The World of The Snowman opens at Bath's Victoria Art Gallery on 20 November with Raymond Briggs' original drawings. Adults £12, children £5.50, under-6s free.
An exhibition about The Snowman opens at Bath’s Victoria Art Gallery on Friday 20 November, and runs until 28 February 2027.
The World of The Snowman shows Raymond Briggs’ original illustrations for the 1978 book, alongside animation set-ups from the film. The gallery’s listing gives the times as 10.30am to 5pm (Victoria Art Gallery).
What is in it
The gallery says the exhibition includes:
- the original book illustrations, which Briggs drew in coloured pencil in comic strip form
- animation set-ups from The Snowman film, made four years after the book
- artwork for the later film The Snowman and the Snowdog
- an interactive family area, with a recreation of the famous red plane
A free guided tour is included in the ticket, on Thursdays from 1.30pm to 2pm.
Ticket prices
These are the gallery’s published prices for the exhibition:
| Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| Adult, 19 and over | £12.00 |
| Senior, 65 and over | £11.50 |
| Full-time student, with ID | £11.50 |
| Child, 6 to 18 | £5.50 |
| Child under 6 | Free |
| Family, 2 adults and up to 4 children | £27.00 |
| Family, 1 adult and up to 4 children | £18.00 |
The family ticket is the one to work out. Two adults and two children aged 6 or over would pay £35 at single prices, so the £27 family ticket saves £8. For one adult and two children the saving is £5.
Tickets are booked through the gallery’s own page.
The Snowman is all over Bath this winter
The exhibition is not the only Snowman in the city. Bath’s business improvement district is putting out a trail of 12 Snowman sculptures from 19 November, with a Meet the Snowman event at SouthGate that afternoon. We have the details in our Bath Christmas lights page.
What it means for you
- Going with young children? Under-6s are free, and the family area with the red plane is aimed at them.
- Want the guided tour? Go on a Thursday and be there for 1.30pm.
- Long run. It stays open until the end of February, well after the Christmas Market crowds have gone.
Check the gallery’s opening times page before you go, particularly over Christmas and New Year. More ideas for the season are on our things to do in Bath page.
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