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. There will be a range of (… continued)
It’s Genghis Khan’s birthday! Well, we think! No one knows the exact date of his birth, but in Mongolia, they have made the first day of winter his symbolic birthday. This year that is on 20 November. Come to MEAA for a special day of crafting to learn more about this ferocious leader and how (… continued)
Sessions available: 11:00 – 11:45 12:00 – 12:45 Learn about traditional Japanese tea culture through this Tea Ceremony hosted in our museum galleries. 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 both (… continued)
Sessions available: 11:00 – 11:45 12:00 – 12:45 Learn about traditional Japanese tea culture through this Tea Ceremony hosted in our museum galleries. 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 both (… continued)
Sessions available: 11:00 – 11:45 12:00 – 12:45 Take a break from Georgian cream teas and experience another type of tea ceremony with this traditional Japanese experience. 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 (… continued)
Come along to the Museum this Jane Austen festival to paint a beautiful design on your fan and elevate your elegance according to Georgian fashions. Learn about the history of the folding fan and how it made its way from East Asia and into Jane Austen’s hands. A blank paper fan will be provided along (… continued)
Step into Jane Austen’s world through the unexpected lens of East Asia. During Jane Austen Festival Week, discover how East and Southeast Asian art and culture shaped daily life in Georgian Britain from tea rituals to porcelain prestige with a unique tour that connects Bath to East Asia. Celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th anniversary at the (… continued)
Step into Jane Austen’s world through the unexpected lens of East Asia. During Jane Austen Festival Week, discover how East and Southeast Asian art and culture shaped daily life in Georgian Britain from tea rituals to porcelain prestige with a unique tour that connects Bath to East Asia. Celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th anniversary at the (… continued)
Step into Jane Austen’s world through the unexpected lens of East Asia. During Jane Austen Festival Week, discover how East and Southeast Asian art and culture shaped daily life in Georgian Britain from tea rituals to porcelain prestige with a unique tour that connects Bath to East Asia. Celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th anniversary at the (… continued)
Step into Jane Austen’s world through the unexpected lens of East Asia. During Jane Austen Festival Week, discover how East and Southeast Asian art and culture shaped daily life in Georgian Britain from tea rituals to porcelain prestige with a unique tour that connects Bath to East Asia. Celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th anniversary at the (… continued)
Explore sakura cherry blossoms and ikebana through this creative craft activity! Create pretty paper flowers and use them to make your own ikebana display to take home. Learn about what these flowers mean in East and Southeast Asia while you get creative with this centuries-old artform. Recommended for ages 5 to 12. No need to (… continued)
In 2025, the 80-year anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we are inviting all of our visitors to fold an origami crane as part of the #CranesforOurFuture campaign. Take your crane away with you or add it to our display in memory of the victims of the atomic bomb and in the hope (… continued)
Sessions available: 15:00 – 17:00 18:00 – 20:00 A monster movie with meaning. Join us at the Museum for a rare screening of Godzilla (1954), the iconic Japanese film that launched the kaiju genre. More than just a creature feature, Ishirō Honda’s original Godzilla is a haunting allegory of post-war trauma, nuclear anxiety, and humanity’s fragile relationship with nature and (… continued)
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. There will be a range of (… 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)
Learn more about the Four Noble Plants through our LEGO® trail this summer! Inspired by our exhibition In Bloom, explore the galleries to find LEGO® versions of the four flowers and plants hidden among the Museum objects. Discover the symbolism of these flowers and plants and learn why they hold such deep meaning in Chinese (… continued)