On Saturday, 17 May Bath & North East Somerset’s Fashion
Museum at the Assembly Rooms is opening its doors to celebrate the
Museums at Night Weekend with an exclusive and atmospheric viewing
of Nick Park’s Oscar® winning animation The Wrong Trousers.
There will four screenings of the film starting at 6.30pm, doors
open 6.00pm, and each screening lasts about 30 minutes. Visitors
are encouraged to wear the wrong trousers to celebrate this free
event. The Fashion Museum will be open to the public until 9pm,
entry is free to Discovery Card holders, otherwise normal admission
charges will apply.
The Fashion Museum is one of more than seventy museums and
galleries around the country taking part in this event in
association with Aardman Animations, the BBC and 2entertain.
Fifteen local museums and galleries will be taking part in Museums
at Night, to celebrate Museums & Galleries Month.
Activities include live music at the Victoria Art
Gallery; percussion workshops at the Museum of Bath at Work;
and late opening at The Roman Baths, where the Great Bath will be
torchlit and a promenade theatre will entertain visitors.
The American Museum, on the outskirts of Bath, will be staging
Appalachian dancing in Queen Square near the Bath Royal Literary
& Scientific Institution, which will be opening its new
exhibition space for the night. No 1 Royal Crescent will be
hosting a Georgian pastimes evening, involving embroidery and
gentlemen's dancing, as well as live music.
This is the second time Bath and North East Somerset’s museums
have staged this event, in collaboration with the annual
International Nuits des Musees, and it promises to establish Museum
Night as a regular slot in Bath's cultural calendar.
During the week running up to Museums Night, there will be a
joint exhibition staged by all the museums and galleries, in the
Central Library 10am - 4pm 12-17 May. This will showcase the
collaborative nature of Bath & North East Somerset heritage
organisations and will include a trail with prizes for those
completing it.
Other activities across the area’s museums and galleries during
May will include visual art sessions, theatre, film screenings and
storytelling.
For more information on Museums and Galleries Month and Museums
at Night events, visit the Heritage
pages or ring 01225 477757. Leaflets will also
be available in local libraries and at participating
sites.
For more information on the Fashion Museum visit www.fashionmuseum.co.uk
