VICTORIA ART GALLERY

Victoria Art Gallery is a public art museum in Bath where you can find a diverse collection of artworks and paintings. The museum features about 1500 different artefacts like the 17th century British oil paintings, sculptures, glassware and decorative items. The gallery was opened in 1900 to celebrate Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee.

Regarded as a paradise for art lovers, the Victoria Art Gallery is a public art museum that is one of the best places to visit in Bath. The collection includes many paintings, decorative arts and sculptures by artists such as Thomas Gainsborough and Walter Sickert who have lived and worked in Bath. The museum was designed in 1897 by John McKean Brydon and unveiled in 1900 to commemorate Queen Victoria’s sixty years in the throne.

You can see a statue of the Queen and friezes of classical figures adorning the exterior architecture of the building. The museum was initially famous for portrait painting in the 18th century but later became renowned for the innovative works done by the artists at Bath Academy of Art. You can attend the various exhibitions hosted in the Victoria Art Gallery or enrol your little ones in the fun events and activities hosted during school holidays.

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Highlights

• Take a tour around Victoria Art Gallery and witness enthralling pieces of art like rare paintings, sculptured figurines and decorative glass objects.
• Indulge your little ones in the various family activities hosted during school holidays like spotter trail or colouring, painting and word searches with the items provided in the kids’ art trolley.
• Participate in interactive events like free talks about art for the visually impaired, exhibition about the famous colourist Mary Fedden and guided tours organized at the art gallery.
• Visit exhibitions portraying wonderful paintings of popular artists of Bath like Peter Brown, Michael Chaitow and Thomas Barker.