Talks Catchup
Catchup on the online talks that you may have missed since 2020!
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ONLINE TALK: Art Unlocked – Wiltshire Museum
Art Unlocked is an online talk series brought to you by Art UK in collaboration with Bloomberg Philanthropies. In this talk, you will hear David Dawson, Director of…
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ONLINE LECTURE: Lest we Forget
an online talk by Selena Carty, founder of BlackPoppyRose Our exhibition "Lest We Forget: the Black Contribution to the World Wars in Wiltshire" aims to respectfully tell some of the…
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ONLINE LECTURE: Eric Walrond: A Caribbean American Writer in Exile in Wiltshire
In this presentation, biographer James Davis (Brooklyn College - City University of New York) describes the peripatetic career of fiction writer and journalist Eric Walrond. Born in Guyana, raised in…
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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 Stonehenge, children's toy to Roman…
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ONLINE LECTURE: Boles Barrow: excavations old and new
Boles barrow on Salisbury Plain is a monument much talked about and little published. Over the last few years research in the archives has pulled together some of the findings…
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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 Sir Richard Colt Hoare at…
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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 Richard Colt Hoare, John Britton,…
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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, shares experiences of participation in…
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ONLINE LECTURE: William Gowland: Japanese megalithic tombs and Stonehenge
An online talk by Professor Simon Kaner In 1901 William Gowland undertook pioneering restoration work at Stonehenge, and his archaeological observations helped shape current understanding of the monument.…
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ONLINE LECTURE: Upton Lovell Shaman – a Bronze Age Goldworker
The Upton Lovell Shaman was buried with a 4000-year-old goldworking tool kit. Hear about this new research, just published in Antiquity, from the team at the University of…
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ONLINE TALK: Assizes for Devizes
by David Dawson David outlines the work under way as we prepare our application to the National Lottery Heritage Fund for submission in February 2023. Inflation and the…
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ONLINE TALK: A Wealth of Knowledge: A decade of archaeological research, unlocked
by Wil Partridge, who worked on the project for over two years. Wiltshire Museum has recently completed its Arts Council funded A Wealth of Knowledge project. The project,…
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ONLINE TALK: Working together: British Museum and the Wiltshire Museum
Lisa Brown, Curator of the Wiltshire Museum, tells the stories between the loans between our two museums. World of Stonehenge - we have lent finds from Bush Barrow,…
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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 relates to other vessels in…
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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 one of the coordinators of…
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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 also been able to engage…
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ONLINE EVENT: Connections: Avebury and Orkney
An event as part of the celebration the 35th Anniversary of the Inscription of the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site. An online discussion between Alison Sheridan (former…
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ONLINE LECTURE: Ravilious in Wiltshire
By David Dawson, Director, Wiltshire MuseumEric Ravilious was inspired by the Wiltshire downlands and White Horses. This lecture will explore why he was drawn to the County and…
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Jomon Japan, Stone Circles and World Heritage
David Dawson, our Director, talking about Japanese stone circles, the prehistoric Jomon culture and amazing museums he saw when he was fortunate to be invited to join a…
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Devizes Assize Court – a progress report
Work has been progressing steadily on developing ideas on how Devizes Assize Court can become a hub for the community and the new home of the Wiltshire Museum. This talk…
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Hartmoor and the Devizes Castle Deer Park
The southern boundary of the Devizes Castle Deer Park is formed by a substantial bank and ditch over 5 metres high in places and well over 300 metres…
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ONLINE LECTURE: Mycenean Gold-working and parallels in Brittany and Wessex: New Research
By Nikolas Papadimitriou (Heidelberg University), with Akis Goumas (Visiting Artist, Harvard Center for Hellenic Studies) and research contributions by Eleni Konstantinidi-Syvridi (National Archaeological Museum, Athens) and Maria Kontaki, (National Archaeological…
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ONLINE LECTURE – Building a new chronology for the Mount Pleasant mega-henge by Susan Greaney
Dr Susan Greaney, Senior Properties Historian, English Heritage Located just to the east of Dorchester in Dorset, the enormous and elaborate henge of Mount Pleasant was excavated in…
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Death is Not The End: Curation of the Dead In Bronze Age Britain – Tom Booth
Extraneous bits of human bones and cremations are recovered from a variety of Bronze Age sites, including both cemeteries and settlements. The most extraordinary example comprises a human thigh bone…
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Latest archaeological news and research – Q & A session
NEW - Latest archaeological news and research - Q & A session with Mike Pitts, Kay Whitaker, Matt Leivers and David Dawson It is difficult to keep track of all…
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Devizes Ghost Walk – 2024
Join local historian John Girvan on his evening Ghost Walk – and dowse the gallows site – if you dare!…
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Talk by Peter Martindale on the newly discovered wall paintings in St Mary, Alton Barnes, Wiltshire
In the Summer of 2023, during the course of restoring the paintwork on the internal walls of the Church of…
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LECTURE and BOOK LAUNCH: St Giles Imber: In a Different Light
Offering a different perspective on the historic church of Imber this lecture coincides with a book that focuses on the…
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Easter Holiday Activities – Easter themed art and craft
Themed art and craft activities - for ages 3 to 11. Tuesdays and Thursdays Easter: week 1 - Easter themed…
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Eric Walrond: A Caribbean Writer in Wiltshire
A FREE talk at Melksham Community Campus, by David Dawson, Wiltshire Museum Director Join us to hear about Eric Walrond…
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Curious Kids: Spring Time
SOLD OUT - to be added to the waiting list email hello@wiltshiremuseum.org.uk We will be celebrating the joy of Spring,…
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Easter Holiday Activities – Fossils and nature
Themed art and craft activities - for ages 3 to 11. Tuesdays and Thursdays Easter: week 1 - Easter themed…
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Home Education Sessions: Archaeology themed
SOLD OUT - to be added to the waiting list email hello@wiltshiremuseum.org.uk Archaeological investigations: • A chance to handle and…
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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…
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ONLINE TALK: The Story of Clouds House: From a Palace of Art to a Home for Waifs and Strays
Clouds House near East Knoyle, designed by Philip Webb for the Hon. Percy and Madeline Wyndham and completed in 1886,…
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Curious Kids: Pirates!
Ahoy there! Prepare to set sail and join us on an epic adventure exploring a treasure island, we will be…
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Curious Kids: Under the sea
Dive in and swim with us, explore the amazing creatures that live in our oceans, can you wiggle like an…