First Wiltshire Treasure item to recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme

We were delighted to welcome Brent Pullen to the Museum last week to see a very special object within our collection - the first ever Wiltshire Treasure item to be recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme in 1996.   Brent was the finder of this lovely Medieval silver annular brooch.

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Grecian pediment of the Assize Court building

Assizes for Devizes Project – bid submitted to National Lottery Heritage Fund

We have now submitted our Stage 1 application to the National Lottery heritage Fund. If successful, next steps are working with our audiences and planning how the building will work. Result in early July. Stage 2 application in 2025. If successful, then we could be open in 2030. Working with

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International Women’s Day

We're celebrating International Women's Day and Women's History Month this March. Staff and volunteers have been researching famous Wiltshire women from all different walks of life - and have found some incredible stories. The Museum's own history and current existence owes a lot to the women who have (and still)

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