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Royal Crescent, Bath

The Holburne Museum

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Type: Museum

At the Holburne Museum you will find a beautiful and fascinating art collection in one of Bath’s great buildings. Our stunning new extension with its galleries and garden café opens onto the park behind us, serving fresh, seasonal lunches, delicious cakes and fairly traded coffee and tea.

With everything from Renaissance treasures to masterpieces by Gainsborough and from fine embroideries to exquisite silver there is lots to enjoy and explore. An exciting programme of events and changing exhibitions means there will always be something new to discover.

Spectacular new displays now show our collection as it has never been seen before. Admission is free and on every floor you’ll find new and inventive ways to explore our objects and discover many of the fascinating stories behind them. We have lots of free, fun hands-on art activities as well as creative workshops that can be booked in advance.

We are 0.5 miles from the city centre, a 10 minute walk to one of the most enviable locations within the city. We sit within our own grounds, so there is plenty of room in which to walk and the Kennet and Avon Canal runs through Sydney Gardens, the park behind us.

We have a changing temporary exhibition programme for which there is a charge.

The Museum is fully accessible.

Opening Times

2012 Opening (01/01/2012 - 31/12/2012)
DayTimes
Monday10:0017:00
Tuesday10:0017:00
Wednesday10:0017:00
Thursday10:0017:00
Friday10:0017:00
Saturday10:0017:00
Sunday11:0017:00
Bank Holiday11:0017:00

* We are open FREE of charge Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm and Sunday (and Bank Holidays) 11am to 5pm. There is a charge for our temporary exhibitions.

Events

Tuesday, 17th April 2012 - Tuesday, 14th August 2012

Holburne Early Years Workshops
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Saturday, 21st April 2012 - Sunday, 24th June 2012

Local Heroes: The Holburne Portrait Prize Commissions
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Saturday, 21st April 2012 - Friday, 24th August 2012

Holburne Children's Workshops
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Tuesday, 15th May 2012 - Sunday, 29th July 2012

Music at the Holburne Museum
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Friday, 18th May 2012 - Tuesday, 17th July 2012

Workshops at the Holburne Museum
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Monday, 21st May 2012 - Monday, 30th July 2012

Evening Talks at the Holburne Museum
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Friday, 25th May 2012 - Sunday, 2nd September 2012

An Affair with Scale: Monumental Ceramics by Felicity Aylieff
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Saturday, 26th May 2012 - Sunday, 2nd September 2012

Presence: The Art of Portrait Sculpture
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Sunday, 27th May 2012 - Thursday, 9th August 2012

Holburne Family Workshops & Events
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Wednesday, 6th June 2012 - Thursday, 6th September 2012

Holburne Contemporaries Events
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Saturday, 21st July 2012 - Wednesday, 17th October 2012

What Are You Like?
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Saturday, 18th August 2012 - Monday, 27th August 2012

Colourscape at the Holburne Museum
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Facilities

  • Gift Shop

Provider Preferences

  • Film or TV location

Children & Infants

  • Facilities for children

Parking & Transport

  • Car parking
  • On Bus Route

Catering

  • Restaurant

Establishment Features

  • Event venue

Road Directions

From M4 junction 18 take A46 then A4 towards Bath. Once on the A4 turn left at third major set of traffic lights towards the A36, then at the lights at the end of the road turn right on to the A36 towards Bristol. The museum is a short distance on the left.

Public Transport Directions

No 18 bus from Bus Station/City Centre to Great Pulteney Street.

Contact Details

Great Pulteney Street
Bathwick
Bath
BA2 4DB

Tel: +44 (0) 1225 388588

Fax: +44 (0) 1225 333121

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