in with a chance of winning a prize supplied by this year’s sponsor “The Makery” drop your entries in at Bath […]
Coins hit the Roman road.
The Beau Street Hoard roadshow will be touring Bath and North East Somerset and beyond this autumn, bringing with it the opportunity to get up and close and personal with 2,000-year-old silver Roman coins. The […]
Talk about brass
Residents of Bath and North East Somerset are being invited to step back into the world of 18th century brass-making. An illustrated talk by Tony Coverdale will tell them how brass ingots and water wheels […]
New use for old city laundry.
The Archway Centre. That’s the name of a new city-centre project you will be hearing a lot about in the future. B&NES have been running an on-line advertisement for a Project Officer to work on […]
