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Day course: Stone Carving with Andrew Ziminski
A one-day workshop, perfect for beginners looking to pick up the basic skills required to carve stone You will set…
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ONLINE TALK: Wiltshire Pastimes: An Historical Look at Sport and Recreation in Wiltshire
This talk, by Ally McConnell, will take us on a journey through recreational pursuits in Wiltshire through the centuries, as…
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What the Stonehenge Builders Ate
What did the folk who built Stonehenge have for dinner? Dale Serjeantson, Visiting Fellow at the University of Southampton, tells…
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Curious Kids: Bugs
50 minutes of activity, songs and stories. Multi-sensory fun for families with curious minds. Connect to the objects around the…
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TOUR: Behind the Scenes at Wiltshire Museum
Join us for an overview of the Wiltshire Museum collections and a little peep ‘behind the scenes’, led by…
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LECTURE: New DNA analytical techniques: migration, genetic change and social organisation in the Neolithic and Bronze Age
By Tom Booth, Senior Research Scientist, Pontus Skoglund Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London Technological and methodological developments in DNA…
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Devizes Ghost Walk for Halloween
Join local historian John Girvan on one of his evening Halloween Ghost Walks – and dowse the gallows site –…
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Young Curators Club: Crime and Punishment
Our Young Curators club is for 8-13 year olds and will take place on the second Saturday of each month…
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Day course: Wood Engraving with Robin Mackenzie
A one-day workshop perfect for beginners looking to learn a new technique, or for those who have done a little…
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ONLINE TALK: Murder by Witchcraft
The year 1564 was a tumultuous one for the wealthy and connected Bayntun family of North Wiltshire. It started with…
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CONFERENCE: Industrial Archaeology 2024
A one-day conference highlighting the agricultural heritage of Wiltshire Programme: 9.30am - REGISTRATION 10.00 - WELCOME 10.05 - Milk, Butter,…
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October Holiday Activities
Halloween and Autumn themed art and craft activities Arts and crafts activities for ages 3 to 11 Date: Tuesday 29…
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CONFERENCE: White Horses, Badges & Giants: Hill figures of Southern England
Saturday 9 November 2024, 10-5: Devizes Town Hall Hill figures are large iconic archaeological monuments, principally concentrated in southern England…
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ONLINE TALK: The Country House Gate Lodge
Country houses are often hidden from view at the centre of their estates and it is the gate lodge by…
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Christmas and New Year Opening
The Museum OPENING hours over the festive period will be: OPEN * Friday 27 December: 10 am to 4 pm…
Exhibitions - now and next
Assizes for Devizes Ideas Exhibition
The Assizes for Devizes project will transform the derelict Assize Court into the new home of the Wiltshire Museum and a vibrant community space. Explore…
Digging for Erlestoke
Digging for Erlestoke is a community archaeology project with a difference, and the people at the heart of this project are men from HMP Erlestoke,…
Oexmann Art Award Competition and Exhibition 2024
Born in or living in Wiltshire? Then why not enter the Oexmann Art Competition - entries welcome from all ages and prizes awarded. The object…