Exhibitions
Oexmann Art Award Exhibition 2019
Overall Winner: Stephen Ellis - Gower On Wednesday 9th October, our three Oexmann Art Competition judges came to the museum to make some very difficult decisions. After much deliberation, we are pleased to announce this year’s Oexmann Art Award Winners! Congratulations to all who have won prizes or have been highly commended for their artwork. The judges have also chosen nearly 60 other adult entries to be featured in the exhibition alongside all of the…
Eric Ravilious: Downland Man
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. For the very first time Wiltshire Museum will be borrowing from major National Museums to bring an international standard art…
Events
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A tour of Wiltshire Museum (for members only)
Led by David Dawson, Director, the tour provides an excellent overview of the Museum collections - maybe even a little peep 'behind the scenes' -…
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Lecture: The Old Stones – the Megalithic Sites of Britain and Ireland, by Andy Burnham
Andy is the lead author of The Old Stones: A Field Guide to the Megalithic Sites of Britain and Ireland, along with other contributors to…
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Curious Kids
December - Christmas Traditions. Come along for 50 minutes of stories and multi-sensory fun for families with curious minds - for children ages 2 to…
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Wessex Women Workshop
Objects On Tour From November 2019 to Spring 2020 the Wessex Museums Partnership, will be working together to share their collections between the partner museums…