Galleries · South West England
Museum of East Asian Art
In or near Bathford.
Museum of East Asian Art — museum in Bath, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Bath Spa · 1.1 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
The Museum of East Asian Art is located at postcode BA1 2QJ, approximately 1.1 km from Bath Spa railway station. Entry is free, and the venue is wheelchair accessible.
About
Museum of East Asian Art is an art gallery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1993. Address: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q117113259. Wikidata describes it as: "museum in Bath, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.3864°, -2.3633°.
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Official information
The Museum of East Asian Art in Bath houses a collection of over 2,000 objects from East and Southeast Asia, spanning from 5,000 BC to the present. Visitors can explore various artifacts including ceramics, metalware, and jade, and engage with temporary exhibitions and educational programs.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Combe Down and Bathampton Down Mines SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Museum of East Asian Art or MEAA is an art museum located in Bath, Somerset, England. Located in central Bath, the Museum of East Asian Art is situated in a restored Georgian town house. The collection housed there includes ceramics, jades, bronzes and bamboo carvings and other artefacts, from China, Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia. It is the only museum in the United Kingdom dedicated solely to arts and cultures of East and Southeast Asia. It houses a collection of almost 2,000 objects, ranging in date from c.5000 BCE to the present day. The Museum's collection started from the collection of Brian McElney, a retired solicitor who practised in Hong Kong for over 35 years, and has since been expanded.
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Background
History
The Museum was founded by Brian McElney. McElney spent his entire working life practising law in Hong Kong and it was during this time that he was drawn to East Asian and especially Chinese art. In 1958, he bought his first piece, an ivory goat and kid, after which Brian's collection grew to include jades, ceramics, scholar's studio objects and bronzes. After his retirement from law in 1983, McElney returned to England and procured the funds for the restoration and refurbishment of the Georgian building that houses the Museum, founding the Museum itself in 1990. Although the bulk of the objects come from this original donation, new donations and acquisitions have been made over the years.…
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- Coordinates
- 51.3864, -2.3633
- District
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Parish
- Bath and North East Somerset, unparished area
- Postcode
- BA1 2QJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bath
- Phone
- +44(0) 1225 464640
- Established
- 1993
- Nearest railway station
- Bath Spa — 1.1 km
- Opening
- Tuesday to Saturday 10:30 – 17:00; closed Monday and Sunday
- Official site
- meaa.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q3328433 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Museum of East Asian Art, Bath (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Museum of East Asian Art, Bath - geograph.org.uk - 3204456.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Museum of East Asian Art?
- Museum of East Asian Art is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BA1 2QJ), in the parish of Bath and North East Somerset, unparished area.
- What is Museum of East Asian Art?
- Museum of East Asian Art — museum in Bath, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Museum of East Asian Art?
- The nearest railway station is Bath Spa, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode BA1 2QJ.
- When was Museum of East Asian Art built?
- Built or established in 1993.
- Is Museum of East Asian Art a protected site?
- Yes — Museum of East Asian Art is part of the Combe Down and Bathampton Down Mines SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Museum of East Asian Art?
- The nearest railway station is Bath Spa, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BA1 2QJ.