What is Party in the City? Party in the City will take place on Friday 17 May in 2019. This is Bath’s biggest night of free entertainment across the city and an important part of The Bath Festival celebrations. The night includes over 2,000 performers across 30+ venues and 3 outdoor arenas. It is Bath’s…

HALF TERM. Find out what Georgians kept in their secret pockets and then make your own. A drop-in activity open all day in the Servants' Hall. Included in the admission price.

Visit today to see servants in costume bringing the house to eighteenth century life.  You'll find seamstresses, laundry maids, housekeepers, cooks and dressers, perhaps also a butler and footman.

A free talk for families with children aged 9 years and above by Dr Bob Fosbury, an astronomer who worked for 26 years at the European Space Agency (ESA) as part of ESA’s collaboration with NASA on the Hubble Space Telescope. Sir William Herschel accidentally discovered Infrared radiation in 1800 through a simple experiment using a prism and…

In association with Bath Fringe Festival Our exhibition this year is 'Image Control' which explores how Georgians manipulated their own images to convey certain messages. In partnership with Bath Spa University's 2nd year Drama students, this special event marks the culmination of a 6 week project exploring how to bring history to life through Live…

Come and experience ‘Image Control’, our 2019 exhibition. Early Friday evenings on 7 June and 5 July, 6pm – 9pm. In the ‘Age of Instagram’ we are surrounded by carefully created images of ideal lifestyles and standards. However this is not new; come and explore how the Georgians manipulated their own portraits 250 years ago!…

Give yourself an instant Georgian makeover with our elegant headwear. Make a Georgian bonnet or bicorn hat to take away. Will you be inspired by Jane Austen or Napoleon? A drop-in activity all day in the Servants' Hall. Free with normal admission.

In partnership with the Jane Austen Festival, come and hear Museum Manager Lizzie Johansson-Hartley talk about Regency kitchens and cooking in England at the time Jane Austen lived here in Bath. Food was at the very heart of society in Jane Austen’s England. Through this talk and tour, delve into how the Georgians prepared and…

In association with the Jane Austen Festival Ever thought that the building on the TV screen doesn’t quite match the Pemberley or Mansfield you built in your imagination? Join Dr Amy Frost on a tour through the locations and sets of Austen adaptations to discover why Lady Catherine de Bourgh really didn’t live in a…

MUSEUMS WEEK. Calling all bookworms! Be inspired by our exhibition to make a bookmark for your next read - or make a necklace inspired by Jane Austen. A drop-in activity available all day in the Servants' Hall. Included in the admission price.

Welcome to No.1 Royal Crescent, the home of Mr. Henry Sandford, ‘a gentleman of a most benevolent disposition’. It is December 1786 and the household is preparing for Christmas. Mr. Sandford’s housemaid has spent the morning decorating the house with garlands of greenery.