This was a fantastic museum. They have really thought about children and made large areas of the museum interactive for them to explore not just look at.
Exhibitions - now and next ...
Ways of Seeing Wiltshire
The Wiltshire landscape from chalk hill figures to prehistoric remains - artworks from the Museum’s collection. Echoing ideas of England’s heritage landscape pioneered across the 18th and 19th centuries, 20th century artists…
Wildlife in the Red: Wildflower Meadows
Introducing our new virtual partnership exhibition... Once collectors’ curiosities, now endangered species Explore Wildlife in the Red - Wessex Museum's first online exhibition. Visit the Museum when we are open…
Eric Ravilious: Downland Man – Opening September 2021
His watercolours have such a spirit of place you can almost feel the wind on your cheeks and hear the birds above! An exhibition exploring for the first time, Eric Ravilious’s…
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Second image - the Moonraker plate - telling the famous legend of the Wiltshire Moonrakers.
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We're proud that Devizes has many (slightly odd) claims to fame.
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There are some amazing archive photos to discover on our online database!
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Latest News
All Cannings Cross – Tuesday Takeover
In celebration of Local and Community History month, our volunteers are taking over our social media each Tuesday - talking about aspects of Wiltshire's amazing
Wealth of Knowledge – project update
It is now a year since we began our Wealth of Knowledge project, funded by the Arts Council Designation Development Fund. The project aims to:-