Ancient goldworking tool kit revealed
Archaeologists have identified a 4000-year-old goldworking tool kit amongst the grave goods from an important Bronze Age burial near Stonehenge. The tool kit was found at the Upton Lovell G2a Bronze Age burial, which was excavated in 1801 and is now on display at the Wiltshire Museum in Devizes. Now,
Tender: Virtual Wessex Museums – unlocking a Wealth of Knowledge
Wiltshire Museum and Wessex Museums wish to procure an open source system to enable cross-searching and display of data from the collections management systems of the four Wessex Museums partners – Dorset Museum, Poole Museums, Salisbury Museum and the Wiltshire Museum. This is supported by funding from Arts Council England
Summer at the Museum
Discover Wiltshire's story this summer Discover Wiltshire's story at the Museum this summer. Along with our interactive galleries, we have a jam-packed programme of family-friendly activities and events on throughout August and early September. Children visit the museum for free! Whats On? 28 May, 24 Upcoming May Holiday Activities –
The economic impact of our Ravilious exhibition
The Eric Ravilious: Downland Man exhibition which ran from October 2021 to January 2022 was our first high-profile exhibition featuring major loans from regional and National Museums. What a journey it was, with petrol shortages and threatened COVID lockdowns to keep us on our toes... It was a huge success,
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Celebrations in Wiltshire
How did Wiltshire celebrate the coronation? To celebrate the upcoming Jubilee, we've put together a small display of items in our collection relating to the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022 marks the 70th anniversary of the Queens accession to the throne
New community display: Arts Together inspired by Thomas Hardy
Choice and Circumstance – A ‘Tess of the d’Ubervilles’ Community Project with Arts Together The Melksham branch of local charity Arts Together have been busy creating artworks inspired by one of Tess of the d’Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy’s most famous female character, which will on show at Wiltshire Museum during
Oral History Project Update
Hear how our Bath Spa University placement student, Helen, is getting on... Hello! So, Linda and I have been at placement at Wiltshire Museum for two months now. Since we have been here, we have created a banner which you can now see on the front of the Assize Court
Major exhibition of Thomas Hardy objects opens to the public at Wiltshire Museum
The largest collection of Thomas Hardy objects ever displayed at one time opens this week (28 May). Hardy’s Wessex: The Landscapes that Inspired a Writer is a ground-breaking exhibition which spans four museums in Wiltshire and Dorset, including Wiltshire Museum in Devizes. Across the four venues, the exhibition tells the
Creating a Sensory Map for the Museum
Our Museum Assistant, Bethany, discusses her work and research into making museums more autism-friendly. "As part of Autism Acceptance Week (28th March – 3rd April), I decided to look into different ways to make the museum more ‘autism-friendly’. As an autistic person myself, I can understand different reasons as to
What happens in an oral history interview?
Hear from Linda, one of our two Bath Spa University Placement students, on how the Voices of the Assizes oral history project is going. I have now completed my first interview for the ‘Voices of the Assize Project’, and I was definitely more nervous than my interviewee! But it all
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