Once a ‘Heritage Champion’ always a heritage champion it seems – even though ex councillor and mayor Bryan Chalker no longer holds the B&NES title. But in this case he’s happy to leave the welfare […]
Tag: American Museum
American Museum – main house reopens
Claverton Manor – at the American Museum in Britain – is due to reopen for the season next Saturday. The seasonal relaunch was delayed by a water leak in March of this year, but – […]
American Museum goes to war.
A radiator leak – which has effectively closed the main house until later in May – hasn’t stopped the American Museum opening at least some of its doors – with a strong and very […]
All of a Christmas ‘flapper’ at American Museum.
It’s one of the highlights of the local festive season. Getting up to the American Museum to see how the fabulous Central Hall tree has been dressed. I joined the museum’s members at their annual […]
Jazz and the ‘material’ world.
The Bath-based American Museum opens for the 2017 season with a riot of textile colour – and all that jazz. That’s on offer with two new exhibitions. One takes a look at the Jazz Age – an important […]
Celebrate Christmas at the American Museum
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 […]
Flying the flag.
Well, the Christmas chandelier-styled lights are once more strung across Milsom Street waiting for this year’s celebrity finger to press the ‘button’ or ‘pull’ the switch. However, as we count the days to our seasonal […]
What’s for lunch in Roman Bath?
The countdown is on to Bath & North East Somerset’s Heritage Open Week 2015. During October half-term (Oct 24 – Nov 1) attractions across the area will host special events, tours, talks, food tastings and […]
New faces and roles at American Museum
The American Museum’s Collections Manager Katherine Hebert has now been appointed Chief Curator. Kate has served for the past ten years in her former role at the Claverton Down museum, providing her with extensive knowledge of the […]
A textile tour from cradle to grave at American Museum.
This season’s main exhibition at the American Museum in Bath is bursting with textile treasures. Hatched, Matched, Dispatched and Patched – brings together extraordinary objects that commemorate family milestones – births, marriages and deaths. It […]
