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Location:
Bath - Claverton
The American Museum in Britain
26 Nov - 19 Dec 2010
Programme to be confirmed, however below are last years events
Flights of Fancy
Let your imagination soar with Flights of Fancy at the American Museum this Christmas. Festive delights have flown into the museum or been carried on the wind, adorning hallways in bold sweeps of ruby red and glittering gold. Brightly coloured beaded birds, butterflies and winged beasties sparkle on the branches of the magnificent Central Hall tree.
Discover how flight affected the lives of early Americans as you tour our period rooms. George Washington�s visit to the launch of the first hot air balloon in America has led one young spectator to try and make his own balloons. Another young woman is making a bird mask from brightly coloured feathers that she has collected; she hopes to wear it to the costume ball later that night.
Kites, with letters to Santa tied on their tails, have blown off course. Can you spot where they have landed in the period rooms, so we can send them on the wind to the North Pole?
Follow the whirling windmill path to the Christmas shops, which will be selling fanciful Christmas gifts and decorations.
T: +44 (0)1225 460503
Opening Times
Tue-Sunday 12.00 - 16.30
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Claverton Manor House in Snow |
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2010 Special Exhibition
Classic American Quilts
13 March – 31 October
The museum’s collection of 240 American quilts is acclaimed as the finest of its type in Europe and the equal of many premier collections in the United States. Ranging from the 18th to early 20th centuries, these exuberant works of art and craft are visually bold, technically assured and often proudly patriotic.
In 2010, the museum is showcasing some of its stunning American quilts – many rarely seen, due to their great size or fragility. This exhibition will also mark the production of a new, lavishly illustrated book on the museum’s world-renowned quilt collection.
Many of the quilts in this exhibition are featured in our new publication Classic Quilts from The American Museum in Britain.
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Claverton - American Museum shop |
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B and B, Guest house near Bath in Somerset-Riverside Lodge
Quality accommodation in beautiful Georgian House.
Tel 01761 479645
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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