Holburne Museum of Art History, Travel Information, Hotels, Fare, Facts And More

Located in Sydney Pleasure Gardens, Bath, Somerset, England, The Holburne Museum is a well-known tourist attraction. The city's first public art gallery, the Grade I listed building, is home to fine and decorative arts built around the collection of Sir William Holburne. Artists in the collection include Gainsborough, Guardi, Stubbs, Ramsay, and Zoffany. The museum also provides a program of temporary exhibitions, music performances, creative workshops, family events, talks, and lectures. There is a bookshop and a café that opens out onto Sydney Gardens. The museum reopened in May 2011 after restoration and an extension designed by Eric Parry Architects, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund. It was previously identified as the Holburne of Menstrie Museum and the Holburne Museum of Art.