Category: Exhibition

A man stands looking at an art installation of a bomb damaged door from Ukraine, located in the chapel of a church with a prayer wall behind him.

Collateral Damage: An artwork by Robert Marshall

Standing within the Abbey’s St Alphege Chapel, Collateral Damage confronts visitors with the brutal realities of war and the resilience of the human spirit. Created by artist Robert Marshall, this striking installation features a bomb-damaged door salvaged from a destroyed home in Ukraine – a simple…
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A man and woman in period Regency costumes look at a memorial on Bath Abbey's walls

Bath Abbey Celebrates Jane Austen’s 250th Birthday with ‘Austens at the Abbey’- A Uniquely Engaging Programme of Events

To mark the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth, Bath Abbey is excited to announce Austens at the Abbey, a special programme of events that highlights the Abbey’s connections to the iconic author and her family. Running from Saturday 5…
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Man silhouetted in front of large lit up globe

World Famous Gaia artwork coming to Bath Abbey for Treasuring Creation Festival

Bath Abbey is hosting Luke Jerram’s touring Gaia artwork from 18th September to 29th October 2023, as part of the Treasuring Creation Festival. Measuring seven metres in diameter, Gaia features detailed NASA imagery of the Earth’s surface and provides the…
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Shelley Ashkowski artwork

Let There Be Light: An exhibition of artwork inspired by the history and beauty of churches

An exhibition will be on display in Bath Abbey from 18 April-31 May celebrating the history and beauty of churches. Titled ‘Let There Be Light’, the exhibition will feature over 20 works by local artist, Shelley Ashkowski. Each piece is…
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The Bath Festival presents Symphony of Sorrowful Songs, under the Moon in Bath Abbey

Image caption: Museum of the Moon by Luke Jerram. Ely Cathedral. Photo (c) James Billings The Bath Festival presents Symphony of Sorrowful Songs with Paraorchestra, soprano Victoria Oruwari and conductor Charles Hazlewood, also featuring Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon.…
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Mark De Lisser

‘Dark Shadows’ poem written in response to memorials’ links to colonialism and slave trade

Bath-based poet, Mark De’Lisser, has written a poem, ‘Dark Shadows’, in response to the memorials in Bath Abbey and their links to colonialism and slavery. You can watch Mark performing his poem here or read it in full on our…
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