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Location:
Bath - Claverton
The American Museum in Britain
2012 dates to be confirmed - below gives a taste of what has happened last year
25th Nov - 18 Dec 2011
Twelve Days of Christmas
Join us at the American Museum as we celebrate the twelve days of Christmas. Wander through our period rooms and discover how early American settlers spent the long winter months.
In a Massachusetts tavern, Mrs. Conkey is preparing a feast of partridge and pear pies for her guests. As she waits for her ball guests to arrive, the owner of a Baltimore home puts the finishing touches to her swan mask.
My true love has left a trail of golden hearts throughout the period rooms. Can you find them all?
The Christmas shops will be open throughout, selling a range of original Christmas gifts and decorations.
Timings
Tuesday – Sunday 12noon until 4.30pm
Last entry to Museum 4pm. Closed on Mondays.
T: +44 (0)1225 460503
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Claverton Manor House in Snow |
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2011 Special Exhibition
Marilyn – Hollywood Icon
Until 30 October 2011
“I am not interested in money. I just want to be wonderful.”
Marilyn Monroe (1926 – 1962)
The life lived by Marilyn Monroe is a tale of triumph and tragedy. Marilyn – Hollywood Icon is a celebration of the enduring legacy of the fabulous blonde who gentlemen (and the rest of us) continue to prefer above all others. Unlike other ‘Marilyn’ exhibitions of recent years, the American Museum’s 50th anniversary extravaganza will be packed full of costumes actually worn by Monroe. The twenty costumes on display are not replicas but the real thing – just like the lady herself. These include:
- The pink ‘wiggle’ dress from Niagara (1952) – Marilyn’s first major role that established her ‘blonde bombshell’ image.
- The red sequined gown she wore in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
- The green show costume Marilyn wore in Bus Stop (1956) – a
• performance which won her a Golden Globe
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- The iconic cocktail dress from Some Like It Hot (1959) in which Marilyn crooned ‘I’m Through With Love’.
- The bikini she wore in The Misfits (1961), her last completed film.
Personal items owned by Monroe will also be exhibited here for the first time in the UK. Poignantly, these include the silver ring given to the star by her disturbed mother, Gladys, who spent most of her life in mental institutions – as did Marilyn’s grandparents.
All of the costumes and objects on display at the American Museum are part of the David Gainsborough Roberts Collection, an extraordinary gathering of celebrity memorabilia created during the past twenty years.
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Bed and Breakfast
Guest house near Bath in Somerset
Riverside Lodge
Tel 01761 479645
Quality accommodation in beautiful Georgian House.Close to Bath City centre and major Somerset-Wiltshire attractions such as Longleat, Wells, Stonehenge and many more
www.bathbandb.net
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