Archived events
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Antiques and Collectables Charity Valuation Day, with Marc Allum and Lisa Lloyd
Chippenham based Antiques Roadshow specialists Marc and Lisa are pleased to be assisting Wiltshire Museum with an antiques and collectables valuation day fund raiser. Well…
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Curious Kids
Come along for 50 minutes of stories and multi-sensory fun for families with curious minds - for children ages 2 to 5. Connect to the…
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Halloween Walk of Devizes
Join local historian John Girvan on this Ghost Walk - and dowse the gallows site - if you dare! For adults and children 11+ Meet…
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Halloween Walk of Devizes
Join local historian John Girvan on this Ghost Walk - and dowse the gallows site - if you dare! For adults and children 11+ Meet…
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Holiday Activities: Halloween Crafts
Halloween themed art and craft activities. Two sessions: 11am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 3pm Suitable for age 11 and under. Under 8s must be…
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Holiday Activities: Museum Arts and Crafts
Try different art techniques with an autumnal theme. Pastel leaf drawings and painted leaf hangings, clay imprints, colour on foil, woodland animal pictures. Fun for…
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Industrial Archaeology Conference 2019
Conference looking at aspects of industrial archaeology in Wiltshire. Speakers confirmed at 13 July 2019: Michael Asbury - talk about the Pewsey Heritage Centre and…
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AGM Lecture: Listed Buildings in Wiltshire – their protection, control and survival, by John Baumber
19th October 20193:30 pm - 5:00 pmJohn is Chair of the WANHS Buildings & Monuments Committee. The Committee have for many years been a consultee considering the suitability of planning applications…
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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society (Charity 1080096, Company No. 3885649). Papers will be sent to all WANHS members in…
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Lecture: Art UK: Democratising Access to the Nation’s Art, by Andrew Ellis
Director of Art UK since 2003, Andrew will give an illustrated talk about an ambitious project to catalogue and digitise the nation’s art collection from…
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Young WANHS: Mini Curators
Find out about the Museum and create Museum displays. An Arts Award Explore session. Young WANHS is our Saturday morning club for 7-14 year olds…
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Lecture: Mapping Prehistory: OGS Crawford and the Origins of Wessex, by Martyn Barber
Before the 1920s, 'Wessex' generally referred either to the Ango-Saxon kingdom or the fictional setting of many of Thomas Hardy's best-known novels. By the mid-1930s…
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Scanning the Past: 3D models of historic buildings, by Robin Ault
Robin trained and worked as an archaeologist for several years before joining the Downland Partnership over twenty years ago. The Downland partnership are one of…
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John Girvan’s Ghost Walk
Join local historian John Girvan on this Ghost Walk - and dowse the gallows site - if you dare! For adults and children 12+ Meet…
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John Girvan’s Heritage Walk – Medieval Devizes
15th September 20193:00 pm - 5:00 pmJoin local historian John Girvan on this walk exploring Medieval Devizes.
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A tour of Wiltshire Museum (for members only)
Led by David Dawson, Director, the tour provides an excellent overview of the Museum collections - maybe even a little peep 'behind the scenes' -…
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Young WANHS: Visit to the archaeological dig at Truckle Hill
* SOLD OUT * Contact us if you would like to be added to the waiting list - Ali Rushent, our Learning and Outreach Officer…
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“Secret Sarsens”
25th August 201910:30 am - 4:00 pmBring a picnic and enjoy this walk for all the family. SUMMARY A gentle walk along part of The Ridgeway from Hackpen to Monkton Down,…
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Salisbury Plain Safari
18th August 201911:00 am - 4:00 pm*POSTPONED* A new date to be arranged. Email hello@wiltshiremuseum.org.uk to be added to the Waiting List. World War 1 expert Richard Broadhead and Museum Director,…
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WALK: An afternoon walk from Mells to Great Elm
10th August 20192:00 pm - 8:00 pmLed by Isobel Geddes this is a 3 - 4 mile walk, down the Wadbury Valley east of Mells displaying some fascinating geology and industrial…
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Summer Holiday Activities 2019
Art and craft activities for under 11s. There is a different theme each week: 6th and 7th August – Dinosaurs and Fossils. Activities to include…
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West Kennet Palisade Enclosure
4th August 20192:00 pm - 4:00 pmSOLD OUT - contact us to be added to the waiting list - hello@wiltshiremuseum.org.uk. This summer, Josh Pollard and his team are returning to the…
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Stonehenge Landscape Walk – July 2019
More tickets now available - at 12/7/19. A guided tour of the amazing collections of the Wiltshire Museum, followed by a guided walk from Durrington…
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Curious Kids
July (SOLD OUT), October and November sessions are FREE - come along for 50 minutes of stories and multi-sensory fun for families with curious minds…
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Young WANHS – ARTS Award
ARTS Award - Begin your journey for the explore Arts Award. Find out about different art forms, explore the Museum collections and the artists and…