Bath Preservation Trust

Community Engagement

We believe that engaging with museums can have a positive and profound impact on people’s lives. We are committed to finding ways to connect more deeply with as wide a range of people as possible. Working in partnership with local communities and other cultural providers we seek to engage meaningfully through a wide range of creative projects. Catch up with our past projects or explore ongoing projects below.

Until 24 November 2019 check out our community engagement  ‘Taking on History’ exhibition which is on display at the Museum of Bath Architecture. It showcases artwork by a variety of community engagement groups responding to the inspiring stories told at each of our museums.

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Recollection project

Creative workshops for people who experience memory problems

 

Recollection and Afternoon Tea is a free group for those experiencing memory problems and those who care for them.  It provides them with an opportunity to spend time together, enjoying museum collections as a focus for inspiration to explore, develop and express creative skills.

The group is artist led and is supported by Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. The sessions are delivered in six week blocks, alternating between No.1 Royal Crescent and The Holburne Museum.

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Pathways to Wellbeing

Supporting wellbeing through creativity

 

Pathways to Wellbeing is a National Lottery Community funded project promoting positive mental health and wellbeing through creative engagement with museums.

This project, now in its fourth year, supports people with experience of mental health issues, social isolation and homelessness to engage with the Bath Preservation Trust and its partners, The Holburne Museum, The American Museum and Gardens and the Andrew Brownsword Gallery at The Edge, University of Bath.

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Snap and Stroll

Outdoor photography in a small and supportive group

 

This creative group explores different themes through photography, inviting participants to get outside, boost their confidence and learn basic digital photography and computer editing skills. Each 6-8 week theme includes time exploring by foot as well as time indoors for discussion, group activities and viewing and editing photos.

This small and supportive group is suitable for those who are experiencing or are in recovery from anxiety, depression and mental health challenges. Snap and Stroll is delivered in partnership with Creativity Works.