AMBASSADOR Robert Holmes Tuttle

Speeches, Remarks & Events

25 April 2007
Ambassador Inaugurates Exhibit at Unique American Museum

On April 24, Ambassador Robert H. Tuttle traveled to Bath to inaugurate the "American Heritage Exhibition" at the American Museum in Britain, the only museum of its kind outside of the United States.

The new 3200-square foot exhibition space, paid for by the Heritage Lottery Fund and charitable donations, is the culmination of a major 18-month redevelopment and will be used to display materials on Native American and African American culture and history, as well as on immigration to America.

Ambassador Tuttle, in Bath on April 24, opens the new "American Heritage Exhibition" at the American Museum in Britain. Looking on are Mrs. Tuttle (right) and Sandra Barghini and Julian Blades, Director and Deputy Director of the Museum (left).
(U.S. Embassy photo)

Founded in 1961 and housed in Claverton Manor in Bath, the museum highlights American history and decorative arts and welcomes 45,000 visitors each year. The museum includes 120 acres of grounds that include a replica of George Washington's Mount Vernon Garden, a colonial herb garden, a large arboretum of rare American trees and two walking trails.

Some views of the American Museum in Britain can be found in our photo gallery.

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