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This exhibition explores how flowers have inspired generations of artists across East and Southeast Asia, showcasing floral-themed objects from the Museum's collection alongside works by contemporary artists and makers.
Dates
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- 1 Apr 2025to20 Dec 2025Open 10:30 - 17:00
Address
Bath Abbey, Bath, BA1 1LTTelephone
+44 (0) 1225 422462Bath
In celebration of Jane Austen's 250th Birthday, Bath Abbey is proud to present their new exhibition about Jane Austen.
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- 5 Apr 2025to27 Sept 2025
Address
Bridge Street, Bath, BA2 4ATBath
A free to enter, selling exhibition of wood engravings drawn from natural forms.
Dates
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- 15 Apr 2025to13 July 2025Open 10:30 - 17:00
Address
Bridge Street, Bath, B&NES, BA2 4ATTelephone
+44 (0)1225 477233Bath
Featuring works by Lucian Freud, Frank Auerbach and Bridget Riley, the exhibition showcases dozens of printers' proofs, revealing the trial-and-error process behind some of the most iconic prints in modern art.
Dates
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- 2 May 2025to6 July 2025Open 10:30 - 17:00
Address
The Holburne Museum, Great Pulteney Street, Bathwick, Bath, Somerset, BA2 4DBTelephone
+44 (0) 1225388569Bathwick, Bath
The presentation brings together oil paintings on copper, works on linen and a new large-scale, site-specific mural, executed in soft pastels in the Picture Gallery.
Dates
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- 12 May 2025to31 Aug 2025Open 10:00 - 17:00
Address
The Holburne Museum, Great Pulteney Street, Bathwick, Bath, Somerset, BA2 4DBTelephone
+44 (0) 1225388569Bathwick, Bath
This will be a rare opportunity to see some of Turner's finest watercolours from a private collection.
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- 23 May 2025to14 Sept 2025
Address
Abbey Church Yard, Bath, BA1 1LZBath
Explore the Roman Baths collection through a queer lens with our free temporary display in the King's Lounge.
Dates
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- 31 May 2025to14 Sept 2025Open 09:00 - 17:00
Address
Walcot Chapel, Walcot Gate, Bath, Somerset, BA1 5UGTelephone
+44 (0)7958 703 438Bath
Renowned for her striking depictions of cattle and horses, Cope expands her practice in this new body of work to include stags - creatures she has long admired for their majesty.
Dates
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- 30 June 2025to6 July 2025Open 10:00 - 18:00
Address
Museum of East Asian Art, 12 Bennett Street, Bath, Somerset, BA1 2QJTelephone
+44 (0) 1225 464640Bath
Take some time to slow down at the Museum of East Asian Art with our summer Calm Morning sessions.
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- 5 July 2025Various Opening Times
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- 8 July 2025Various Opening Times
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- 16 July 2025Open 09:30 - 10:30
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- 23 July 2025Open 09:30 - 10:30
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- 30 July 2025Open 09:30 - 10:30
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- 6 Aug 2025Open 09:30 - 10:30
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- 13 Aug 2025Open 09:30 - 10:00
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- 20 Aug 2025Open 09:30 - 10:30
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- 27 Aug 2025Open 09:30 - 10:30
Address
American Museum and Gardens, Claverton, Bath, Somerset, BA2 7BDTelephone
+44 (0)1225 460 503Bath
Discover the wonders of space at the new fantastic family exhibition Beyond Infinity: American Space Exploration, which opens on 5 July 2025 at the American Museum & Gardens.
Dates
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- 5 July 2025to4 Jan 2026
Address
No.1 Royal Crescent, 1 Royal Crescent, Bath, Somerst, BA1 2LRTelephone
+44 (0) 1225428126Bath
Letters, contemporary responses and the only manuscript she wrote in Bath will reveal the highs and lows of Jane Austen's time in Bath, as this exhibition exposes how turbulence and loss cast a long shadow over the time she spent here.
Dates
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- 5 July 2025to2 Nov 2025Various Opening Times
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The best of contemporary art from the city and beyond.
