Exhibitions
Alchemy: Artefacts Reimagined
Alchemy is an exhibition of beautiful contemporary artworks by Ann-Marie James. Wessex Museums invited Ann-Marie James to delve into the collections of our four partner museums (Wiltshire Museum, Dorset County Museum, Poole Museum and The Salisbury Museum) and choose an object from each to inspire a series of artworks. She spent a year creating the finished pieces, all in gold or white. Gold derives from the Bush Barrow Lozenge (Wiltshire Museum) and the tale of…
Wessex Museums: #WickedWessex Objects on Tour
#Wicked Wessex objects on tour 2018-2019 - grim and gruesome to strange and shocking! Our #WickedWessex item is now on view - with extra dressing appropriate to the season. Tread carefully as you pass through our Long Room gallery! (NB: no spiders were harmed in the creation of this exhibit) ‘Wicked Wessex’ is the theme of the latest objects tour by the Wessex Museums Partnership: Dorset County Museum, Poole Museum, The Salisbury Museum and Wiltshire…
Events
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Art Course: Drawing on the Ancient Past, with Helen Garrett
Eight week course with artist Helen Garrett starts Thursday 25 April. During the course you will be Drawing on the Ancient Past for inspiration; from…
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May Holiday Activities – Magical Materials
Art and Craft activities inspired by our exhibition Alchemy: Artefacts Reimagined. Use different art techniques to make your own art, create collages using acrylic paint…
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Young WANHS – An Unofficial guide on being an archaeologist
Meet a young archaeologist - Dudley Staniforth. Dudley was once a member of our Young WANHS club. He is now a professional archaeologist working for…
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Walk: An evening walk from Avebury to Beckhampton
Led by Isobel Geddes this 2-3 mile evening walk around Avebury and Avebury Trusloe will go as far as the Long Stones at the end…