Archived events
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Curious Kids: A Tudor Christmas
Activities on the theme of a Tudor Christmas 50 minutes of activity, songs and stories. Multi-sensory fun for families with curious minds. Connect to the…
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LECTURE: The Hunt for Stourton Castle
A key mystery of the National Trust’s Stourhead Estate was the location of the predecessor of Stourhead House, known as Stourton Castle or Old Stourton…
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ONLINE LECTURE: Lest we Forget
Postponed - a new date will be arranged for January (21/11/23) an online talk by Selena Carty, founder of BlackPoppyRose. Selena Carty is Cultural &…
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POSTPONED – LECTURE: Twentieth Century Dress at the Fashion Museum Bath
Due to work commitments, this lecture has been postponed until 2024. We will update once a new date has been confirmed. 21/9/23 An afternoon lecture…
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Museum Explorers Club – November
Prehistoric Monuments Find out about the construction, use and other interesting facts of some of our local prehistoric monuments. Work in teams to create our…
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Young Curators Club: November
Prehistoric Monuments Find out about the construction, use and other interesting facts of some of our local prehistoric monuments. Work in teams to create our…
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ONLINE TALK: Francis Kilvert and tales of Langley Burrell
A talk combining Kilvert's anecdotes with historical research and photographs , including tales of murder, ghosts, melting butter and the dog which hung itself!.…
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Day course: Wood Engraving with Robin Mackenzie
This one-day workshop is perfect for beginners looking to learn a new technique, or for those who have done a little engraving and wish to…
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Curious Kids: Victorian Homes
Activities on the theme of Victorian homes 50 minutes of activity, songs and stories. Multi-sensory fun for families with curious minds. Connect to the objects…
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LECTURE: The Story of Edward Duke and the Amesbury Oliver
POSTPONED - WE WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH TICKET HOLDERS WITH OPTIONS 26/10/23 A talk by Peter Maggs about Edward Duke, a 19th Century cleric…
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Trick or Treat! Family Activity Session
Trick or Treat at Museum - back by popular demand! Join us for a special Halloween themed family activity on Thursday 26 October. Explore the…
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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 24 October - 10.30 am to…
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Devizes Ghost Walk for Halloween
Join local historian John Girvan on his evening Ghost Walk – and dowse the gallows site – if you dare! Pre-booking ESSENTIAL. Dates: Friday 20…
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CONFERENCE: Industrial Archaeology 2023
A one-day conference highlighting the industrial heritage of Wiltshire Programme: 9.30am - REGISTRATION 10.00 - WELCOME 10.05 - Building Georgian Chippenham – architects, builders and…
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Museum Explorers Club – October
Greek myths and mask making Our Museum Explorers club is for 5-7 year olds and is an introduction to popular topics such as the Romans…
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Young Curators Club: October
Greek myths and mask making Our Young Curators club is for 8-13 year olds and will take place, as before, on the second Saturday of…
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Eerie-on-Sea: Family Activity Session
Search for strange creatures and spooky spectres! The Eerie-on-Sea Monster Museum Tour Join us this October half term to search for strange creatures and spooky…
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Curious Kids: Toys from the past
Activities on the theme of toys 50 minutes of activity, songs and stories. Multi-sensory fun for families with curious minds. Connect to the objects around…
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LECTURE: Contemporary art, aerial photography and the Wiltshire landscape
A lecture exploring the influences behind the Wessex Airscapes: Elevating Wiltshire exhibition. Lecture by Patrick Dillon. Patrick wrote the book for the Elevating Wiltshire…
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Day course: Wood Engraving with Robin Mackenzie
SOLD OUT (24/8/23). To be added to the waiting list for 2024 courses please email hello@wiltshiremuseum.org.uk This one-day workshop is perfect for beginners looking to…
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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…
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Day course: Stone Carving with Andrew Ziminski
SOLD OUT: To be added to the waiting list email hello@wiltshiremuseum.org.uk A one-day workshop, perfect for beginners looking to pick up the basic skills required…
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ONLINE LECTURE: Boles Barrow: excavations old and new
This talk will highlight discoveries made hundreds of years ago alongside recent fieldwork. Boles barrow on Salisbury Plain is a monument much talked about and…
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FREE: Heritage Open Day and family craft activities
Join us on Heritage Open Day - FREE ENTRY to the Museum and Wessex Airscapes: Elevating Wiltshire exhibition plus family craft activities and tours of…
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LECTURE: The Mystery of Wansdyke
SOLD OUT - to be added to the waiting list email hello@wiltshiremuseum.org.uk an evening lecture by Dr Alex Langlands For centuries, Wansdyke has evaded interpretation…