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- 13 July 2025Open 10:00 - 17:00
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- 14 Sept 2025Open 10:00 - 17:00
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- 12 Oct 2025Open 10:00 - 17:00
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- 9 Nov 2025Open 10:00 - 17:00
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- 14 Dec 2025Open 10:00 - 17:00
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Victoria Art Gallery, Victoria Art Gallery, Bridge Street, Bath, Bath, BA2 4ATTelephone
+44 (0) 1225 477233Bridge Street, Bath
This magical exhibition showcases artworks by Jackie Morris and poems by Robert Macfarlane, from their best-selling book The Lost Spells.
Dates
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- 18 July 2025to5 Oct 2025Open 10:30 - 17:00
Address
Bridge Street, Bath, BA2 4ATBath
Join for free talks about the art on display for blind and partially sighted visitors.
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- 21 July 2025
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- 18 Aug 2025
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- 15 Sept 2025
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- 27 Oct 2025
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- 24 Nov 2025
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- 15 Dec 2025
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Address
The Roper Gallery, Bath Artists Studios, Comfortable Place, Bath, Somerset, BA13AJTelephone
+44 (0)7538518985Comfortable Place, Bath
A Sip of Nectar' is an exhibition by contemporary expressionist artist Jo Thorne. The viewer is invited on a journey into a paradoxical world exploring the 'in-between' space that lies between the waking world and the imaginary.
Dates
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- 24 July 2025to31 July 2025Open 10:00 - 16:00
Address
Museum of East Asian Art, 12 Bennett Street, Bath, Somerset, BA1 2QJTelephone
+44 (0)1225464640Bath
This summer holiday, the Museum of East Asian Art is opening its doors on Mondays for a special kids' takeover!
Dates
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- 28 July 2025to1 Sept 2025Open 12:00 - 15:00
Address
Walcot Chapel, Walcot Gate, Bath, Somerset, BA1 5UGTelephone
+44 (0)7790203829Bath
This contemplative show will explore the fragile boundary between spiritual reverence and the mundane, as well as the shifting meanings we attach to objects, materials and places over time.
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- 30 July 2025Open 10:30 - 17:30
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- 31 July 2025Open 10:30 - 17:30
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- 1 Aug 2025Open 10:30 - 17:30
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- 2 Aug 2025Open 10:30 - 17:30
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- 3 Aug 2025Open 10:30 - 13:00
Address
The Holburne Museum, Great Pulteney Street, Bathwick, Bath, Somerset, BA2 4DBTelephone
+44 (0) 1225388569Bathwick, Bath
In the 250th anniversary year of Jane Austen's birth, the Holburne Museum's autumn display will offer audiences the opportunity to see the artwork behind some of Austen's most beloved novels.
Dates
- From:
- 11 Sept 2025to11 Jan 2026
Address
The Holburne Museum, Great Pulteney Street, Bathwick, Bath, BA2 4DB, BA2 4DBTelephone
+44 (0)1225388569Bathwick, Bath
The Holburne Museum is delighted to present Sculpting the Earth, a new exhibition which brings together the ceramic works of three women artists of the 20th century
Dates
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- 19 Sept 2025to4 Jan 2026Open 10:00 - 17:00
Address
The Holburne Museum, Great Pulteney Street, Bathwick, Bath, BA2 4DB, BA2 4DBTelephone
+44 (0)1225388569Bathwick, Bath
This exhibition brings together the paintings of Winifred Nicholson (1893–1981) and Andrew Cranston (b. 1969), curated by the designer and collector Jonathan Anderson, in collaboration with Andrew Cranston and the gallerist Richard Ingleby.
Dates
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- 3 Oct 2025to11 Jan 2026Open 10:00 - 17:00
Address
Mary Shelley's House of Frankenstein, 37 Gay Street, Bath, Somerset, BA1 2NTTelephone
+44 (0)1225551542Bath
your imagination will be severely tested as The House of Frankenstein's notorious horror event After Dark presents 'Parasomnia' - a twisted journey through waking terror where the lines between reality and nightmares are erased returns...
Dates
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- 18 Oct 2025to1 Nov 2025Open 18:00 - 22:00
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