🎨Back from our Summer break, Bath Portrait Club returns! ✏️ Fast-paced and fun, Bath Portrait Club welcomes everyone (not just artists!) to have a go at drawing a face. Next session - Sunday 9th August  Find out more and book your ticket: https://holburne.org/whats-on/events/bath-portrait-club/

Do you want to learn how to print like Picasso? 🎨 Join us at the Holburne for a FREE creative activity where you can create animal prints inspired by Picasso and try your hand at becoming a printmaker for a day! 13 August 11am - 3pm No need to book Find out more: https://ow.ly/CGxE50ZvJcr

✨Happy August! ✨ A new month means new reasons to visit the Holburne. Whether you're looking for a peaceful afternoon surrounded by art, family activities during the summer holidays, inspiring exhibitions or one of our exciting events, there's plenty to discover this August https://ow.ly/t9X150Ztrv6

With a busy and bustling first week of Summer Art Camps under our belt we're looking back at some highlights from this week's activities. We still have some places available for next week's camps - come and get creative! Book your place here: https://ow.ly/jVkP50ZuWAt

✨We are hiring! ✨ We are recruiting for a Head of Visitor Experience, where you will lead the day-to-day running of the museum, ensuring exceptional standards across customer service, operations, team performance, health and safety & commercial delivery. Find out more: https://ow.ly/Ajkz50Zt3NT

You know the paintings 🎨 Now discover the prints that changed art history. Only at the Holburne this summer in our exhibition Beyond Impressionism: Printmaking from Manet to Picasso https://ow.ly/gwco50ZromT Image: Édouard Manet (1832 - 1883), Olympia (small plate), 1865. Image: Courtauld

Ahead of our new upcoming exhibition ‘Ancient Landscape, Modern Times’, we are pleased to announce a curator talk with the curator James Russell, who is widely recognised as the leading authority on Ravilious and his circle. Book your tickets now. https://ow.ly/T1w550ZrhnG

You might recognise the influence before you recognise the artist. 👀 When James McNeill Whistler created Old Putney Bridge in 1879, he was inspired by the bold compositions of Japanese printmakers like Hokusai and Hiroshige. https://ow.ly/WBIR50ZrmPw

See Picasso, Manet & Van Gogh in Bath! Discover masterpieces of printmaking by some of history's greatest artists, in our exhibition Beyond Impressionism: Printmaking from Manet to Picasso. Book your tickets now! https://holburne.org/whats-on/exhibitions/beyond-impressionism/

Our Summer Art Camps artists are busy making wonderful things, ready for 10 days of creativity! Here's a sneak peek of what we'll be getting up to. 10 days across July + August | 9am -4pm | 6-11yrs | £49 + £2 booking fee Find out more and book your tickets at: https://ow.ly/9X6650ZrkFr

✨New Event Alert✨ Join us on Wednesday 7 October, for A Garden Love Story: Paul Weiland in conversation with Rachel de Thame, discussing the Restoration of Belcombe Court’s historic gardens. To book your tickets visit: https://ow.ly/nugV50ZqNMa

The next generation of artists is here! 🎨✨ Our 2026 Partner Schools Summer exhibition is now open in the Clore, at the Holburne, showcasing inspiring artwork by pupils from St Philip's Primary School, St Michael's Junior School, Paulton Junior School, Three Ways School and Widcombe Junior School.

✨We are hiring! ✨ Are you a visitor experience professional looking for your next role? Would you like to work in Bath's first public art gallery? 🎨 We are recruiting for a Head of Visitor Experience role. ⏰Deadline: 5pm Friday 21 August Find out more and apply: https://ow.ly/E5a850ZmNXV

Our much-loved Summer Art Camps are back! Designed for children aged 6–11, each day is packed with hands-on making and creative activities inspired by the Holburne's collections and exhibitions. 📅 27 July – 11 August 🎟️ Places are limited and tend to sell out, so book early! https://ow.ly/mvcH50Zj8jg

The Garden Theatre Festival starts today! Come join us for the amazing high energy performances, of British classics! Including Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest and Jane Austen’s Classic, Sense and Sensibility. Don't miss out get your tickets now! https://ow.ly/eajU50Zja8h

