Fashion museum project aiming to turn heads

Bath & North East Somerset Council is inviting residents and visitors to help shape the future of the new Fashion Museum Bath.

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This summer, a series of drop-in events across the region will offer a first look at early-stage designs for the museum and the reimagined public space around it.

Fashion Museum Bath will be located in the historic Grade-II listed Old Post Office building in the heart of Bath's Milsom Quarter. One of only a few listed 20th century buildings in central Bath, it will be transformed, restored, and repaired, turning it into a 'Museum on the high street' - the ideal space to showcase more of its internationally renowned heritage collection.

The new museum will champion fashion's transformative power as a global industry and an expression of creativity, culture, and identity, bringing fashion to life for local and national audiences.

It will be a space for learning, and community - one that supports the creative industries by championing craft, skills, and future talent, and by creating pathways to jobs and opportunities.

Inside the museum, larger and fully accessible exhibition spaces will span two floors, with new learning and event spaces and a café and shop. A courtyard garden at the centre of the building will be free and open to all, and will explore the connections between fashion and nature.

Outside, plans are also underway to transform the streets and public spaces around the museum, making them more welcoming and accessible.

A new public square - featuring trees, seating, and space for events - will create a vibrant gathering place. These improvements will be supported by changes to transport and movement in the city centre, as set out in the Milsom Quarter Masterplan.