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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On loan from GCHQ – key moment in history on display at Wiltshire Museum

On loan from GCHQ is the decrypted telegram which finally pushed America into the First World War. It is included in an exhibition of US wartime propaganda posters at Wiltshire Museum in Devizes. Copies of selected documents from the Zimmermann Telegram files are on loan from GCHQ. Arthur Zimmermann was

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Pimms Party and Silent Auction – lots announced!

Omnes ad Unum has organised a Pimms Party and Silent Auction on Saturday 16 September. The Pimms Party is running from 2pm to 6pm and is being held at the Old Rectory in Long Street, next door to the Museum. Omnes ad Unum raises funds for St John’s Church and

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Stonehenge on a frosty morning

A303 Stonehenge preferred route announced

On 11 September 2017 the Secretary of State for Transport announced the preferred route for dualling the A303 past Stonehenge. The 8 mile (13 kilometre) route, between Amesbury and Berwick Down in Wiltshire, includes a 1.8-mile tunnel inside the Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites World Heritage Site (WHS) past the

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Collections Officer: Archive and Library

Come and work with us in our Archive and Library. For more details - see our Work with Us page.

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Cleaning and packing of objects

A new exhibition gallery for the Wiltshire Museum

The Wiltshire Museum is creating a new Special Exhibition gallery that will be suitable to take exhibitions from National Museums. The new gallery will open in November this year and will be the only UK venue for the international tour of 'Winds of War' exhibition – an exhibition of US

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Exciting plans for Wiltshire Museum

The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society is looking at the potential of moving the Wiltshire Museum to the Devizes Assize Courts, turning the historic building into a landmark tourism asset for the County. Wiltshire Council has been working on plans to revitalise the Wharf area of Devizes and, at

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