Weather Alerts

Museum CLOSED – Sunday 18 March. Due to the snow, we will not be opening the Museum today. We should be open again on Monday (19 March).  Thank you to everyone for their support and patience during the adverse weather.   We are monitoring the weather during the current cold

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Ground-breaking research on ‘Beaker People’

The Wiltshire Museum has worked closely with Alistair Barclay of Wessex Archaeology in the largest study of ancient DNA ever conducted, an international team of scientists has revealed the complex story behind one of the defining periods in European prehistory. The study is published this week in the journal Nature

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Stonehenge against a clear blue sky with the Slaughter stone in the foreground

A303 Stonehenge tunnel consultation

Highways England has launched the formal consultation about the Stonehenge tunnel. Find out more the proposals and about how we will prepare a formal response from our A303 page.

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Aardman Early Man cardboard characters in the Wiltshire Museum doorway

Early Man comes to the Wiltshire Museum!

Early Man has come to our Museum! On now at The Palace Cinema Devizes. Show us your cinema ticket from the Palace and get £1 off adult admission – children are always free. Learn about Stone Age vs Bronze Age with our award-winning galleries. Lots of things for children to

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