Museum of East Asian Art

Over het museum

The Museum of East Asian Art (MEAA) was founded in 1993 by Brian McElney OBE, whose own collection forms the basis of the museum. It is housed in a converted Georgian townhouse at 12 Bennett Street in Bath, opposite the Assembly Rooms and a few minutes from The Circus. The museum is an independent educational charity and is accredited by Arts Council England.

Since its creation the collection has grown through donations and through purchases made with help from the Art Fund. It now holds more than 2,000 objects from East and Southeast Asia, including Neolithic pottery, ceramics from Imperial Chinese kilns, jade, lacquerware, metalware and bamboo carvings. The objects on display span the period from 5,000 BC to the present, and many more are kept in store while the museum improves its online collection database.

The museum's aim is to share the stories and histories of communities from East and Southeast Asia through art. Alongside the permanent collection it runs temporary exhibitions, events and activities for all ages, from Japanese tea ceremonies to Lunar New Year celebrations and family trails. A Discovery Room for families and a programme of learning resources support visits, and the website is also available in several East Asian languages.

Hoogtepunten

• Chinese ceramics from Imperial kilns, jade and lacquerware
• Neolithic pottery and Shang dynasty displays
• Bamboo carvings and metalware from East and Southeast Asia
• Discovery Room with tactile bamboo and jade, and a Chinese garden pavilion
• Georgian townhouse opposite the Assembly Rooms

Vaste collectie

• Permanent collection – Chinese ceramics, jade, lacquerware, bamboo carvings and metalware, together with Neolithic pottery and objects from East and Southeast Asia from 5,000 BC to the present.
• Discovery Room – A family-friendly room with displays on trade between China and Bath, the Shang dynasty and the language and symbolism of objects, plus a tactile display and craft activities.

Opgericht

1993

Beheerder

Museum of East Asian Art (independent charity)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Friends of MEAA and members of the BBFA enter free. B&NES Discovery Card and season ticket holders and Art Fund National Art Pass holders pay £3.75.

Toegankelijkheid

• Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: niet aanwezig
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The shop, galleries and toilets are reached by lift (73 cm wide, 110 cm deep). Display cases on the stairwells can only be reached by stairs, but large-print copies of the text with images of the objects are available on each accessible floor and at the front desk. Accessible, gender-neutral and baby-changing toilets are in the basement. There is no Changing Places toilet; the nearest are at Bath Sports and Leisure Centre and SouthGate Bath. Red folding stools and floor cushions are available in the galleries, and benches are on the first and second floors. There is no quiet space. The museum has no parking and no Blue Badge bays. Assistance dogs and guide dogs are welcome throughout; other dogs are welcome in the shop only.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Doe- en voelstations
• Verschoonruimte

The Discovery Room has displays with leaflets and activities for all ages, an interactive display of volunteer stories, a tactile display where visitors can feel real bamboo and jade, and family-friendly crafts and activities from the Chinese garden pavilion. The museum also runs family trails and seasonal celebrations. Baby changing is in the basement. Under 18s enter free.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is opposite Bath Assembly Rooms and a few minutes from The Circus. Bath has a Clean Air Zone, and some vehicles pay a daily charge. what3words: lions.waddled.lowest.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

The museum has a shop.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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