Peace Doves is a mass participation artwork by Peter Walker Sculptor. Thousands of handmade paper doves containing messages of peace, love, hope and friendship suspended in an illuminated installation in the crossing of the Abbey.
3 October – 14 November
Make a Peace Dove at Bath Abbey
From 24 May 2025, visitors to the Abbey were invited to write a message or prayer of peace, love, hope and friendship on a dove.
These doves are now part of the final installation, which can be viewed during Abbey opening hours.
For Christians, the dove is a powerful symbol of God’s love and hope.
It was the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove that descended upon Jesus at his baptism; it was a dove which returned to Noah in the ark with an olive branch to show that the flood was over and there was new life.
Peter Walker’s installation will echo these themes of love and hope.
Family Craft Days: Create for Peace will be held during half term on Thursday 30 October and Saturday 1 November. Free with admission or Bath Discovery Card
View the installation between 3 October – 14 November.
A Ukrainian Door art installation by Robert Marshall will be on display in the Alphege Chapel.
3rd October - 14th November
Robert Marshall, from Wareham in Dorset, salvaged the door from Toretsk, a city in eastern Ukraine that once was home to 30,000 people. It is marked with scorch damage from a blast and has a hole blown through it.
The sculpture is being exhibited in the Saint Alphege Chapel, alongside stories of Ukrainian families and refugees to highlight their experiences of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Peace Doves Events at Bath Abbey
The Fulltone Orchestra: The Armed Man
Friday 7 November | 7:30 pm-10:00 pm
Tickets from £15 at Bath Box Office
Returning to Bath for another breathtaking night of music, The Fulltone Orchestra presents Karl Jenkins’ The Armed Man in the magnificent setting of Bath Abbey.
Fauré Requiem
Saturday 8 November | 7:00pm-8:45pm
Tickets from £16.50 at Bath Box Office
Music for Remembrance, Peace, and Reconciliation. Bath Abbey Choirs directed by Huw Williams
Movement and Meditation
Saturday 25 October | 6:45pm - 7:45pm
Tickets £5-£10 from Bath Abbey
Join us for a special evening of gentle movement and quiet reflection under the stunning Peace Doves installation in the Abbey.
Peace Doves for Families
Thursday 30 October & Saturday 1 November | 10:00am-4:00pm
Included in admission, or free for Bath Discovery Card holders and BA1/BA2 postcodes with proof of address
Enjoy time viewing the Peace Doves installation by Peter Walker Sculptor then join us in the Learning Room:
