Art Works: Exhibition of paintings by local artist Tom Elliott

Art Works: Exhibition of paintings by local artist Tom Elliott

On display from May 17th-November 1st 2021 My work has been exhibited in London and Bath commercial galleries, so when Stuart Burroughs the director of the Museum contacted me about having a solo show — with my work “in among the exhibits” – I was delighted and intrigued. It’s an amazing collection, and visiting I realised that, like me, Stuart is fascinated with the Victorian industrial heritage: offices and workplaces, shops, furnished interiors, laden tables, piled-up floorboards. . .  And everywhere, in so many spots in the Museum, something is being played out around the designed artefacts. Now, it turns...

All aboard! Train set prop from McDonald and Dodds ITV Show donated to Museum

All aboard! Train set prop from McDonald and Dodds ITV Show donated to Museum

On Display from May 17th –November 1st 2021 You may have seen the McDonald and Dodds light hearted crime series on ITV which is filmed in Bath. The mis-matched crime fighting duo of Ms McDonald and Mr Dodds plod around Bath righting wrongs and detecting. Anyway, in one of the episodes of this a working train model appears as a vital prop, in the solving of a case and ITV contacted our Director Stuart Burroughs to offer to the 16 ft long model to the Museum after filming had finished. Whilst it is quite large (!) it separates into two...

2021 Spring and Summer Online Lectures and Shows

2021 Spring and Summer Online Lectures and Shows

We are running a series of lectures via Zoom in April, May and June and we hope, by offering these events online we can ensure members of the Friends are able to view the lectures and shows without having to visit the Museum and if you are remote from Bath you will still be able to join us.