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EXHIBITION: Building Memory – The architecture of death and burial in Bath
From high Victorian cemeteries through sombre war memorials to a peaceful garden for suffragettes, architecture has the power to commemorate the dead and captivate the living. The celebration of great lives and commemoration of tragic loss has produced some of Bath’s most individual (and often forgotten) structures and spaces. As we mark the centenary of…
Architectural Photographer of the Year competition 2018
Architecture is all around us, virtually everywhere we go there is some kind of building, structure or space. Photography is now the most accessible format of recording our lives especially with the development of the smart phone. The Museum of Bath Architecture is exploring the intrinsic link between Architecture and Photography and the way in which…
Fun LEGO® challenges
Explore the concepts of scale, symmetry and repetition using our special white LEGO® architectural bricks, then try creating your own unique building. Free with normal admission to the museum.
Bath Folk Festival events at MoBA 12th, 13th, 15th and 16th August
We are delighted to be partnering with the wonderful Bath Folk Festival team and hosting eight great gigs in 2018 (over four evenings) at the Countess of Huntingdon's Chapel - which is renowned for it's good acoustics! Each night the doors open at 6.30pm with the performances 7-9pm. Tickets are £10 in advance (book online…
Southcot Burial Ground Open Day
The Trust owns and manages this hidden oasis in the centre of Bath - in Widcombe. There will be a short talk about its history and wildlife over the course of the afternoon. Only open once or twice year, this is a great opportunity to wander around and enjoy the trees, wildlife, headstones and paths.…
Bath vs Lyme: Architecture in Austen’s Persuasion
In association with the Jane Austen Festival. Please note that the venue is the Museum of Bath Architecture, not No. 1 Royal Crescent. Architecture plays a vital role in Persuasion and not just individual buildings but also the wider sense of the built and natural environment. Join Dr Amy Frost in a journey from the…
Jennifer Crook in concert
Bath-based singer-songwriter, harpist and musician, Jennifer Crook is a much-loved feature of Britain’s folk and acoustic scene. Her collaborations encompass Boo Hewerdine, Eddi Reader, Darrell Scott, Miranda Sykes (Show of Hands), Eliza Carthy, Andy Davis (Stackridge), and many more. Since first coming to attention in the BBC Young Tradition Award, she has released a string of…
LECTURE: Arnos Vale – Civilising Death
Janine Mariott, Public Engagement Manager at Arnos Vale Cemetery, talks about the residents, history and architecture of this grand Victorian cemetery. Arnos Vale is a 'secret world' - a unique heritage site in the heart of Bristol with 45 green acres of spectacular Victorian Garden Cemetery. It was established in 1837, with it first burial…
Introduction to British Architecture, Part 2. 1800-1914
Join Dr Amy Frost on a 3-week course exploring the development of British architecture from the Neo-classicism of the early 1800s, through the variety of the Victorians, and into the first decades of the 20th century. Tuesdays 9, 16 and 23 October, 9.30am – 12.00noon at the Museum of Bath Architecture. £25 per session. 9…
CONCERT: Amor et virtute: lute songs and duets associated with Sir Walter Raleigh (d.1618)
Musicke in the Ayre bring their 2018 season of early music in the Chapel to a close with a musical portrait of a most remarkable West Country gentleman Sir Walter Raleigh, 400 years after his execution. Din Ghani will accompany sopranos Philippa Neaverson and Jane Hunt in a programme of lute songs and duets, some…
Introduction to British Architecture, Part 2. 1800-1914
Join Dr Amy Frost on a 3-week course exploring the development of British architecture from the Neo-classicism of the early 1800s, through the variety of the Victorians, and into the first decades of the 20th century. Tuesdays 9, 16 and 23 October, 9.30am – 12.00noon at the Museum of Bath Architecture. £25 per session. 9…
Introduction to British Architecture, Part 2. 1800-1914
Join Dr Amy Frost on a 3-week course exploring the development of British architecture from the Neo-classicism of the early 1800s, through the variety of the Victorians, and into the first decades of the 20th century. Tuesdays 9, 16 and 23 October, 9.30am – 12.00noon at the Museum of Bath Architecture. £25 per session. 9…