Talks Catchup
Catchup on the online talks that you may have missed since 2020!
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ONLINE TALK: The Story of Clouds House: From a Palace of Art to a Home for Waifs and Strays
Clouds House near East Knoyle, designed by Philip Webb for the Hon. Percy and Madeline Wyndham and completed in 1886, was described as 'the house of the age'. Professor Dakers…
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Assizes for Devizes – an Update
An update on the Assizes for Devizes project, including the latest architectural plans, our audience consultation and work on the stories that we will tell in the displays.…
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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 hear David Dawson, Director of…
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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 respectfully tell some of the…
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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. Born in Guyana, raised in…
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ONLINE TALK: New to the Museum: Wiltshire’s stories through our collections
Join us for an online ‘show and tell’ highlighting some recent additions to our collections. Ranging from a Saxon jewel to stones from Stonehenge, children's toy to Roman…
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ONLINE LECTURE: Boles Barrow: excavations old and new
Boles barrow on Salisbury Plain is a monument much talked about and little published. Over the last few years research in the archives has pulled together some of the findings…
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ONLINE LECTURE: Richard Colt Hoare and the discovery of Stourton Castle, the House before Stourhead
Martin Papworth updated from the library at Stourhead about the excavation and David Dawson, Director at Wiltshire Museum showed some of the collections linked to Sir Richard Colt Hoare at…
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ONLINE TALK: The William Cunnington Letter Books, 1799-1810
Within the museums archive there are two bound letter books containing over 520 letters addressed to William Cunnington 1st from nearly 60 correspondents, including Richard Colt Hoare, John Britton,…
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ONLINE TALK: Human Henge 2016 – 2023: Walking with intent in ancient landscapes
This talk outlines the value of ancient landscapes for wellbeing and mental health, describes what Human Henge is and does in that context, shares experiences of participation in…
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ONLINE LECTURE: William Gowland: Japanese megalithic tombs and Stonehenge
An online talk by Professor Simon Kaner In 1901 William Gowland undertook pioneering restoration work at Stonehenge, and his archaeological observations helped shape current understanding of the monument.…
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ONLINE LECTURE: Upton Lovell Shaman – a Bronze Age Goldworker
The Upton Lovell Shaman was buried with a 4000-year-old goldworking tool kit. Hear about this new research, just published in Antiquity, from the team at the University of…
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ONLINE TALK: Assizes for Devizes
by David Dawson David outlines the work under way as we prepare our application to the National Lottery Heritage Fund for submission in February 2023. Inflation and the…
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ONLINE TALK: A Wealth of Knowledge: A decade of archaeological research, unlocked
by Wil Partridge, who worked on the project for over two years. Wiltshire Museum has recently completed its Arts Council funded A Wealth of Knowledge project. The project,…
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ONLINE TALK: Working together: British Museum and the Wiltshire Museum
Lisa Brown, Curator of the Wiltshire Museum, tells the stories between the loans between our two museums. World of Stonehenge - we have lent finds from Bush Barrow,…
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ONLINE LECTURE: The Marlborough Bucket: Connections and Context in the Iron Age of Southern Britain
The Marlborough bucket is one of the most richly decorated vessels in Iron Age Europe. Yet, analysis of its decoration and how it relates to other vessels in…
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Bremhill Parish: a community history project
Louise Ryland-Epton, the principal author of the new and beautifully produced award-winning history of Bremhill Parish, and Martin Nye, Chair of the Wiltshire Museum and one of the coordinators of…
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ONLINE TALK: Engaging our Community: Ravilious Downland Man
Our Ravilious: Downland Man exhibition is hugely successful, and has brought thousands of visitors to the Museum. At the same time, we have also been able to engage…
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ONLINE EVENT: Connections: Avebury and Orkney
An event as part of the celebration the 35th Anniversary of the Inscription of the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site. An online discussion between Alison Sheridan (former…
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ONLINE LECTURE: Ravilious in Wiltshire
By David Dawson, Director, Wiltshire MuseumEric Ravilious was inspired by the Wiltshire downlands and White Horses. This lecture will explore why he was drawn to the County and…
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Jomon Japan, Stone Circles and World Heritage
David Dawson, our Director, talking about Japanese stone circles, the prehistoric Jomon culture and amazing museums he saw when he was fortunate to be invited to join a…
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Devizes Assize Court – a progress report
Work has been progressing steadily on developing ideas on how Devizes Assize Court can become a hub for the community and the new home of the Wiltshire Museum. This talk…
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Hartmoor and the Devizes Castle Deer Park
The southern boundary of the Devizes Castle Deer Park is formed by a substantial bank and ditch over 5 metres high in places and well over 300 metres…
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ONLINE LECTURE: Mycenean Gold-working and parallels in Brittany and Wessex: New Research
By Nikolas Papadimitriou (Heidelberg University), with Akis Goumas (Visiting Artist, Harvard Center for Hellenic Studies) and research contributions by Eleni Konstantinidi-Syvridi (National Archaeological Museum, Athens) and Maria Kontaki, (National Archaeological…
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ONLINE LECTURE – Building a new chronology for the Mount Pleasant mega-henge by Susan Greaney
Dr Susan Greaney, Senior Properties Historian, English Heritage Located just to the east of Dorchester in Dorset, the enormous and elaborate henge of Mount Pleasant was excavated in…
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Events coming up ...
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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 Director…
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Curious Kids: Pirates!
Ahoy there! Prepare to set sail and join us on an epic adventure exploring a treasure island, we will be…
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MAY BANK HOLIDAYS – OPENING TIMES
May Bank Holiday Weekends: Saturday 4 May: OPEN 10am to 5pm Sunday 5 May: CLOSED Monday 6 May: OPEN 11am…
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WALK: Folklore of Canalside Plants – guided walk (10.30 am)
FULLY BOOKED - to be added to the waiting list email hello@wiltshiremuseum.org.uk. Places available on the 1pm walk (at 29…
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WALK: Folklore of Canalside Plants – guided walk (1 pm)
Join folklorist and Engagement Officer for Wiltshire Museum, Claire Slack, for a casual stroll along the Kennet and Avon Canal…
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WALK: Honey Street, Woodborough, Britain’s Largest Henge and the Hangman’s Stone – a Hidden Wiltshire walk
A 7-mile ramble through the Wiltshire countryside. This route, led by Glyn Coy of Hidden Wiltshire, starts at Woodborough Church…
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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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Young Curators Club: Tudor Portraits
Be inspired by Tudor portraits and create your own, as well as an elaborate frame! Our Young Curators club is…
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Museum Explorers Club: Tudor Portraits
Be inspired by Tudor portraits and create your own, as well as an elaborate frame! Our Museum Explorers club is…
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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…