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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…
Party in the City – a late, free night at the museum
In partnership with Party in the City, a city-wide celebration of Bath’s Music and Literature Festival, the museum will open its doors until 9pm and provide free entry. Enjoy exploring the Chapel and exhibition as you listen. There will be a pay bar and the shop will also be open for this special event. MoBA…
Heritage Ironwork Walk
Ahead of the Festival of Ironwork in June, organisers are inviting you to join them on a short guided walk around some of the highlights of Bath’s magnificent historic ironwork. From the resplendent to the quirky, from candle snuffs and winches to exquisite chandeliers and ornate canopies, come along and find out what makes this…
EXHIBITION TALK: Building Memory; the architecture of death in Bath
Join Dr Amy Frost as she takes us on a journey of remembrance, highlighting structures and spaces in Bath made to celebrate great lives and commemorate tragic loss, many of which now lie abandoned and forgotten. Victorian cemeteries, a peaceful garden for suffragettes and sombre war memorials all feature, designed to be visible links to…
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…
CONCERT: The Monday Players
19th & 20th century wind quintet music. The Monday Players are a group of musicians who live in and around Bath. They originally met to rehearse on Monday afternoons and hence the name. Over the last 12 years they have raised in the region of £6000 for various charities through concert-giving and have performed widely…
Lost and Found: Widcombe’s burial grounds. A walk and talk with Dr Death
This links with our current exhibition Building Memory, and is led by Honorary Professor Dr Tony Walter (aka Dr Death!). He is the world's only Professor of Death Studies, based at the University of Bath. Some old burial grounds are in good shape, while others disappear from memory or are lost and then re-found. This…
Chanson, frottola and villancico: early 16th century songs with lute and vihuela
Musicke in the Ayre continue their season of early music concerts in the Chapel with a recital of very early repertoire for voice and plucked strings. Din Ghani will use lute and its Spanish counterpart, the vihuela (both made by him) to accompany soprano Carmel Edwards in music originally printed in France, Italy and Spain…
EXHIBITION LECTURE: Origins in Stone
Guest speaker Ricky Pound discusses the architectural references to Death and Rebirth in Lord Burlington’s House and Gardens at Chiswick, one of London's most iconic Georgian properties. Ricky Pound had the privilege of managing both Chiswick and Marble Hill House in Twickenham from 1996-2014 for English Heritage. He is considered an expert on both historic…
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 vs Lyme: Architecture in Austen’s Persuasion
In association with the Jane Austen Festival More details to follow soon, but booking will be via the Bath Box Office website
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…