Archaeology in Wiltshire Conference 2020 – Take 2 Online
This popular Conference has been running for a number of years and showcases the latest news about Wiltshire's Archaeology. The 2020 Conference was to be held in March, but had to be postponed as a result of the Coronavirus Pandemic. The Conference is now being run online - on Wednesday
Lectures and conferences going online!
With the Covid-19 pandemic continuing and strict regulations about social gatherings, we have taken the decision to hold our autumn/winter lecture programme online over the coming weeks and months. The first of these is one of the lectures postponed from earlier in the year - Devizes Castle – Norman Stronghold
A303 Stonehenge – announcement of a delay to the decision
We have noted the delay of the Development Control Order decision that was announced by the Government on 16 July. The Government statement says that further consultation will take place following the notification of recent archaeological discoveries. As the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, we have a particular interest
Cunnington Letter Book Conservation Appeal
Thank you to everyone who has supported our appeal. As at today's date (3 February 2020) we have received donations totaling £1,095 towards the £1,850 needed. The Appeal is still open and you can donate below. Thank you again for your support of this important project. Dear Member and Supporter
A Wealth of Knowledge: Unlocking a Decade of Archaeological Research
Wiltshire Museum has been awarded £47,000 over two years, from the Arts Council England Designation Development Fund, to review the research undertaken on the archaeology collections of Wiltshire Museum and The Salisbury Museum over the past decade. A Wealth of Knowledge: unlocking a decade of archaeological research is a joint
Join the Wessex Museums Partnership as a Trustee
Join us as a trustee – and help shape the future of Wessex Museums Would you like to… Be part of a dynamic and innovative museums partnership? Develop your skills in new areas? Build a network of contacts in the arts and heritage sector? Gain experience in strategic planning? Be
Jomon Japan partnership visit – day 7 Tokyo and home …
Day 7 Tuesday 29 October 2019 We left Nagaoka for Tokyo, but not before there was a chance to see the town hall, designed by Kengo Kuma, who more recently designed V&A Dundee. The development is set round an open plaza, covered by an immense flat roof. Terraces, gardens, wood
Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of The National Lottery
We, alongside English Heritage and The Salisbury Museum, are celebrating the 25th anniversary of The National Lottery and saying thank you to all Lottery players. Support from National Lottery Heritage Fund has enabled the Museum to produce award-winning prehistoric galleries, displaying the largest collection of Early Bronze Age gold in
Bush Barrow dagger studs – gold analysis
The results are now in! Did the Bronze Age gold, found in a burial close to Stonehenge, came from Britain, Ireland or Brittany. Located close to Stonehenge, Bush Barrow is Britain's richest Bronze Age burial. The most remarkable discovery was a gold-studded dagger pommel, set with thousands of microscopic gold
Weston Loan Programme support for Eric Ravilious: Downland Man exhibition
We are delighted that we have been awarded a £25,000 grant from the Weston Loan Programme with Art Fund to support our Eric Ravilious: Downland Man exhibition, opening in September 2020. The exhibition will feature loans from from V&A, British Museum, Imperial War Museum, Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales