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TheHolburne-ChangingFaceAswe’reallgettingusedtoadaptingandthinkinginnewwaysatthemoment...

wethoughtitwouldbefuntorethinkthefaçadeoftheHolburneMuseumandit’sfrontlawn!

FrontofSydneyHotel,1805

FrontofSydneyHotel,1805

TheChangingfacesoftheHolburneMuseum

1801–TheSydneyHotel–entrancetothePleasureGardens1840s-TheHotelbecameawatercureestablishment1845-TheBallroomisredecoratedandrenamedasTheGothicHall,usedforconcerts,theatre,lectures,dancesandflowerdisplays.1853-BathProprietaryCollege1939-45(WorldWarII)-ThebuildingisoccupiedbytheAdmiralty;firewatchersstoodontheroofandthecollectionwasplacedinthebasement.

Your Invitation ShareyourcreativeideasforeithertheHolburneMuseumsfrontlawnorthefrontofthebuilding.WhatwouldYOUliketoseedisplayed,installedorshownhere?

Draw,design,collage,model,assembleorevenusePhotoshoptocreateawholenewviewofthefrontofthemuseum.Usewhatevermaterialsandbitsandbobsyouhaveathome.

Wewelcomeplayful,imaginative,ambitiousanddownrightbonkersideaswhichwe'llshareonourInstagramgallery.

ThisisyourchancetoChangetheFaceoftheHolburne!

TheHolburne-ChangingFace

OldMeetsNew!TheHolburnehasalwayswalkedthelinebetweenthepastandthefuture.(Withitsfeetfirmlyrootedinthe‘hereandnow’!)Overtheyearswe’vewelcomedmanycontemporaryartiststocreatesitespecificworksWhichrespondtoourbuildingandwidergrounds.Doyourememberanyofthese?

MurmurationbyLauraEllenBacon,2015 ForestoftheImagination,2019

JulianOpie,2014

DjordjeOzbolt,2016

ForestoftheImagination,2019

BSUstudentdesignideaforfrontlawn

TheHolburne-ChangingFace

YoumayneedA4cardorpaper(todownloadandprintoutanimageoftheHolburne)Card/papertodrawonPens,pencils,paintsORClay,plasticineORBitsandbobsthatcanbeusedtomakea3-Dobject/mini-sculptureORCollagematerialsandglue

SHARETHECREATIVITY!InstagramWelovereceivingimagesofallthethingsyou’vebeenmakingonWednesdayafternoons!Didyouknowyouarepartofalargecreativecommunitywithover100peoplesigneduptoreceivegroupreminderseachweek.Pleasesharebyemailingaphotoofyourcreationtoe.blythe@holburne.orgWe’llfeatureaselectiononInstagram.FollowandshareourInstagramchanging_lives_through_arttoseewhateveryone’sbeenmaking!IfyouneedhelptogetInstagram–pleasecontactEmmaBlytheandshecanhelpe.blythe@holburne.org

ActivityPrintoutanimageordrawingoftheHolburnetomakeabackdropforyourpieceortodraw/collagedirectlyonto.Don’tworryifyoudon’thaveaprinter–lookattheimagesoftheHolburneandimaginewhereyourartwork/installation/sculpturewillbeplacedasyoumakeit.OrDrawaverysimpleHolburne‘front’togetyoustarted!SurpriseUs!

Draw,design,collage,model,assembleorevenusePhotoshoptocreateasomethingnewandexcitingforthefrontlawnsoftheHolburneorthebuildingitself.

1939-45(WorldWarII)-ThebuildingwasoccupiedbytheAdmiralty;firewatchersstoodontheroofandthecollectionwasplacedinthebasement.Anairraidshelterwasconstructedtothesouthofthebuildingandwasusedbylocalresidents

TheHolburne-ChangingFace

TheHolburne-ChangingFace