Archived events
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Archaeology in Wiltshire Conference 2024
SOLD OUT. Email hello@wiltshiremuseum.org.uk to be added to the waiting list. If you are no longer able to attend, please do let us know as…
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ONLINE TALK: Art Unlocked – Wiltshire Museum
Art Unlocked is an online talk series brought to you by Art UK in collaboration with Bloomberg Philanthropies. In this talk, you will…
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Museum Explorers Club – Medieval castle and banquets
Find out about living in a medieval castle with the chance to create a model and make a medieval recipe. Our Museum Explorers club is…
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Young Curators Club: Medieval castle and banquets
SOLD OUT - to be added to the waiting list email hello@wiltshiremuseum.org.uk Find out about living in a medieval castle with the chance to create…
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Curious Kids: Farmyard Fun
Pull on your imaginary wellies to splash in the muddy puddles of the farmyard, we will be discovering the sounds of the animals that live…
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Eric Walrond – Book Club
Eric Walrond Book Club Join us and members of a Devizes Book Club over a cup of tea and a slice of cake for this…
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February Holiday Activities – Valentines and spring themed art
Including watercolour hearts and colourful clay birds Art and Craft activities for ages 3 to 11. Date: Tuesday 13 February - 10.30 am to noon:…
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Museum Explorers Club – Discover Ancient Egypt
Solve the puzzles and find the clues to escape the Egyptian tomb. Through a range of hands on activities, explore ancient Egyptian civilisation and create…
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Young Curators Club: Discover Ancient Egypt
SOLD OUT - to be added to the waiting list please email hello@wiltshiremuseum.org.uk (1/2/24) Solve the puzzles and find the clues to escape the Egyptian…
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Curious Kids: Dinosaurs and fossils
SOLD OUT - to be added to the waiting list please email hello@wiltshiremuseum.org.uk (1/2/24) join us on a prehistoric adventure to find out all about…
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ONLINE LECTURE: Lest we Forget
an online talk by Selena Carty, founder of BlackPoppyRose Our exhibition "Lest We Forget: the Black Contribution to the World Wars in Wiltshire" aims to…
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LECTURE: Roman Hoards from Wiltshire
SOLD OUT - to be added to the waiting list please email hello@wiltshiremuseum.org.uk (4/1/24) For thousands of years, the landscape of Wiltshire has played host…
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ONLINE LECTURE: Eric Walrond: A Caribbean American Writer in Exile in Wiltshire
In this presentation, biographer James Davis (Brooklyn College - City University of New York) describes the peripatetic career of fiction writer and journalist Eric Walrond.…
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Museum Explorers Club – Romans vs Celts
Through games, costumes, crafts and role play discover more about the Romans and Celts: their similarities, difference and conflicts between them. Our Museum Explorers club…
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Young Curators Club: Romans vs Celts
Through games, costumes, crafts and role play discover more about the Romans and Celts: their similarities, difference and conflicts between them. Our Young Curators club…
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Curious Kids: Woodland Creatures
Explore the woodland, find the hidden animals, and create your own animal mask. Can you jump like a cricket, hop like a rabbit and fly…
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Christmas and New Year Opening
The Museum OPENING hours over the festive period will be: OPEN * Wednesday 27 December to Saturday 30 December: 10 am to 4 pm CLOSED…
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LECTURE: Flint and fire: the first half million years of early humans in Britain
SOLD OUT - to be added to the waiting list email hello@wiltshiremuseum.org.uk [11/12/23] Tens of thousands of Palaeolithic stone tools reside in museum collections across…
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Museum Explorers Club – December
Winter traditions and Christmas past From winter traditions in Prehistoric times to Tudor celebrations and Victorian Christmas traditions. There will be a range of activities…
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Young Curators Club: December
Winter traditions and Christmas past From winter traditions in Prehistoric times to Tudor celebrations and Victorian Christmas traditions. There will be a range of activities…
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Fun Quiz Night
A fun evening quiz, raising funds for Wiltshire Museum Will you be on the winning team? Prizes to be won, plus raffle. Time: 7 pm…
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Book Launch and Talk: Walking the White Horses
Father and son publish account of 93-mile walk around Wiltshire’s White Horses - Walking the White Horses: Wiltshire’s White Horse Trail on Foot, by David…
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Devizes Ghost Walk for Christmas – 2023
Join local historian John Girvan on his evening Ghost Walk – and dowse the gallows site – if you dare! Pre-booking ESSENTIAL. Dates: Saturday 2…
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Curious Kids: A Tudor Christmas
Activities on the theme of a Tudor Christmas 50 minutes of activity, songs and stories. Multi-sensory fun for families with curious minds. Connect to the…
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LECTURE: The Hunt for Stourton Castle
A key mystery of the National Trust’s Stourhead Estate was the location of the predecessor of Stourhead House, known as Stourton Castle or Old Stourton…