Learn to paint a beautiful arrangement inspired by the flowers popular in Georgian Britain. Full step by step guidance will be provided as you create your masterpiece on a high quality birchwood panel – ready to take home and display. This will be a very relaxed workshop, suitable for all abilities. Your design can be...
Bridgerton series three is coming and, as lovers of all things regency - especially the fashion - we couldn't be more excited! To celebrate the launch date, on Thursday 16th May museum visitors can finish their visit by trying on regency costumes. It's the perfect opportunity to channel your inner Lady Danbury - or Lizzy...
Join Cesar Hernandez for a one-hour experience in our sumptuous Withdrawing Room, including an overview of the harpsichord, its musical capabilities, tuning, and some of the conservation techniques involved in maintaining this instrument. Cesar will play a couple of pieces, then attendees will have the opportunity to play a short piece themselves, supervised by Cesar....
‘Conversation piece’ paintings were informal group portraits, often set in an outdoor environment that showed family or friends socialising. Come along and add to our giant Conversation Piece collage this half term: get inspired by our collection of Georgian paintings, or add a modern twist! Sessions are held in the Servants’ Hall on Weds 29th...
Join us for our new monthly children’s creative workshops at No.1 Royal Crescent. Led by local artists, these fun and engaging sessions will introduce you to lots of different ways to make art! Remix the Royal Crescent 10am - 12pm Learn how to use unconventional materials and techniques to create collaborative and individual artworks,...
In this stitching workshop develop your creative abilities through the simple, mindful process of creating freeform designs of charming fabric collages and stitches. You will be introduced to basic stitches and will experiment with a range of beautiful recycled and repurposed natural fabrics and threads. Enjoy the journey of creating while simultaneously producing a well-designed...
Learn about the traditional craft of block printing in the inspiring setting of Number 1 Royal Crescent Bath. Using a wide selection of blocks you will print a bag or tea towel discovering repeat patterns and exploring colour and design. Artist Clare Walsh will guide you through the process, teaching techniques and explaining the relevance...
Every Wednesday this summer we're hosting a range of craft activities! All activities are drop-in so no booking is required, and activities are free with museum entry (children enter the museum for free, accompanied by a paying adult.) What's planned?
Join us for our monthly children’s creative workshops at No.1 Royal Crescent. Led by local artists, these fun and engaging sessions will introduce you to lots of different ways to make art! 3 August: Photography Portraits 10am - 12pm Practice photography and learn about Georgian Portraits. Play around with old and new cameras and...
Learn and create beautiful flower paintings inspired by our collection at No.1 Royal Crescent. Artist Holly Foskett-Barnes will provide step-by-step instructions on how to paint flowers that would have been used in Georgian fashions, allowing you to relax into the process of watercolour painting. You will leave with your own botanical watercolour illustration. This will...
Believe it or not, the end of August is the perfect time to dig out our woollens while there is time to enjoy sprucing them up for the winter months to come. Open to all abilities, this relaxed workshop will cover a range of visible mending techniques for knitted materials: darning reverse darning applique Swiss...
Join us for our monthly children’s creative workshops at No.1 Royal Crescent. Led by local artists, these fun and engaging sessions will introduce you to lots of different ways to make art! 7 September: Creative Collage Get inspired by the beautiful buildings of Bath, and create a layered paint and collage artwork exploring the...
