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.
Discover the wonders of space! This special family exhibition showcases innovation, collaboration, and the sublime magic of space that ignites awe in all of us. Features include a giant moon, real lunar rock, amazing rocket models, games, facts, out-of-this-world stories and hours of interactive play.
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.
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.
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 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!
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 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.
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.
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.
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! 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 concerts 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 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 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.
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.
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).
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.
The Selvedge Makers' Fair combines a visit to the museum's world-class textile collection and a selling fair with thirty curated textile merchants and makers. Truly a day to remember!
Our spectacular gardens are open late for a summer’s evening of relaxation, jazz music with Sam Crockatt and his band, and American-inspired food and drink. Join us for sunset skies in one of Bath’s best gardens.
Explore the brand-new space exhibition and the summer gardens, and relax with live music, lawn games and delicious food. With space-themed activities throughout the day!
The place to play this summer! Visit the American Museum & Gardens for days of creativity, joy and relaxation, filled with wonder, nature and art.
Take time out and relax with your family on Father’s Day, with art and heritage in the museum and exhibition, a summer walk in the gardens and treats in the deli.
The Lord Chamberlain’s Men will present Shakespeare’s greatest romantic comedy, Twelfth Night, in our spectacular gardens with valley views.
Hear about some of the fascinating quilts in our collection and the people who made them. Particularly focusing on the Amish community, we will explore more about their history and way of life, and the inspiration behind the quilts they made.
Our spectacular gardens are open late for a summer’s evening of relaxation, jazz music with the Iain Ballamy Trio and American-inspired food and drink. Join us for sunset skies in one of Bath’s best gardens.
Learn all about the beginnings of Pride, which originates from New York City’s 1969 Stonewall uprising. Our speaker, Andrew Foyle, is a buildings and social historian working in the West of England with OutStories Bristol.
Celebrate our incredible green spaces and the nature that thrives at our estate with a day of free activities, tours and walks for everyone to enjoy.
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!
Enjoy a pop-up family planetarium show presented by the Herschel Museum of Astronomy team, and hear different star stories from around the world!
We are delighted to open our doors to welcome all to enjoy our extensive estate with spectacular views, for a pay-what-you-can day in association with Queer Bath.
We are delighted to present Professor Jerry Brotton for a special talk about Renaissance maps, which sit between science and art, myth and reality, memory and loss.
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.
