To coincide with the launch of special exhibition Kith & Kin: The Quilts of Gee's Bend, Raina Lampkins-Fielder will give a talk on the unique quilt making tradition of Gee’s Bend.
Celebrating the extraordinary work of a group of African American women from a remote river island community in Alabama which embodies a 200-year tradition of making quilts.
Join us for tons of family fun this half term, and try our new family trail about America 250 with Charlie the Chipmunk!
Join us for America 250 – the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It’s going to be a year packed with exciting exhibitions and events showcasing American arts, music, history and culture.
Interesting pop-up talks happen every week at the museum, covering a wide variety of topics about American culture and history.
On selected Tuesdays every month – a wonderful hour of fun and creativity for pre-schoolers and their parents/carers, with seasonal songs, stories, games and crafts.
If you have a fascination for fabrics, this specialised guided tour is just the thing to enhance your visit. The American Museum houses a world-famous collection of textiles, including quilts, embroideries, weavings and prints.
Enjoy a feel-good start to spring and experience the sensational beauty of 70,000 daffodils in bloom during March and April, with waves of different varieties opening in succession.
Take time out and relax with your family on Mother's Day, enjoy a wonderful walk in our springtime gardens, surrounded by thousands of daffodils and enjoy a delicious lunch and cake in the deli.
For all plant lovers and garden enthusiasts, the Rare Plant Fair is an excellent opportunity to buy beautiful plants from specialist nurseries at one of the most spectacular gardens in the South West.
Be enchanted by the wonderful original Christmas decorations inside our Georgian Manor House, including our spectacular 17-foot fir tree! Listen to live choirs and enjoy festive storytelling and creative activities, as well as treats in the deli and winter walks in the gardens.
Be enchanted by the wonderful Christmas decorations inside our Georgian Manor House, including our spectacular 17-foot fir tree! Listen to live choirs and enjoy festive storytelling and creative activities, as well as treats in the deli and winter walks in the gardens.
An amazing live Christmas concert with jazz favourite Clare Teal at her spectacular Festive Fiesta, presenting exhilarating swing with a Christmas twist.
Be enchanted by the wonderful Christmas decorations inside our Georgian Manor House, including our spectacular 17-foot tree! Listen to live choirs and enjoy festive storytelling and creative activities, as well as treats in the deli and winter walks in the gardens.
Don’t miss an amazing live Christmas concert with jazz favourite Clare Teal at her spectacular Festive Fiesta, presenting exhilarating swing with a Christmas twist.
Be enchanted by the wonderful Christmas decorations inside our Georgian Manor House, including our spectacular 17-foot tree, visit the Beyond Infinity space exhibition, and enjoy winter walks in the gardens and tasty treats in the Deli.
The American Museum & Gardens and the Herschel Museum of Astronomy have come together to create a special space badge day for local uniform groups to enjoy. This day experience will support the knowledge needed for achieving a Brownie, Guide, Beaver or Cub Space Badge.
An incredible opportunity to view up close some of our quilts not on display in the Museum, and learn more about the history of quilt making in America.
Join us for a new home learning day, ideal for ages 7 years – 15 years, which is all about the home comforts of Native American peoples and European-American travellers.
With Christmas around the corner, it’s the perfect time to visit our contemporary Craft Fair and choose bespoke craft gifts made by selected professional makers, including contemporary jewellery, ceramics, textiles and glass.
Join the amazing Super Pirates for a thrilling Halloween kids’ party indoors in the Stables with a themed disco, circus play, barrels full of fun, and an epic dance to a Happy Halloween playlist, plus delicious burgers or mac ‘n’ cheese!
A whole week of classic American Halloween fun, with a new pumpkin garden trail, big trick or treat event, indoor creative activities and a visit to the exciting space exhibition!
Join us on Wednesday 29 October, make a donation instead of buying our normal admission tickets, and enjoy our classic American Halloween half-term fun.
Join us to hear about 18th-Century American clockmaking and clocks at the American Museum & Gardens.
To mark the 60th anniversary of both the US Voting Rights Act and the UK’s Race Relations Act, Bath Film Festival presents a powerful and timely screening of Selma at the American Museum & Gardens.
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Join us for a fascinating audience with the award-winning author of Orbital, Samantha Harvey.
An incredible opportunity to view up close some of our quilts not on display in the Museum, and learn more about the history of quilt making in America.
NOW SOLD OUT
An exciting new Sir Winston Churchill Lecture with space scientist, author and TV presenter Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock. Endowed by Betty Suchar.
This October, the American Museum & Gardens will be exhibiting at one of the biggest quilt events in the world – the International Quilt Festival in Houston.
Meet the Museum’s Chief Curator Kate Hebert at George Washington's Mount Vernon in Virginia, where she will be sharing the story of how our remarkable quilt collection came to be.
If you have a fascination for fabrics, this specialised guided tour is just the thing to enhance your visit. The American Museum houses a world-famous collection of textiles, including quilts, embroideries, weavings and prints.
Hear more about how the European taste for fine art during the 18th and 19th centuries influenced artists in America and the unique tradition of Folk Art.
On Heritage open day, visit our spectacular gardens and the American Garden Deli for free (there is a small admission fee to enter the museum and exhibition).
With sweeping views over Limpley Stoke Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the garden glows with ochre tones in October, reflecting the borrowed landscape of surrounding ancient woodland.
Members are invited to an exclusive members’ BBQ in our spectacular summer gardens.
Join the amazing Super Pirates for an awesome kids’ rave with a disco storytelling tent, circus play, barrels full of fun, and an epic dance to a classic American playlist. A super family adventure!
Our spectacular gardens are open late for a summer’s evening of relaxation, jazz music with the John Martin Quartet and American-inspired food and drink. Join us for sunset skies in one of Bath’s best gardens.
Pack your picnics and join Ratty, Mole, Badger, and the fantastically irrepressible Toad as they embark on the adventure of a lifetime in a wonderful garden performance by the multi-award nominated Immersion Theatre. Recommended for ages 4+.
Enjoy a summer’s evening of outdoor theatre in our lovely gardens and watch a funny, fast-paced, new adaptation of Sense & Sensibility by the critically acclaimed Pantaloons Theatre Company.
Find out about the plants and gardening techniques used to create Oehme van Sweden's first garden outside of America. We'll be exploring the unique ethos and style behind their New American Garden design and how to maintain naturalistic gardens in the UK.
