Museum Looking for your Help

February 8, 2025

As part of our “Museum Making” project, we’re expanding our focus to tell the bigger story of Bath—a city full of history, creativity, and innovation. We’re diving into the diverse working lives of Bath’s residents, … Read more...

BBC Antiques Road Trip visit museum

November 26, 2024

UPDATE: The episode will be broadcast on BBC1 16.30pm Thursday 28th November 2024 or can be viewed now on BBC iPlayer by following this link BBC Antiques Road Trip team visited the museum in May with … Read more...

Bath Young Inventors Helping Save the Planet

September 2, 2024

This year’s winner of the Cross Trophy for the best submission to the Bath Young Inventor of the Year Competition was won by Anna H from Monkton Combe school.

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 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...