Wildlife in the Red: Wildflower Meadows
Introducing our new virtual partnership exhibition... Once collectors’ curiosities, now endangered species Explore Wildlife in the Red - Wessex Museum's first online exhibition. Visit the Museum when we are open to see the accompanying display in our Long Room. Wildlife in the Red presents a range of natural history objects
Barrow Clump – Saxon finds
Following the launch of the Barrow Clump report, a selection of finds from the excavation are on display for just two days – Friday and Saturday 10 and 11 January 2020. For these two days, entry to the Museum is half-price for Service Personnel and their families – children (as
Oexmann Art Award Competition and Exhibition 2022
Born in or living in Wiltshire? Then why not enter the Oexmann Art Competition - entries welcome from all ages and prizes awarded. The object of the competition is to encourage and promote Wiltshire artists and is open to everyone born or living in Wiltshire (Wiltshire Museum reserves the right
Oexmann Art Award Exhibition 2022
And the winners are: On Wednesday 30 November, our Oexmann Art Competition judges came to the Museum to make some very difficult decisions. After much deliberation, we are pleased to announce this year’s Oexmann Art Award Winners! Congratulations to all who have won prizes or have been highly commended for
Oexmann Art Award Exhibition 2019
Overall Winner: Stephen Ellis - Gower On Wednesday 9th October, our three Oexmann Art Competition judges came to the museum to make some very difficult decisions. After much deliberation, we are pleased to announce this year’s Oexmann Art Award Winners! Congratulations to all who have won prizes or have been
Earth and the Universe
Images by Robert Harvey, BA ARPS EFIAP CSci CEnv MCIWEM For thousands of years, people have been fascinated by the beauty of the night sky. But it is only in the last century that we have discovered the huge scale of the Universe that can be seen by our unaided
Cloth Road Arts – Visual Arts, promoting artists and artisans in Wiltshire
An exhibition that showcases the many talented Cloth Road Artists. From silk work to fine art painting, printing to ceramics, the Cloth Road Artists are a collective of Wiltshire based artists and artisans who have come together to promote the diverse range of visual arts on offer in the local
Out of Egypt
Discover the secrets of Ancient Egypt in our family friendly exhibition featuring genuine Egyptian artefacts. On loan from the Hampshire Cultural Trust. PRE-BOOKING is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. Discover how ancient Egyptians treated their dead and see genuine objects placed in the tomb for the afterlife, including scarabs and mummified animals, mummy
Jomonism and Manga: Japanese Contemporary Art inspired by Prehistory
CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19. The Wiltshire Museum and English Heritage are working on exhibitions in 2020 that are looking at different aspects of the links between Japanese prehistory, contemporary art and stone circles. The partnerships that lie behind these ground-breaking exhibitions have been developed by Professor Simon Kaner of the
Eric Ravilious: Downland Man – page under development
His watercolours have such a spirit of place you can almost feel the wind on your cheeks and hear the birds above! An exhibition exploring for the first time, Eric Ravilious’s (1903-1942) fascination for the chalk downlands of Wiltshire and Sussex. From his student days until the last year of his