Museum of Bath at Work reopens on May 17 2021 with Model Railways and 1970's Bohemia!

The last 13 months have seen the Museum of Bath at Work, the city’s museum of people’s history, work on a number of projects to celebrate its reopening on May 17^th. 

A scale model railway layout of Bath, used in the ITV television series McDonald and Dodds has been acquired by the Museum and will be on show with demonstrations of the layout each day. The 20 ft long model was used in the episode ‘We Need to Talk about Doreen’ and whilst the model takes liberties with the geography of Bath and its railways system it is certainly impressive. 

Another exhibition opening on May 17^th is a comprehensive exhibition on the activities of the Bath Arts Workshop – the counter cultural organisation founded in 1969 which begat the Bath Fringe Festival, Walcot Reclamation, John’s Bikes, the Natural Theatre Company and Walcot Nation Day.  

The exhibition ‘Bonkers or Brilliant? The Bath Arts Workshop’ will be accompanied by a series of film shows, presentations and lectures to coincide with the Bath Fringe. The exhibition is being staged to accompany a book being produced by the Bath Arts Workshop which will be launched later in the year.  

Director Stuart Burroughs said ‘Along with our colleagues in Bath’s other museums we have been working throughout the lockdown on improving and upgrading our facilities – not least to make them safe- but also to present an exciting programme of displays and events about Bathonians and with the help of Bathonians. Now is the time to get out and see our own city first, to coin a phrase and the Museum of Bath at Work will tell you all about what you’re seeing!’