Britain's finest Georgian city is brimming with things to do and
see. The city boasts a remarkable range of museums, galleries and
exhibitions covering almost every subject under the sun.
Visit the events pages to see
what is happening at Bath's museums and galleries, or download the
leaflets in the column opposite.
The best preserved Roman religious spa from the ancient world.
Around Britain's only hot spring, the Romans built a magnificent
temple and bathing complex that still flows with natural hot water.
The extensive ruins and treasures from the spring are beautifully
preserved and presented using the best of modern
interpretation.
One of the world's finest collections of fashionable dress and
accessories. The displays illustrate the changing styles of dress
for men, women and children over the last 400 years.
An award-winning museum that offers an insight into North
Somerset life since the nineteenth century. It also contains a
unique collection of local artefacts, photographs, documents and
books relating to the North Somerset Coalfield.
The Royal Crescent is justly considered one of the finest
achievements of urban 18th century architecture and represents the
highest point of palladian architecture in Bath. Visitors can see a
grand town house redecorated and furnished to show how it might
have appeared in the late 18th century.
The Victoria Art Gallery is a free public facility located in
the centre of the beautiful city of Bath. Open all year round, it
is visited by 92,000 people annually. The Gallery houses Bath &
North East Somerset's collection of paintings, sculpture and
decorative arts.
The American Museum is the only museum of Americana
outside the United States. The American Museum is a
non-profit organisation dedicated to furthering the understanding
of American culture and history.
The Jane Austen Centre is a new permanent exhibition which tells
the story of Jane's Bath experience - the effect that living here
had on her and her writing. Her intimate knowledge of the
city is reflected in two of her novels, Northanger Abbey and
Persuasion, which are largely set in Bath.
Georgian Garden
The Georgian Garden behind 4 The Circus, has been recreated to
the original plan of circa 1760/1770 to show a typical layout of
the period. The position of the flower beds, paths and trellis were
located by excavation in 1985-6 by Bath Archaeological Trust.
Other Museums in Bath & North East
Somerset:
Beckford's
Tower Lansdown, Bath
Museum of Bath at
Work Julian Road,
Bath
Building of Bath
Collection The Vineyards, Paragon, Bath
Holburne
Museum Great Pulteney Street, Bath
Sally Lunn's
Kitchen North Parade Passage,
Bath
Bath Postal
Museum Northgate Street,
Bath
Herschel Museum of
Astronomy New King Street, Bath
BRLSI
Queen Square, Bath
Museum of East Asian
Art Bennett Street,
Bath
Each year, during the autumn half-term, museums in Bath &
North East Somerset arrange a series of events and activities for
children and local residents.
For free admission to Bath & North East Somerset Council's
museums and concessions at others in the district, you need a
Resident's Discovery Card.
