No.1 Royal Crescent, . Visitors can now see this grand town house redecorated and furnished to show how it might have appeared in the late 18th century.
The small Building of Bath Museum, in the Countess of Huntingdon's Chapel on the Paragon, . One of the most fascinating museums in Bath. It gives an excellent history of the development of the Georgian city, illustrated with cut-away wooden models which give a better insight than any book into the construction and structure of Georgian houses and their furnishings. It also houses a unique collection of 18th century builder's tools.
The Museum of Costume, Assembly Rooms, Bennett Street, Bath, BA1 2QH, Tel: +44 1225 477173 A world-class collection of contemporary and historical dress. Adjacent to the Royal Crescent and Circus, .
The Holburne Museum of Arts,Great Pulteney Street, . Displays the treasures collected by Sir William Holburne: superb English and continental silver, porcelain, maiolica, glass and Renaissance bronzes. The Picture Gallery contains works by Turner, Guardi, Stubbs and others plus portraits of Bath society by Thomas Gainsborough.
The Jane Austen Centre, 40 Gay Street, Queens Square, tel +44 1225 443000, . This museum is very popular and a fascinating testament to Jane Austen's lasting appeal. As a museum it is somewhat disappointing as it is in a house where Jane never lived and contains no items with any connection to her (unless you count items from recent films).
Sally Lunn's Refreshment House & Museum, . City center shrine to the original Bath Bun - also Oldest House in Bath - the simple but enjoyable museum in cellars is free if guests take refreshment - see below under eat.
Hershel Museum of Astronomy, . (Adult �3.50). A good museum if you are interested in the history of science and astronomy. You can visit the house where William Hershel (and his sister Catherine) discovered the planet Uranus using what was then the world's most powerful telescope (which was constructed in the garden shed).
The Museum of East Asian Art, . A fascinating selection of ceramics, jades, bronzes, and other art from China, Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia.
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