Archived events
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Heritage Open Day Museum tour
FULLY BOOKED. TO BE ADDED TO A WAITING LIST CONTACT hello@wiltshiremuseum.org.uk A special tour of hidden parts of the Museum by Director David Dawson Find…
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WALK: Bradford-on-Avon and Avoncliff – a Hidden Wiltshire walk
CANCELLED DUE TO BAD WEATHER FORECAST. TICKET HOLDERS HAVE BEEN CONTACTED 6/9/24 A 4-mile afternoon walk This walk through Bradford-on-Avon will take in some of…
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Curious Kids: Dinosaurs
50 minutes of activity, songs and stories. Multi-sensory fun for families with curious minds. Connect to the objects around the museum, delve into the past…
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WALK: Ansty, Wardour and Swallowcliffe – a Hidden Wiltshire walk
Cancelled as the walk leader is not available. Ticket holders will be contacted and refunds given. Our apologies. 20/8/24 A 5-mile afternoon walk from Old…
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AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY – OPENING TIMES
May Bank Holiday Weekends: Saturday 24 August: OPEN 10 am to 5 pm Sunday 25 August: CLOSED Monday 26 August: OPEN 11 am to 3…
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Summer Holiday Activities: Saxons vs Vikings
Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21 August - arts and crafts activities for ages 3 to 11 A mix of Saxon and Viking inspired crafts. Design…
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Assizes for Devizes – reaching a milestone
Image: Artist's impression by Richard CarmanJoin our online briefing to see what the completed building will look like and hear about our next…
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Summer Holiday Activities: Prehistoric sea creatures
Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 August - arts and crafts activities for ages 3 to 11 Try foam printing to create prehistoric sea creature designs,…
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Camera Amnesty
Have you got an old-fashioned camera gathering dust at home? Are you wondering if it still works? Do you want to start using it with…
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Summer Crafts 4 Kids – run by Wiltshire Museum’s Youth Panel
It’s finally summer! Looking for something to keep your children entertained whilst meeting new friends? Come down to Wiltshire Museum in Devizes for a morning…
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Summer Holiday Activities: Summer Crafts
Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 August - arts and crafts activities for ages 3 to 11 A mixture of summery crafts. Create colourful sand jars,…
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Curious Kids: the Circus
50 minutes of activity, songs and stories. Multi-sensory fun for families with curious minds. Connect to the objects around the museum, delve into the past…
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Summer Holiday Activities: Woodland Animals
Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 July - arts and crafts activities for ages 3 to 11 Introducing our summer "Grimwood" book trail around the galleries.…
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Workshop: Victorian Portrait Photography brought to life!
Find out more about Victorian photography and have your portrait taken! Join Frank Menger, who re-created the Stonehenge images for the A Wiltshire Thatcher exhibition…
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Family Workshop: Victorian Portrait Photography brought to life!
Family Workshop Find out more about Victorian photography and have your portrait taken! In these sessions Frank Menger, who re-created the Stonehenge images for…
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GUIDED TOUR: Heritage Walk of Devizes
A guided walk and talk of Devizes organised and led by John Girvan, Historian and Local Author. Pre-booking ESSENTIAL - 'book online' below (maximum number…
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GUIDED TOUR: Lost Pubs of Devizes
A 'dry' pub crawl of the lost pubs of Devizes, organised and led by John Girvan, Historian and Local Author. Pre-booking ESSENTIAL - 'book online'…
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WALK: The Deverills – a Hidden Wiltshire walk
A 6-mile afternoon walk onto the hill above the Deverills This walk takes us into the hill above the Deverills. Starting at Kingston Deverill, we…
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LECTURE: Exploring photography’s history up to 1939
Dr Michael Pritchard will look at how photography evolved from its announcement in France and England in 1839 up to the outbreak of war in…
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ONLINE TALK: Show and Tell – a look at some new acquisitions
An online ‘show and tell’ highlighting some recent additions to the Wiltshire Museum collections. Join Curator, Lisa Brown, Friday Schoemaker, Assizes for Devizes…
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Free Talk: Archaeology revealed on the North Wessex Downs VIP Project
A talk on the results of archaeological investigations undertaken over the past five years in association with the North Wessex Downs VIP project, including the…
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Free North Wessex Downs Family Archaeology Event
Free hands-on family activities exploring the lives of people who lived on the North Wessex Downs from the Iron Age onwards. Jump into exciting virtual…
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Museum Explorers Club: Ancient Greek Olympics
Ancient Greek Olympics. Our Museum Explorers club is for 5-7 year olds and is an introduction to popular topics such as the Romans and Ancient…
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Young Curators Club: Ancient Greek Olympics
Activities linked to Ancient Greek Olympics. Our Young Curators club is for 8-13 year olds and will take place, as before, on the second Saturday…
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Curious Kids: Stone Age animals
Stories, objects to discover and the chance to create your very own cave art and make a woolly mammoth model to take home. 50 minutes…
