Museum Events and Exhibitions
August - December 2008
Fashion Museum, Assembly Rooms, Bennett Street,
Bath BA1 2QH
www.fashionmuseum.co.uk
Events for children:
Monday 27 - Friday 31 October, 2.00 - 3.30pm
The language of fans
Make a fan and decorate it using different papers.
Sunday 14 December, 10.30 -12.30pm
Christmas stockings
Create fashonable Christmas stockings
Events for adults:
Fashion Museum tours.
Fridays 11.00, 12 Sept and 29 Dec
The Victoria Art Gallery, Bridge Street, Bath BA2
4AT
www.victoriagal.org.uk
Events for children:
The following Young at Art events are £3.50 per child booked in
advance, unless otherwise stated. All children to be accompanied by
an adult. Book on 01225 477244.
Friday 22 August, 10.30-12.00 and 1.30-3.00
Beat Those Blues (3-11 years)
Sunday 7 September, 4.00-5.00pm
Indian shapes and shadows. £2.00 per child - make
a shadow puppet
Sunday 7 September, 5.30-6.30, Gods and
demons £5.00 per adult, children free. An atmospheric
Indian puppet show.
Saturday 25 October, 3.00-4.00pm Sea of
light. Suitable for adults and children 5 and over.
Tuesday 28 October, 10.30-12.00 noon
Peep Show. Create a landscape peep show.
Wednesday 29 October, 10.30-12.00
noon Brilliant bookmarks. Bold book,arke for
the book lover.
Thursday 30 October, 10.30 -12.00 noon
Heads and tails. Create a gallery mask.
Friday 31 October, 10.30-12.00 noon
Story starters. Make gallery stories come
alive.
Saturday 1 November, 11.00-4.00pm Big draw:
Bright and breeezy. Draw a seaside scene.
Saturday 29 November, 6-11 years. Wrap
it up. Ideas for Christmas wrapping and cards.
Saturday 13 December, 3-7 years.
Christmas crafts. Make spice bags and
calendars
Events for adults:
Victoria Art Gallery tours
Tuesdays 12.00-12.45, 25 Sept, 16 Oct.27 Nov. No booking
necessary.
The Roman Baths
Abbey Church Yard, Bath BA1 1LZ
www.romanbaths.co.uk
Monday 18 August
Geology rocks Family drop-in activity
Monday 27-Friday 31 October, 10.00-1.00pm,
2.00-4.00pm Talking Romans. Family drop-in
activity
Monday 27 October, 7.00-9.00pm Roman
Baths access evening. The site will be ramped for
wheelchair users. Sign language tour at 7.15pm
Sunday 7 December, 10-1.00pm, 2.00-4.00pm
Roman Festivals.
Store tours, 18 Sept, 16 Oct
10.00am, and 13 Nov, 11 Dec 2.30pm. Book on 01225
477779
Tunnel tours, 24 Sept, 29 Oct
9.30am, and 26 Nov 10am. Book on 01225 477779
Time for Tompion, Pump Room, Sunday 26
October, 9.30-10.30am. Breakfast and talk on the
Tompion clock. £11,00, £10.00 for Discovery Card holders. 01225
477757 to book.
Heritage Open Days 11-14 September
Heritage Open Days take place across Britain and Europe to
celebrate architecture and culture. People can enjoy a range of
buildings, both historic and contemporary, that open their doors
specially for this event. This year in Bath and North East
Somerset, see a waterpowered brass mill, set foot inside the church
where Jane Austen's father worshipped, and relive the glorious days
of steam railways.
A leaflet can be downloaded on the right for more
information
Englishcombe Tithe Barn, Tel: 01225
425073
Rectory Farmhouse, Englishcombe, Bath
Village tours and barn open: Thursday 11, Friday 12, Saturday 13
and Sunday 14 Sept.
Saltford Brass Mill, Tel: 0117 986 2216
The Shallows, Saltford, Bristol
Friday 12 & Saturday 13 September 10.00-4.00
Bath Masonic Hall, Tel: 01225 462233
Old Orchard Street, Bath
Saturday 13 September, 11.00-3.00
Central United Reform Church, Tel: 01225
310050
Argyle Street, Bath
Saturday 13 10.00-4.00 & Sunday 14 September 12.00-4.00
No 4 The Circus, Bath Tel: 01225 477773
Friday 12 September, 10.00-12.00
St John's Museum Store, Tel: 01225 477779
Upper Bristol Road, Bath
Saturday 13 September 11.00-4.00
St Swithin's Church, Tel: 01225 789168
The Paragon, Bath
Thursday 11, Friday 12, Saturday 13 September 12.00-4.00, Sunday 14
September 2.00-4.30.
Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust,
Tel: 01761 411221
Silver Street, Midsomer Norton
Saturday 13 & Sunday 14 September 10.00-4.00
Free Lunchtime talks at the Guildhall
For more information see www.romanbaths.co.uk
Wed 22 October 1.10-1.45pm Carving
Caesar
Wed 29 October, 1.10-1.45pm, Governors
of Roman Britain
Wed 5 November, 1.10-1.45pm, Claudius
& Vespasian
Wed 12 Nov, 1.10-1.45pm, Hadrian
& Constantine
