Celebrate Christmas at the American Museum

Richard Wyatt
A gigantic Christmas tree from recent years.
A gigantic Christmas tree from recent years.

Every Christmas the American Museum at Claverton Down is transformed for the festive season, and this year  – between Thursday November 26th to Sunday, December 20th – will be celebrating winter traditions.

Each Period Room will be redisplayed to show a different seasonal pastime. In a Massachusetts Tavern, Mrs Conkey’s table is covered with food as she prepares her Thanksgiving feast.

Elsewhere a family warms itself with hot punch after a bracing winter sleigh ride.

The annual Christmas craft fair will be on Saturday 28 November and Sunday 29 November for which there is free admission.

Published by Richard Wyatt

Freelance Journalist, broadcaster, columnist and local historian. Director of Bath Newseum. Married and lives in Bath. Interested in local history, architecture and visual display in museums and urban spaces.