Archived events
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Museum Explorer’s Club: Bronze Age People and Artefacts
Visit our Bronze Age galleries and find out about Bronze Age people through the objects we have. Try costumes, handle objects and explore objects and…
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EASTER WEEKEND OPENING TIMES
OPEN: Friday 15 April: 11am to 3pm Saturday 16 April: 10am to 5pm Monday 18 April: 11am to 3pm CLOSED: Sunday 17 April
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Easter Holiday Activities – Spring and Easter Crafts
Make Easter hangings for you window, woven baskets, bunnies and chicks. Art and Craft activities for ages 3 to 11. Dates: Tuesday 12 April -…
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Young Curator’s Club: Daggers from the Bronze Age
FULLY BOOKED. Email hello@wiltshiremuseum.org.uk to go on the waiting list Find out about the amazing daggers currently on display in the Museum, learn where are…
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Curious Kids: Under the Sea
Go under the sea at Wiltshire museum and create your own octopus, make our own woven fish, and sing songs about creatures that live in…
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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…
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Devizes Ghost Walk – 2022
NEW DATE: Join local historian John Girvan on his evening Ghost Walk – and dowse the gallows site – if you dare! Pre-booking ESSENTIAL. Dates:…
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Museum Explorer’s Club: Potty about pots!
Explore the amazing pottery in our galleries and look at how pottery has changed through the ages. Have a go at putting the pottery back…
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Devizes Ghost Walk – 2022
SOLD OUT. NEW DATE AVAILABLE - 25 MARCH. Join local historian John Girvan on his evening Ghost Walk – and dowse the gallows site –…
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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…
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Young Curator’s Club: Potty about pots!
Explore the amazing pottery in our galleries and find out ways you might identify pottery pieces you find when you are out and about. We…
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LECTURE: Building Stonehenge: What Happened in Wiltshire
The only stone on Salisbury Plain seems to be chalk. Where Stonehenge came from – once the weight of a dozen blue whales – was…
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Curious Kids: Bugs
Come and learn about bugs at Curious Kids! We will be exploring how a caterpillar transforms info a butterfly, craft dragonflies, sing songs, and see…
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ONLINE LECTURE: Staging the World of Stonehenge
Neil Wilkin and Jennifer Wexler will talk about their roles in curating The world of Stonehenge at the British Museum. Neil is Curator of Early…
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ONLINE LECTURE: Celtic Languages, Migrations and Milk: The genetics of Britain 1500 BC-43 AD
By Tom Booth, Senior Research Scientist, Pontus Skoglund Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London Recent studies of ancient genomics have identified at least…
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February Holiday Activities – Traditional Toys
**SOLD OUT**. Have a go at using some of our traditional toys, from spinning tops to zoetropes and then create your own to take home.…
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February Holiday Activities – Traditional Toys
Afternoon sessions added. Have a go at using some of our traditional toys, from spinning tops to zoetropes and then create your own to take…
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NEW – Museum Explorer’s Club: The Romans!
An interactive Roman themed session. Handle objects from Roman times to find out who they were and how they lived. Explore our Roman gallery with…
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Devizes Ghost Walk – 2022
Join local historian John Girvan on his evening Ghost Walk – and dowse the gallows site – if you dare! Pre-booking ESSENTIAL. Dates: Friday 21…
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Young Curator’s Club: Romans and the origins of Valentine’s Day
An interactive Roman themed session. Find out about the Roman origins of Valentine’s Day. Handle Roman artefacts to find out more about the Romans and…
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Day course: Wood Engraving with Robin Mackenzie
SOLD OUT - to be advised if places become available please email hello@wiltshiremusuem.org.uk. This one-day workshop is perfect for beginners looking to learn a new…
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Devizes Ghost Walk – 2022
Join local historian John Girvan on his evening Ghost Walk – and dowse the gallows site – if you dare! Pre-booking ESSENTIAL. Dates: Friday 21…
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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…
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NEW – Museum Explorer’s Club: Ravilious and the Chalk Downland Landscape
Explore the Ravilious Exhibition to look at the themes and techniques Ravilious used in his art work. Use your ideas and sketches to create your…
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Young Curator’s Club: Ravilious and the Chalk Downland Landscape
Explore the Ravilious Exhibition to look at the themes and techniques Ravilious used in his art work. Use your ideas and sketches to create your…
