Museum of East Asian Art
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Bath's Museum of East Asian Art houses nearly 2,000 objects spanning over 7,000 years, including jades, bamboo carvings, bronzes, lacquer and ceramics.
This is the only museum in the UK solely dedicated to the arts and cultures of East and Southeast Asia. Its impressive collection consist of some 2,000 objects. The majority of these are of Chinese origin, spanning from 5,000 BC to the present. The collections also contain artefacts from Japan and Korea and a number of countries in South East Asia. Frequent special exhibitions and a rich events programme help deliver the museum’s aim of encouraging greater understanding of East and Southeast Asian arts and cultures.
The Museum was founded by Brian McElney OBE, a prominent former lawyer and long-time resident of Hong Kong. After his retirement to the UK, Brian donated his collection to form the Museum which opened to the public in 1993 as an education charity. The collection has been added to by long-term loans and donations by the public over the years.
Visitor information
Address
12 Bennett Street, Bath, Somerset, BA1 2QJ
01225 464640
Opening times
Tue-Sat 10.30am-5pm (last entry at 4.15pm)
Closed Sundays and Mondays
Closed between Christmas and New Year (please check the museum website for details)
Exclusions and safety measures
Our vision is to inspire and connect cultures through a better understanding of how artistic creativity has developed through the centuries and been influenced by political and cultural contexts.
Your support helps make this work possible and allows us to achieve our vision of connecting cultures and challenging perceptions.
