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Why are we re-creating Fashion Museum Bath?

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Work is already underway to create our new home. The Museum will open in 2030, with construction starting on-site at the Old Post Office in 2027. Architects and designers are in place to create a museum like no other and revitalise Bath’s Milsom Quarter. Here’s what’s currently being planned:

A Welcoming Entrance: New entrances will lead directly into a bright, open space that will make people want to explore more.
Exhibition Galleries: Two floors of galleries will showcase more of the collection than ever before, alongside exciting exhibitions from other major museums.
A Community Learning Studio: A hands-on space for all ages and abilities to explore fashion and the industry through school sessions, workshops, talks, and skills development.
Café and Shop: A welcoming café and dedicated museum shop at street level.
A Garden at the Heart: The former Post Office yard will become a vibrant courtyard garden, bringing in natural light and fresh air. Free and open to all, it will explore the connections between fashion and nature such as agriculture, dyeing, biodiversity, and climate change.
Event Hire: Spaces available for weddings, talks, and private events outside public hours.
A Grand Circulation Space: A sweeping staircase and spacious lift will connect all levels.
Visitor Facilities: Including a Changing Places toilet and quiet areas for reflection.

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A sustainable future

The new Fashion Museum Bath is being designed with sustainability at its core – creating an environmentally conscious space that reflects our values. In the building design, we will:

Reuse the building as much as possible, reusing its components and materials where demolished.
Run the building using low-carbon and renewable technologies, such as air source heat pumps.
Explore innovative ways to adjust environmental conditions for the collection using controlled ventilation, display case design, natural moisture absorbing materials and awnings on external windows to reduce heat and light damage from the sun.
Reduce energy loss by upgrading the building insulation.
Prioritise new materials with low embodied carbon, such as timber and Bath Stone.
Create a garden in the centre of the building, introducing natural light, fresh air and a courtyard space to enjoy. Its plants will connect fashion with topics such as agriculture, textile production, climate change, biodiversity, botanicals, dyeing, and colour.

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The Architects: 6a

Our landmark project will see architects 6a preserve and transform Bath’s Grade II listed Old Post Office into a state-of-the-art 21st-century Museum housing galleries and learning spaces, and serving as a hub for local, national, and international communities.

6a architects was founded by Tom Emerson and Stephanie Macdonald in 2001. The London based studio has won an international reputation for its award-winning projects with a specialism for sensitively transforming historic spaces for cultural and educational projects. It has completed several public galleries which have garnered support from critics, artists and visitors alike including South London Gallery, the Centre for Arts, Research and Alliances in New York, and MK Gallery in Milton Keynes.

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Fashion Museum Bath will re-open its doors in the transformed, historic Old Post Office in Bath city centre in 2030.

The new Museum will champion fashion’s transformative power as a global industry and expression of creativity, culture and identity. Our mission is to craft a ground-breaking museum that brings fashion to life for people locally and globally, helping to reshape Bath for the future.

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