Exhibitions
Wildlife in the Red: Wildflower Meadows
Introducing our new virtual partnership exhibition... Once collectors’ curiosities, now endangered species Explore Wildlife in the Red - Wessex Museum's first online exhibition. Visit the Museum to see the accompanying display in our Long Room. Wildlife in the Red presents a range of natural history objects and environmental issues. From birds to butterflies, flowers to fish… explorers once scoured the globe to find exotic species to display in museums or private collections. They tell stories…
Eric Ravilious: Downland Man – Opening September 2021
OPENING SEPTEMBER 2021 A groundbreaking exhibition of the celebrated artist Eric Ravilious showcasing the beautiful Wiltshire and Sussex Downlands. An exciting special exhibition exploring Eric Ravilious’ fascination with the sweeping downland landscapes of Wiltshire and Sussex. His watercolours have such a spirit of place you can almost feel the wind on your cheeks and hear the birds above. The importance of the downlands to Ravilious is well documented, but this exhibition will be…Events
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ONLINE LECTURE: The prehistoric chalkland landscape of Stonehenge, Avebury and Dorchester – tearing up the text books and starting again
NEW DATE - Thursday 11 February, 7.30 pm. To be presented online. All existing ticket holders have been contacted. by Dr Mike Allen. The comprehension…
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ONLINE LECTURE: What Goes Around Comes Around: Wiltshire, from Stone Circles to Corn Circles – Tom Holland
Tom Holland, born in Wiltshire, will give a talk on both ancient and modern aspects of his native county for the Wiltshire Museum. Wiltshire, home…
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ONLINE LECTURE: 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…
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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…