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Being There: A New Exhibition at No.1 Royal Crescent

No.1 Royal Crescent, 1 Royal Crescent, Bath, Somerset, BA1 2LR

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Being There

Opening Times

Season (14 Sept 2024 - 23 Feb 2025)
DayTimes
Monday - Sunday10:00 - 16:30

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"Being There" is a new exhibition featuring four recently acquired Thomas Gainsborough portraits. The exhibition is the first in The Gallery at No.1 Royal Crescent's ambitious new programme of contemporary art exhibitions.

The four Gainsborough paintings will be presented as key components of a kaleidoscopic group exhibition of portraiture featuring 18 contemporary British artists selected by guest curator Ingrid Swenson MBE.

The title for the exhibition, Being There is intended to invite visitors to reflect on the experience of artists and their sitters or subject in the act of making the artwork, and to consider what similarities and differences there may be for the role of the artist in Gainsborough's time and today.

Artists in Being There are Michael Armitage, Frank Auerbach, Sarah Ball, Richard Billingham, Glenn Brown, Brian Dawn Chalkley, Kaye Donachie, Paul Graham, Maggi Hambling, David Hockney, Claudette Johnson, Chantal Joffe, Lucy Jones, Joy Labinjo, Melanie Manchot, Celia Paul, Gillian Wearing, Shaqúelle Whyte.

Tickets
Adults: £5
Adults concession: £4
Adults add-on to main museum entry: £2 
Children: Free (accompanied by a paying adult)
Bath Preservation Trust Member: Free

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Map and Directions

Road Directions

Find out about the latest on the roads and get travel directions from TravelWest.info
Bath is operating a charging Clean Air Zone. Owners of all higher emission vehicles – except private cars and motorbikes – will need to pay to drive in the city centre. To check if you need to pay or to apply for an exemption or discount, go to bathnes.gov.uk/BathCAZ

Public Transport Directions

For comprehensive information about getting here by public transport, please visit TravelWest.info
Bath is operating a charging Clean Air Zone. Owners of all higher emission vehicles – except private cars and motorbikes – will need to pay to drive in the city centre. To check if you need to pay or to apply for an exemption or discount, go to bathnes.gov.uk/BathCAZ

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