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Preparations are underway for Fashion Museum Bath to re-open in 2030. We are out and about meeting with lots of different people, community groups and organisations in and around Bath. There’s still lots going on for you to get involved in during this temporary closure.

A Celebration of Dress of the Year

Join us for a panel discussion event celebrating six decades of Fashion Museum Bath’s iconic Dress of the Year collection.

Date: Tuesday 21 October, 7.15-8.30pm.

Location: The Guildhall, Bath; or online via Zoom.

Tickets: All tickets are FREE and booking is recommended. 

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Collections store tours

The Fashion Museum Bath collection has a temporary home at the Headquarters of the heritage glovemakers Dents, on the outskirts of Warminster. We run free store tours each month, giving you a rare opportunity to see some of our favourite objects from our world-class collection. Upcoming tour dates are: 

  • Friday 7 November 2025, 2pm – 3pm – Fully booked
  • Thursday 4 December 2025, 2pm – 3pm – Fully booked
  • Friday 6 February 2026, 2pm – 3pm
  • Thursday 5 March 2026, 2pm - 3pm
To book onto an upcoming tour please email [email protected]
A white 1870s gown with lots of red accents, frills and bows

Get involved

The team are regularly out and about across B&NES talking about and sharing plans for the new Museum with a whole host of different people and community groups. Our exciting new resource – Fashion Unpacked - will be launched at the end of October in Keynsham Library.

An 1880s gold oval brooch with a swirled design on the front created using human hair

Behind the scenes

From umbrellas to underwear, makeup to mannequins and clogs to couture gowns, caring for a diverse collection of up to 100,000 objects continues at pace during our temporary closure. We’re also considering innovative new ways to make our incredible collection easier to access than ever before.

Find out what we’re working on right now
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Our future

Through exhibitions, displays, a global lending programme, and new learning and communal public spaces, the new museum for Fashion Museum Bath will deliver opportunities for audiences to engage with, learn about, be inspired by, and share their experiences of fashion, past, present and future.

Discover our plans for the new museum
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