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

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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.

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Two ladies holding a hand-made banner saying 'Everyhone is Equal'

Join a ‘Votes for Women’ parade in Devizes Carnival on 1 September!

People in Devizes are being invited to cry “Votes for Women!” and join Wiltshire Museum in a colourful entry in the Town Carnival on Saturday 1st September, as they celebrate 100 years of women being able to vote. To find out more, email Rachael Holtom  – rachael.holtom@wiltshiremuseum.org.uk . Rachael Holtom,

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Google Digital Garage @Wiltshiremuseum

We are delighted to be hosting a Google Digital Garage Workshop on Friday 31 August. Google Digital Garage is visiting market towns around the UK offering digital marketing workshops tailored to start ups, small businesses, and anyone starting out in digital marketing. The course is free to attend but spaces

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Conservator cleaning the large pottery vessel that held the Cunetion hoard.

Coins from Britain’s largest Roman hoard on display in first for Wiltshire Museum

STOP PRESS: featured on Walking Britain's Roman Roads on Channel 5 Select at 9pm on 29 July 2020. Over 100 coins from the Cunetio Hoard of Roman coins were displayed at the Wiltshire Museumin 2018 – the first ever loan by the British Museum to the Wiltshire Museum. The laon

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

A303 Stonehenge: supplementary Consultation – July 2018. WANHS Response.

Highways England launched a supplementary consultation concerning three proposed changes following the Statutory Consultation – see the Highways England consultation page for details. Our A303 Working Group has drafted a response that has been agreed by our Board. This follows the principles established in our response to the Statutory Consultation.

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Help shape our future! Join our Trustees.

Would you like to help shape the future of the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society (WANHS) to inspire people to explore the archaeology, history and environment of Wiltshire? We are looking for three talented, motivated and creative people to join our Board of Trustees and help shape our future. 

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Call for Presentations: The Great War in Wiltshire Conference

Showcasing recent research to mark the centenary of the First World War Saturday 1 December at the Tidworth Garrison Theatre Organised by Wiltshire Museum and the Defence Infrastructure Organisation   Call for Presentations, poster displays and stands. Over the last few years a great deal of research has been undertaken

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

WANHS Response to the Highways England Consultation on the A303 at Stonehenge

WANHS has today published its response to the Highways England proposals for the A303 Stonehenge: Amesbury to Berwisk Down. Key points We understand that the government has decided that improving the route of the A303 will take place and that to ‘do nothing’ is therefore not an option. We welcome

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Dr Paul Robinson, FSA. As we at the Museum remember him. Image courtesy of Diane Robinson

Exhibition in tribute to Curator Dr Paul Robinson

Opening on 12 May is our next exhibition ‘Telling Wiltshire’s Story: 30 years of support from Art Fund’. The exhibition is dedicated to the memory of Dr Paul Robinson, who was Curator of the Wiltshire Museum for more than 20 years. Paul devoted much of his career to acquiring nationally

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