Holburne Museum of Art

Infobox Museum
name = Holburne Museum of Art

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established = 1916
location = Bath, Somerset
map_type = Somerset
latitude = 51.38566
longitude = -2.35110
visitors =
director = Alexander Sturgis
website = [http://www.bath.ac.uk/holburne/ Museum Web site] The Holburne Museum of Art (also known as the Holburne of Menstrie Museum) is in Sydney Pleasure Gardens Bath, Somerset, England.

The building was originally designed as the Sydney Hotel, was built by Charles Harcourt Masters in 1795-6. During the course of the nineteenth century the building went through a number of changes of use, as well as structural alterations, until in the early years of this century (1913-16) it was converted by the architect Sir Reginald Blomfield to become the present home of the Holburne Museum. It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building. [cite web | title=Holburne of Menstrie Museum | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=443742 | accessdate=2007-10-27]

The Holburne Museum houses the art collection formed by Sir William Holburne including silver, Old Master paintings, Italian bronzes such as the Susioni once owned by king Louis XIV, maiolica, porcelain, glass, furniture and portrait miniatures. These have been added to with examples of landscapes by Francesco Guardi and J. M. W. Turner, and portraits by George Stubbs, Allan Ramsay, Johann Zoffany and Thomas Gainsborough.

The museum also hosts temporary exhibitions throughout the year.

References

External links

* [http://www.bath.ac.uk/holburne/ Museum Web site]
* [http://www.artfund.org/search/gallery/1074/holburne-museum-of-art Exhibits at the museum funded by the "Art Fund"]