We’ve been receiving fantastic feedback for our latest exhibition, Beyond Impressionism: Printmaking from Manet to Picasso at Holburne Museum. Come and experience it for yourself and see what everyone’s talking about. 🎟️ Find out more and book your visit here: https://ow.ly/Kwb550ZihVN

FREE ENTRY WEDNESDAY 24 June + THURSDAY 25 June ☀️ If you're looking for a cool space in the city, the Holburne will be FREE for the next two days. With air conditioned galleries and a shady terrace offering ice cream and chilled drinks, pop by to cool down. Open 10am to 5pm.

It may be hot in Bath this week but it's a rainy spring day in 1830s Japan in Utagawa Hiroshige’s Spring Rain at Tsuchiyama. Created in 1833–34, this atmospheric woodblock print is one of the highlights of our new exhibition Beyond Impressionism. 🎟️ Book your tickets now. https://ow.ly/fLhl50Zf5Tt

Step into the colourful world of Candace Bahouth 🐕🕊️🕯️ Discover ‘Dogs, Birds and Candlesticks’, our new temporary installation in the Holburne Café & explore a playful exhibition celebrating some of the artist's favourite subjects. Find out more and plan your visit: https://ow.ly/J1Mo50Zf4eI

Need a last-minute Father’s Day gift? 🎁 Give the gift of art, culture & time together with a visit to the Holburne! For a gift that keeps giving, why not choose a Membership & enjoy unlimited entry for a whole year? https://ow.ly/3aQi50ZcEy1

✨ Step inside the world of Renaissance innovation ✨ Join us for a fascinating talk with Dr Michael Korey, as he explores the ingenuity and scientific achievement behind this incredible item. 🎟️ Book your tickets: https://ow.ly/62Ia50ZbM4A

Join internationally acclaimed artist Glenn Brown at the Holburne Museum for a special evening exploring the inspirations behind his work and his exhibition Arrows of Desire. 📅 Thursday 18 June | 7pm 📍 Holburne Museum 🎟 Book now: holburne.org/whats-on/events/glenn-brown-in-conversation/

Everyone at the Holburne is deeply saddened to hear of the death of David Hockney. He was truly a great artist and it was our honour to show many of his finest early drawings in our 2022 exhibition 'Love Life'.

Join Dr Michael Korey, for a fascinating exploration of one of the most extraordinary objects in the new Schroder Gallery: a rare 16th-century Mechanical Celestial Globe. 🎟 Book now: https://ow.ly/xO7p50Z9TFh

Step into a printmaker's studio for the day and learn how to make your own beautiful dry point etching print, in this specialist creative workshop. 🗓️Thursday 2nd July, 10am - 4pm  🎫 £85, ticket includes all materials and museum entry Find out more and book your ticket: https://ow.ly/FVEQ50Z62qI

Announcing our Summer Art Camps! 🎨☀️ Back by popular demand, providing full days of creative fun for children delivered by experienced artists. Don't miss out book your child's place now and provide them with a creative and fun filled summer! Find out more and book: https://ow.ly/VZUf50Z7cEo

✨ June at the Holburne ✨ https://holburne.org/whats-on/events/

Tête de Femme (1905) captures a quiet, contemplative moment, showcasing Picasso's extraordinary skill as a printmaker. This remarkable work is just one of the highlights in Beyond Impressionism: Printmaking from Manet to Picasso, our new exhibition. 🎟️ Book your tickets: https://ow.ly/Tig850Z7byB

For this year’s Volunteer week we would like to celebrate two very brave Holburne Volunteers who will be jumping out of a plane from 15,000 feet to raise vital funds for the Holburne. Sponsor Colette https://gofund.me/9b29ac69c Sponsor Ian https://gofund.me/eeb5dbe40

🎨 Join celebrated artist Glenn Brown for a special evening at the Holburne 🏛️ Glenn will be in conversation, offering fascinating insights into his artistic practice, inspirations and the works featured in this remarkable exhibition. 📅 18 June 2026, 7pm 🎟️Book your place: https://ow.ly/Paef50Z62Sy