Museum of East Asian Art (Somerset)

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    The Museum of East Asian Art is an art collection from South East Asia housed in a restored Georgian building in Bennett Street, central Bath.

    Not just popular with tourists, but also with students and scholars, the collection has nearly 2,000 objects of ceramics, bronzes and bamboo carvings from across the East Asian region. It is the only museum in Britain dedicated to the arts and cultures of this part of the world.

    The museum is open every day except Monday all year round.

    For more details visit our WEBSITE
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12 Bennett St,
Bath,
Somerset,
BA1
United Kingdom

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