Archived events
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WALK: Pewsey Downs
A circular late-afternoon walk led by Isobel Geddes, with David Dawson. A 4-mile walk above the Vale of Pewsey - starting below Knap Hill causewayed…
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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…
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ONLINE TALK: Roman Trade & Industry in North Wiltshire
The Borough of Swindon is justly famous for its rich railway industrial history; over the last 30 years excavations in advance of developments have shown…
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Home Education Sessions: Fossils, dinosaurs and prehistoric sea creatures
Handling fossils from our collection and finding out what Wiltshire was like at the time of the dinosaurs. There will be art and crafts to…
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OUTING: Stonehenge Landscape Walks – 2023
An afternoon walk, from Durrington Walls to Stonehenge, led by Museum Director, David Dawson The Walk This half-day tour starts at 1.30pm, meeting close to…
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Museum Explorers Club: Archaeological Investigations
Fun archaeological themed activities including sand tray excavations, artefact identification, pottery reconstruction, archaeological illustration and games. Our Museum Explorers club is for 5-7 year olds…
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Young Curators Club: Archaeological Investigations
Fun archaeological themed activities including sand tray excavations, artefact identification, pottery reconstruction, archaeological illustration and games. SOLD OUT: To be added to the waiting list…
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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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Curious Kids: Romans
Activities on the theme of the Romans 50 minutes of activity, songs and stories. Multi-sensory fun for families with curious minds. Connect to the objects…
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WALK: Drawn to Oare: Eric Ravilious landscapes in the Vale of Pewsey
A walk to locations associated with Eric Ravilious and some of his little-known watercolours of the Pewsey Vale - and visit Oare House gardens! …
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ONLINE TALK: The Wiltshire Traveller
A rapid guided tour, exploring the history of our roads and their users, from prehistory to the M4. Roman soldiers, drovers, pilgrims, merchants, tourists -…
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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…
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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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Museum Explorers Club: Roman Themed Activities
A fun interactive session to find out about the Romans. Find out about roman feasts and some of the foods they ate. You can create…
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Young Curators Club: Roman Feast
Find out about food and banquets in Roman times. Follow recipes to create your Roman food. Decorate goblets and menus and prepare your Roman feast…
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Curious Kids: Tudors
Activities on the theme of the Tudors 50 minutes of activity, songs and stories. Multi-sensory fun for families with curious minds. Connect to the objects…
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May Holiday Activities
Medieval Crafts - Kings, Queens and Knights Arts and crafts activities for ages 3 to 11, including: King, queen and knight spoon puppets Design a…
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Day course: Stone Carving with Andrew Ziminski
A one-day workshop, perfect for beginners looking to pick up the basic skills required to carve stone. You will set out and create a relief…
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LECTURE: Stonehenge: A Brief History
Stonehenge is one of the world's most famous monuments. Who built it, how and why are questions that have endured for at least 900 years,…
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ONLINE TALK: The houses of Fonthill: lost, recovered, rebuilt
Fonthill is much more than the story of one man’s excesses. Fonthill is traditionally associated with the eccentric writer and collector William Beckford who built…
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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,…
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Museum Explorers Club: Hare and wild life art
Experiment with different art techniques to create hare and wildlife themed art work Explore the artwork and create fabric paintings, wax and water colour pictures.…
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Young Curators Club: Hare and wild life art
Experiment with different art techniques to create hare and wildlife themed art work Explore the artwork and create fabric paintings, wax and water colour pictures.…
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FREE Family Heritage Days: Lest we forget – The Black Contribution to the World Wars in Wiltshire
The stories of Black British, African and Caribbean peoples who were involved in protecting the British Empire in both world wars, as well as the…
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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…
