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MAY BANK HOLIDAYS – OPENING TIMES
May Bank Holiday Weekends: Saturday 25 May: OPEN 10 am to 5 pm Sunday 26 May: CLOSED Monday 27 May:…
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WALK: Lacock and the Wilts and Berks Canal – a Hidden Wiltshire walk
A 7-mile walk taking in the historic village of Lacock and the Wilts and Berks canal. Starting at Lacock, this…
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OUTING: Stonehenge Landscape Walks – 2024
An afternoon walk, from Durrington Walls to Stonehenge, led by Museum Director, David Dawson The Walk This half-day tour starts…
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WALK: Fonthill Estate – a Hidden Wiltshire walk
A 7-mile walk around Fonthill Lake and local villages. This route takes us through the picturesque countryside on both sides…
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May Holiday Activities – Building, landscapes and nature
A variety of crafts inspired by our Wiltshire Thatcher exhibition and the landscapes, buildings and nature of Wiltshire Art and…
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Curious Kids: Under the sea
Dive in and swim with us, explore the amazing creatures that live in our oceans, can you wiggle like an…
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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: Who made Avebury? Exploring the 1930s-1940s diaries of William Young
In this talk, Dr Fran Allfrey (University of York) will be joined by Prue Saunders and Bev Stapleton, research volunteers…
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GUIDED TOUR: Heritage Walk of Devizes
A guided walk and talk of Devizes organised and led by John Girvan, Historian and Local Author. Pre-booking ESSENTIAL -…
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Home Education Sessions: Roman themed (over 8s)
Handle Roman artefacts to find out about Roman houses and Roman life in Wiltshire. Identify and record artefacts, have a…
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Young Curators Club: Rural Crafts
Activities linked to the Wiltshire Thatcher exhibition. Our Young Curators club is for 8-13 year olds and will take place,…
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Museum Explorers Club: Rural Crafts
Activities linked to the Wiltshire Thatcher exhibition. Our Museum Explorers club is for 5-7 year olds and is an introduction…
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Home Education Sessions: Archaeology themed
Archaeological investigations: • A chance to handle and investigate archaeological artefacts • A quiz to discover objects in the galleries…
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ONLINE TALK: From Milan to Draycot Cerne. The Funerary Helmet of Sir Thomas Long
This is the intriguing story of the helmet, on display at Wiltshire Museum, which was worn by Sir Thomas Long…
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GUIDED TOUR: Lost Pubs of Devizes
A 'dry' pub crawl of the lost pubs of Devizes, organised and led by John Girvan, Historian and Local Author.…
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WALK: Ranscombe Bottom and Morgan’s Hill – a Hidden Wiltshire walk
A 6-mile walk around Cherhill Down and Calstone. This very picturesque walk is along the bottom of Cherhill Down through…
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Home Education Sessions: Roman themed (under 8s)
Handle Roman artefacts to find out about Roman houses and Roman life in Wiltshire. Identify artefacts in the sand, try…
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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: Recent Research on Clarendon Park
This talk, by Rosalind Johnson, will discuss the latest research on Clarendon Park and the palace in the context of…
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WALK: Milk Hill and Wansdyke – a Hidden Wiltshire walk
A 4-mile walk evening walk This evening walk takes us up into the Pewsey Downs, over Walkers Hill and Adam’s…
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WALK: Drawn to Oare: Eric Ravilious landscapes in the Vale of Pewsey
A walk to locations associated with Eric Ravilious and some of his little-known watercolours of the Pewsey Vale - and…
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Curious Kids: Stone Age animals
Stories, objects to discover and the chance to create your very own cave art and make a woolly mammoth model…
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Young Curators Club: Ancient Greek Olympics
Activities linked to Ancient Greek Olympics. Our Young Curators club is for 8-13 year olds and will take place, as…
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Museum Explorers Club: Ancient Greek Olympics
Ancient Greek Olympics. Our Museum Explorers club is for 5-7 year olds and is an introduction to popular topics such…
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LECTURE: Exploring photography’s history up to 1939
Dr Michael Pritchard will look at how photography evolved from its announcement in France and England in 1839 up to…
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Exhibitions - now and next
A Wiltshire Thatcher – a Photographic Journey through Victorian Wessex
This exhibition celebrates the work of Ernest Farmer, who today is little-known but was a leading figure in the development of photography as an art…