Court on Canvas: International Tennis Art

August 18, 2024

Court on canvas: International tennis art. Review of lecture given by Dr Ann Sumner on the art that has been inspired by the game of lawn tennis since it became popular in the 1880s. Reviewed by Rosy Drohan

Stothert & Pitt Sea Plane Winch on display

August 15, 2024

After a huge amount of work of restoring, renovating, and positioning by volunteers, a winch made by Stothert & Pitt of Bath has been installed and officially unveiled outside the Museum of Bath.

The Cryséde shop, 2 Quiet Street

August 7, 2024

“Cryséde is Synonymous to Beauty” Recently I went to an exhibition at the Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro about the history of Cryséde textiles, and was fascinated to learn that one of their first dress … Read more...

The Bathford Papermill project

August 1, 2024

 The Bathford Papermill project is concerned with assessing the museum’s extensive archive of documents relating to the papermill with a particular focus on the First World War. The primary aim of the project is to … Read more...

Cross Manufacturing- archive project

August 1, 2024

The museum is working with Cross Manufacturing on a project to find a solution for the company’s archiving needs. This will involve digitising the 1000+ historic engineering drawings that are currently held in Cross’ archives. Dating back to the … Read more...

Costing the Earth-a personal reflection

August 1, 2024

The current exhibition at the Museum made me reflect on the changes I’ve seen since arriving at Bath Spa Station for an interview at the new Bath University of Technology in 1967. The buildings were … Read more...