Every day at 11.00 a.m. Find out more about what we have – for nothing! From April 1st, Museum staff will be offering a daily free guided tour to visitors, included as part of our … Read more...
Free Guided Tours of Museum Collections
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LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION! : 120 Years of Cinemas and Films in Bath
This year’s special exhibition opens on Saturday 9 May and we’ve programmed a great selection of films at the Museum. Our first special film screening is on Sunday 17 May at 5.15pm at the Little Theatre Cinema … Read more...
Bath and the 1926 General Strike
Did you know that there was a General Strike in 1926? Did it include Bath? What effects did it have on daily life in Bath? The Museum will commemorate the centenary of the 1926 General … Read more...
A Glimpse of Cinema History
We’re enjoying the research process for our forthcoming exhibition – Lights! Camera! Action! 120 years of Cinemas and Films in Bath. Have you ever looked up above The Works store in Westgate Street? On the … Read more...
Major National Award for 2025 Tennis Exhibition
The Museum of Bath at Work has won the annual Sporting Heritage Research Award which was presented at a ceremony at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on the evening of 13 November, organised by Sporting Heritage. The … Read more...
COMING SOON! “Pictures That Talk”
After our successful Tennis exhibition this year, for 2026 we turn to indoor entertainment with our next – Lights! Camera! Action! 120 years of Cinemas and Films in Bath. The smell of popcorn, the comfy … Read more...
Proposed Drawing Workshop-Spring 2026
Bath at Work museum is a treasure house of archaic Victorian machinery, fizzy pop manufacturing and bottling equipment, stone quarrying plant and an array of other relics from Bath’s industrial past. In this workshop you … Read more...
“Now it’s time for Ice Cream!”
That was the intermission announcement at the cinema in the 1960s and 1970s, with a slightly faded picture as I remember it (writes Ann Cullis) followed by orange drink Kia-Ora. For a bit of nostalgia, … Read more...
Tennis Exhibition Opening Evening
Our exciting new exhibition, “On Court: Bath and Tennis from Indoor to Outdoor” was officially opened on Thursday 12th June when Louise Price cut the ribbon during an evening launch event. The exhibition will run … Read more...
On Court: Bath and Tennis from Indoor to Outdoor
Our exciting new exhibition, On Court: Bath and Tennis Indoor to Outdoor, will open at the Museum of Bath at Work on 12 June until 16th November. Through interpretation boards and loan items it reveals … Read more...