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 this exciting project through our new exhibition - from the history of the Assize Court, to community feedback and our plans for the future Museum.
Finding Queer Stories at Wiltshire Museum
This exhibition shows some of the first LGBTQIA+ stories ever discovered in the Museum’s archives and collections. Through research into the queer stories in our collections, the Museum is highlighting historically overlooked and dismissed perspectives and celebrating the diversity of Wiltshire’s community. This display in the Long Room features objects
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, a category C prison in Erlestoke, Wiltshire. It took place from June 2023 – May 2024. Made possible by funding from the National Lottery Heritage
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 form. The exhibition features the image immortalised on the Led Zepplin IV album cover. Through the exhibition, we show how Farmer captured the spirit of
Wessex – Landscapes of Association: an exhibition of works by Rob Pountney
An exhibition of landscape drawings inspired by the Wessex countryside The exhibition will feature over 30 works by Rob Pountney, all inspired by the Wessex landscape and the works of Thomas Hardy, including images of Stonehenge, Avebury and Hambledon Hill. All the artworks are for sale, modestly priced from
A Love Letter to Wiltshire: an Exhibition of Paintings by Joanna May
An exhibition celebrating 20 years of the wildlife artist’s work and recognising her commitment to the region’s environment In celebration of her 20 years in business, Joanna May has produced a new series of paintings for the exhibition representing her love of Wiltshire: ‘Crop Circles and Wildlife’. She discovered
Wessex Airscapes: Elevating Wiltshire
A collaborative exhibition between aerial photographer Hedley Thorne and landscape painter Anna Dillon, exploring aerial landscapes. Their respective art forms offer a complementary and contemporary take on the landscape of Wessex. This is Anna and Hedley's second ‘Airscapes’ exhibition. The first, at Radley College in 2021, showcased Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Eric Walrond: A Caribbean Writer living in Wiltshire
This exhibition tells the story of Eric Walrond, spotlighting his time in Wiltshire, drawing attention to his writing and the political issues which he sought to tackle. Exhibition extended to 9 March! Eric Walrond (1898 – 1966) was an unassuming Caribbean man who lived in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, in
Lest We Forget: the Black Contribution to the World Wars in Wiltshire
This exhibition aims to respectfully tell some of the stories and experiences of the Black community living and working in the Armed Forces in Wiltshire during the World Wars of the 20th Century. Using stories of individual soldiers, videos and artworks from local craft groups discover more about Black history during
This and That: a display of recent acquisitions, loans and community photographs
During the Covid-19 pandemic, we continued working with our communities and collecting objects that tell Wiltshire’s Stories. Some of these objects are displayed in our Oexmann Gallery until 3 May. Community Engagement – Wellington Academy, Ludgershall. The project, begun before the pandemic, saw Students from Wellington Academy, Ludgershall, pairing with