Christmas and New Year – come and visit us!
Our hours over Christmas and the New Year are:- Saturday 22 December – OPEN Sunday 23 December – closed Monday 24 December – closed Tuesday 25 December – closed Wednesday 26 December – closed Thursday 27 December – OPEN Friday 28 December – OPEN Saturday 29 December – OPEN Sunday
Saving the Assizes – a new home for the Wiltshire Museum
We are delighted with the news that the future of the Devizes Assize Court has been secured with the aim of restoring it as the new home for the Wiltshire Museum. This landmark building will transform the Museum as a significant tourist destination and is an important part of the
Trustee Opportunity – Wessex Museums Trust
The Wessex Museums Trust is seeking a Chair and Treasurer to join our trustee board at an exciting time in our development. We are looking for trustees who hold strong connections to the region as well as a passion for art, culture and heritage.The Wessex Museums Partnership comprises the four
Letters Home
In 2018, volunteers took part in a project called Letters Home, led by the Museum. Around Devizes, you could see fictional, volunteer letters inspired by factual information about soldiers from Devizes who fought in the Great War and are commemorated on the Devizes and Roundway War Memorial. The inspiration for
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)
Volunteer writers needed for Wiltshire Museum’s World War One project.
Wiltshire Museum in Devizes urgently needs 30 people to write a 140 word imaginary ‘letter home’ from one of the town’s soldiers who died during the 1914-18 war. Volunteer writers will be given the name of a soldier commemorated on the town’s war memorial and his background information as documented
Museums celebrate first fruits of funding boost
Representatives from Wiltshire Museum, Devizes, joined arts enthusiasts and dignitaries recently to celebrate a major funding boost for four key museums – and the exciting projects that are now underway. Arts Council England recognised the Wessex Museums Partnership – comprising Wiltshire Museum, Poole Museum, Salisbury Museum and Dorset County Museum
New Exhibition: Wiltshire Remembers: Aftermath of the First World War
An exhibition to commemorate the end of the First World War, and how the individuals who did not come home were remembered, opens at Wiltshire Museum on 21 October 2018. Curated by local historian, Richard Broadhead, the exhibition will include a Wall of Remembrance for the 10,000 who are on
Art Auction supporting Wiltshire Museum
An art auction supporting the work of Wiltshire Museum in Devizes will be held on Friday 28 September, hosted by BBC Antiques Roadshow expert Marc Allum. The Auction features drawings, prints, paintings, photographs and ceramics by a host of artists, as well as a number of exclusive experiences. Many of the artists
Archive and Library – closed Friday 31 August
We are hosting a Google Digital Garage Workshop on Friday 31 August. Unfortunately that means that we will be unable to open the Archive and Library on that day. Our apologies.