Exploring the Museums of Bath, Bath, England
There are so many museums in Bath that it would take a month to explore them all. I鈥檝e spent the last week visiting several of them, but I鈥檝e got a lot more to go! There are the museums and galleries that you might expect, a few more unusual, and a surprising number of small museums鈥�
The Museum of Bath Architecture is interesting for its building 鈥� an old chapel 鈥� as well as for the museum
Art lovers should start with the聽Victoria Art Gallery, housed in a purpose-built Victorian building beside the Pulteney Bridge. It contains more than 1,500 artworks, with an extensive British collection including paintings by Thomas Gainsborough and Walter Sickert. Then there is the Holburne Museum, home to a private collection with 18th century art and artefacts, and much more (read more about the Holburne Museum聽here.) And the聽Museum of East Asian Art聽is a small, family-friendly, collection of artefacts spanning 7,000 years.
So far as architecture is concerned, you could almost regard the city itself as a sort of outdoor museum! I would certainly recommend walking around to see it for yourself before visiting the museums. When you are ready to learn more, the聽Museum of Bath Architecture聽is an excellent small museum that focuses on the design and construction of Georgian buildings. And聽No 1 Royal Crescent聽is a house that has been furnished and decorated as it might have been in the 18th century. Of course, gardens were an important part of domestic architecture, and you can also walk around the聽Georgian Garden at the rear of No 4 The Circus. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
The Museum of Bath Architecture is interesting for its building 鈥� an old chapel 鈥� as well as for the museum
Art lovers should start with the聽Victoria Art Gallery, housed in a purpose-built Victorian building beside the Pulteney Bridge. It contains more than 1,500 artworks, with an extensive British collection including paintings by Thomas Gainsborough and Walter Sickert. Then there is the Holburne Museum, home to a private collection with 18th century art and artefacts, and much more (read more about the Holburne Museum聽here.) And the聽Museum of East Asian Art聽is a small, family-friendly, collection of artefacts spanning 7,000 years.
So far as architecture is concerned, you could almost regard the city itself as a sort of outdoor museum! I would certainly recommend walking around to see it for yourself before visiting the museums. When you are ready to learn more, the聽Museum of Bath Architecture聽is an excellent small museum that focuses on the design and construction of Georgian buildings. And聽No 1 Royal Crescent聽is a house that has been furnished and decorated as it might have been in the 18th century. Of course, gardens were an important part of domestic architecture, and you can also walk around the聽Georgian Garden at the rear of No 4 The Circus. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Exploring the Museums of Bath
Guide Location: England » Bath
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Karen Warren
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Guide Location: England » Bath
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Karen Warren
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Victoria Art Gallery
- Pulteney Bridge
- Holburne Museum
- Museum of East Asian Art
- Museum of Bath Architecture
- No 1 Royal Crescent
- Georgian Garden
- No 4 The Circus
- Jane Austen Centre
- The Assembly Rooms
- Pump Room
- Postal Museum
- Roman Baths
- Old Theatre Royal and Masonic Hall
- Herschel Museum
- Museum of Bath at Work
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