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.
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.
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.
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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).
