Melvyn Bragg's programme "In our Time" next Thursday (11 Nov) is about Caroline and William Herschel. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0011c4p It's at 09.00-09.45 and partially repeated 21.30-22.00 in the evening. The contributors are Monica Grady, Jim Bennett and Carolin Crawford Grab a coffee, take a seat and sit back and listen!
What’s the time? There are beautiful examples of sundials at the museum. Come and discover how they work and make your own simple one to take home. Free with normal admission. Suitable for ages 5-11.
The planet Uranus was discovered on 13th March 1781 from 19 New King Street, Bath, now the Herschel Museum of Astronomy. You can be part of the celebrations by joining the Bath Astronomers at the Herschel Museum of Astronomy for talks and observations of the night sky from the very garden where William Herschel discovered...
Celebrate the Vernal (Spring) Equinox by joining the Bath Astronomers for daytime astronomy and solar observing from the Herschel Museum of Astronomy where Uranus was discovered in 1781. The solar telescopes and Bath Astronomers will be in the garden from 12 noon to 4pm to guide you so you can observe the Sun safely and...
Make a moon spinner This Easter it will be a full moon. Come along to the museum gallery and make your own spinner that reveals the phases of the moon. This drop in activity is free with your museum ticket.
This May half term come and make your own spinning pinwheel galaxy in our museum gallery. This drop in craft activity is free with your museum ticket. The activity runs from Sat 28 May - Sun 5 June when the museum is open.
Beautiful Blueprints - A family Cyanotype workshop at the Percy Community Centre During May half-term we will be running a session looking at how sunlight can be used to make cyanotype images and how William Herschel's discovery of infrared light impacts our life today. Children can take part in activities investigating light and have...
Visit the Herschel Museum of Astronomy to have the opportunity to take part in daytime astronomy on the day of the summer solstice from the very garden the Planet Uranus was discovered in 1781. The solar telescopes and Bath Astronomers will be in the garden from 10am to 5pm to guide you so you can...
Storytime in the Planetarium! This event is part of the Summer Reading Challenge This summer we're taking our mobile planetarium on tour around Bath and North East Somerset! Listen to out of this world stories and enjoy the view of outer space dancing above your heads. After your visit into the planetarium, join us for...
Storytime in the Planetarium! This event is part of the Summer Reading Challenge This summer we're taking our mobile planetarium on tour around Bath and North East Somerset! Listen to out of this world stories and enjoy the view of outer space dancing above your heads. After your visit into the planetarium, join us for...
