Cunnington Letter Book Conservation Appeal
Dear Member and Supporter Biennial Appeal: Conserving letters written by pioneering archaeologists to William Cunnington For this year’s members’ appeal, we are seeking your help to conserve a book of antiquarian letters in our Collection. Members of the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society have a long history of helping to care for our
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
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Jomon Japan partnership visit – day 1 Tokyo
Day 1 – Wednesday 23 October After a long flight from London, we woke up in our hotel fronting the river in Tokyo. The day began with battling through the crowds of the Tokyo rush hour to start with a visit to one of the University museums - highlighting the
Jomon Japan partnership visit – day 2 Tamagawa
Day 2 - Thursday 24 October Heading north to visit Neolithic sites We missed the train that we were supposed to catch (the Tokyo rush hour is something else) which in turn meant that we missed the intended meeting with representatives at the Akita Prefecture Centre for Protection of Cultural
Jomon Japan day 3 Oyu and Isodotai stone circles
Day 3 – Friday 25 October The day started with bright sun and the colours of the autumn leaves were stunning. A morning bath was essential, though it meant that I had to miss breakfast as the queue was too long. Instead, I bought an apple from the hotel shop
Jomon Japan partnership visit – day 4 Komakino stone circle and Aomori
Day 4 – Saturday 26 October Woke up early and had a hot bath in the public baths attached to the hotel. We drove through fabulous autumn scenery to Hirosaki where we stopped to visit the medieval castle, built on 1609. This was the headquarters of one of the two
Jomon Japan partnership visit – day 5 Sannai-Maruyama
Day 5 – Sunday 27 October We began the day by meeting the Mr Okada, Director of the Jomon-Japan World Heritage Site nomination office, based at the Aomori Prefectural offices. This was an opportunity to talk about the plans for the exhibitions and to exchange ideas and approaches to the
Jomon Japan partnership visit – day 6 Niigata
Day 6 – Monday 28 October An early start and off to Nagoaka, in the Niigata Province towards the west. This was a long 5 hour journey and we arrived soon after mid-day. We went to the Nagaoka Museum, constructed on the edge of the Jomon period site where the
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