If you haven’t visited Bath’s Holburne Museum for some time – the new coat of paint in the entrance corridor isn’t the only thing you’ll notice that has changed. Director, Dr Chris Stephens has put […]
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A brush with 18th Century entertainment.
One of Bath’s former resident artists comes under the spotlight at the Holburne Museum in an exhibition that features Thomas Gainsborough’s personal and artistic links with the 18th century world of entertainment. Gainsborough and the […]
Let’s see Santa get this down the chimney!
This has to be one of the most expensive ‘stocking-fillers’ available in Bath for this Christmas – and you’re going to have to knit a very big – and strong – stocking to put it […]
Holburne returns to charging.
Bath’s Holburne Museum has decided to re-introduce admission charges to all its galleries to help balance the books. You’ll be paying from early next month but there are some concessions and free periods. The new […]
A sunshine tour.
The hottest April day since 1949 and some good news amidst the sunshine. The fountain in Laura Place is back in action after the installation of a new pump. It’s the only real […]
A gallery stroll around the world.
Bath’s Holburne Museum is currently offering visitors the opportunity of travelling around the world without leaving its top-floor gallery. It’s where you can experience a colourful taste of the work of artist Anthony […]
Local artist makes shortlist for major prize.
Bath artist Charlotte Sorapure, has been chosen from over 1,000 artists to be shortlisted for a prestigious national art prize worth £15,000 to the winner. Charlotte is one of 83 artists from across the UK […]
It’s amaze-ing!
Hands up if you haven’t yet heard of the “Sydney Gardens Parks for People Heritage Lottery Fund Project.” Yeh l know it’s a grand-sounding title, but it’s an ambitious scheme to restore one of Bath’s […]
Major new exhibitions at the Holburne in 2018.
The Holburne Museum in Bath has today announced its 2018 exhibitions programme, including the first museum retrospective of the painter Anthony Fry, the first exhibition to bring together Dutch seventeenth-century paintings from National Trust collections […]
It’s all in the eye of the beholder.
I suppose – be it a traditional portrait or landscape painting framed on the gallery wall – all realistic visual art is an illusion. Be it faces or places, it’s our brains who merge paint […]
