This summer holiday we are opening our doors on Mondays for a special MEAA kids’ takeover! Feel free to be as loud as you like while exploring the exhibitions, playing traditional games, and discovering new things. With toys, trails, riddles, and more, come to MEAA for plenty of kid-friendly activities. With a local BANES Discovery (… continued)
Take some time to slow down at the Museum with our summer Calm Morning sessions. We are opening an hour early every Wednesday to give you the chance to engage in some slow looking in the quiet of the morning. Deepen your connection with a piece of art using our slow looking prompts and find (… continued)
Join us at MEAA to celebrate all things nature! Be inspired by the woodblock works included in our In Bloom exhibition and create your own work of art. Use our petal-shaped ink print stamps to create patterns and designs on craft paper.
Join us at the Museum and explore a selection of teas from across East and Southeast Asia provided by our long-time partner, Comins Tea. The team from Comins will explain where each tea comes from, what gives them their distinctive flavours, and how best to enjoy them. For this event, we will have a limited (… continued)
Learn about traditional Japanese tea culture through this Tea Ceremony hosted in our museum galleries on 24 April, 22 May, and 19 June 2025. Try ceremonial grade matcha tea prepared for you by your host, Yukie Williams. With over a decade’s experience in practising tea ceremonies, known as sadō (茶道), Yukie Williams draws inspiration from (… continued)
Learn the techniques of making and decorating your own Nerikiri sweets with a hands-on workshop led by Japanese confectionary artist Ryoko. Nerikiri is a traditional Japanese sweet that is highly decorative, often representing the beauty of the four seasons. Kneaded from mix of sweet bean paste, glutinous rice flour, and natural food colouring, they are (… continued)
Join us to celebrate spring at MEAA! How many of the origami cranes hidden in our top floor can you find? Visit the Museum this half term to find out! Explore the Museum to spot cranes on our objects and to learn more about these beautiful birds, where they come from in East Asia, and (… continued)
This March, Curious Minds Festival is bringing you Movie at the Museum, a brand-new film series where cinema meets Bath’s most iconic historic spaces! FilmBath and Archaeo-Heritage Film will screen five incredible films as part of Curious Minds, each shown in a museum that brings its themes to life. This screening of Yasujirō Ozu’s Late (… continued)
Join us at MEAA to welcome spring! Make cherry blossoms, cranes, and other symbols of spring using the Japanese art of origami. See butterflies and praying mantises come to life in your hands as you make a piece of paper turn into art. Learn about what these symbols mean in East and Southeast Asia while (… continued)