Wednesday, 30 October 2013
Oexmann Art Award competition results announced!
On Saturday, we announced the results of the Oexmann Art Award. Details of the exhibition and the full results are now on our website. The exhibition is now open until 18 Janaury.
Sunday, 13 October 2013
First Autumn lecture: The Changing World of Fifteenth-Century Wiltshire
Dr John Hare will be giving the first of our Autumn lectures. Find out more and book online here
Saturday, 7 September 2013
Saturday 14th - Medieval Medicine
A YOUNG WANHS session, 10.15am to 12.15pm
Find out about illnesses and medieval cures through role play, create potions and your own ‘ tussy mussy’ to protect yourself from medieval illness!
Young WANHS is a Saturday morning club for 7 to 14 year olds interested in archaeology and history. Held on the second Saturday of the month from 10.15am to 12.15pm, pre-booking is essential.
If you would like more information about the club or activities, please contact the Education Officer.
Booking - Essential:
* Contact the Learning & Outreach Officer on 01380 727369
* Send her an e-mail - education@wiltshireheritage.org.uk.
Cost: £4 per child, per session
Opens Sunday 8th until 5 October
Devizes Camera Club - Members' Biennial Print Exhibition at Wiltshire Museum.
Open Monday 9 September to 5 October - Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm and Sunday noon to 4pm. FREE ENTRY.
It's not too late to book - Evening Lecture Course: An introduction to Archaeology - starts Wednesday 11th.
An Introduction to Archaeology - aims, techniques and methods, starts 6:30 pm, Wednesday, 11 September, 2013
Missing Time Team? Want to find out more about the techniques involved in archaeological excavation? Then this may be the course for you. Over seven weeks and with two field trips you will explore subjects such as aerial photography, geophysics and much more.
A course aimed at those who have little prior knowledge of the processes involved in archaeological investigation. Each week a specific aspect of the process will be explored – aerial photography, geophysics, pottery identification – and the ever familiar excavation all have a place in the process of archaeology. This course will help you understand the large array of technical and traditional methods available to the modern archaeologist. The course comprises 7 x 2 hour sessions and 2 x 3 hour field trips to local sites. All you need is an enthusiasm for the subject.
Bob Clarke has lectured on the subject of archaeological techniques for over a decade, specialising in bringing the discipline to adults who have an interest in the subject but little experience. He has authored a wide range of archaeological and historical books including 'Prehistoric Wiltshire: an illustrated Guide' and 'Four Minute Warning: Britain's Cold War'. He has been involved in a number of major discoveries including the Boscombe Bowman and has just returned to Boscombe Down to continue the conservation effort on the site.
Dates:
Wednesday Evenings, 6.30pm to 8.30pm
11 September, 18 September, 25 September, 2 October, 9 October, 16 October, 23 October
Saturday Field Trips -
28 September (Avebury region)
19 October (to Savernake)
Booking:
Essential. To contact us, either:
* Tel: 01380 727369 (office hours Tuesday to Friday 10am to 5pm)
* Send an e-mail to wanhs@wiltshireheritage.org.uk, or
* Book on-line by using the 'Add to Cart' below – includes a booking fee.
Please note, payment is required with booking. We reserve the right to automatically cancel bookings 7 days before the lecture if payment has not been received.
Our Lecture Hall is accessible via a lift if required, has a hearing loop and air conditioning.
Cost: £70 (£50 WANHS members)
Friday, 16 August 2013
Bank Holiday Film Show
Memories of Devizes past is the theme of two films to be shown by the Devizes and District Cine and Video Club on Monday 26 August at the Museum.
Mayoralty is a film from 1972 showing the last Mayor of the Borough of Devizes and can you spot a relative in the Devizes Carnival 1968?
Films will be shown throughout the day, entry is free (donations welcome) and advance booking is not necessary.
The Museum will be open 10am to 5pm on Bank Holiday Monday.
Monday, 12 August 2013
Library closures - please check before making a journey
For the next few weeks, we may not be able to open the Library and Archive on Tuesdays and Thursdays, due to ill-health.
Please contact us before you make a special visit to use the Library and Archive, to make sure that we are able to be open.
Our apologies, but please remember that you can search our online database to help you in your research before you make your visit.
Evening Visit to Stonehenge
Friday 30 August, 7.30pm. An evening walk among the stones at Stonehenge, led by David Dawson.
This is an opportunity to inspect and photograph (for non-commercial purposes only) the stones closely, see the inscriptions and wander at will inside the circle.
£22 (£20 WANHS members) and discounts for English Heritage and National Trust members.
More details and to book on-line visit our website - www.wiltshireheritage.org.uk
Monday, 22 July 2013
Would you like to join us? New volunteer positions.
We are preparing for the opening of our exciting new galleries in October! We are looking for volunteers to join us in three interesting roles. For each of these roles you can download a job description and an application form.
The three roles are:-
If you are interested, then please complete and return our simple application form, and then we will arrange to meet you so that you can find our more about the role
The three roles are:-
If you are interested, then please complete and return our simple application form, and then we will arrange to meet you so that you can find our more about the role
Walking Wiltshire's White Horses - join us for the August walks
Join artists Ali Pretty and Richard White on the 100 mile walk around Wiltshire's White Horses. Stunning scenery, archaeology and history, walking and talking, contemplation and celebration, sound art and digital photography.
You can join us for the whole 100 miles, or for a day or half a day.
Day 1 – Thursday 22 August Westbury to Devizes via Poultshot; 16.5 miles Start: Bratton Camp 9am Finish: Canal Wharf Devizes, The Lamb To register and for more information- follow this link
Day 2 – Friday 23 August Devizes to Broad Hinton; 24.5 miles Start: Devizes Wharf 9am Finish: Broad Hinton , The Crown To register and for more information - follow this link
Day 3 – Saturday 24 August Broad Hinton to Marlborough; 20 miles Start: Broad Hinton, The Crown 10 am Finish: Marlborough Market Place To register and for more information - follow this link
Day 4 – Sunday 25 August Marlborough to Pewsey; 19 miles Start: Marlborough Market Place – outside Library Finish: Bouverie Hall car park To register and for more information - follow this link
Day 5 – Monday 26 August Pewsey to Devizes; 22.5 miles Start: Pewsey, Bouverie Hall car park 8.30 Finish: Devizes Market Place To register and for more information - follow this link
Eight days, 100 miles, 5,000 years
If you would like to join us for the whole 5 days, you can find more information and register by following this link.
You can join us for the whole 100 miles, or for a day or half a day.
Day 1 – Thursday 22 August Westbury to Devizes via Poultshot; 16.5 miles Start: Bratton Camp 9am Finish: Canal Wharf Devizes, The Lamb To register and for more information- follow this link
Day 2 – Friday 23 August Devizes to Broad Hinton; 24.5 miles Start: Devizes Wharf 9am Finish: Broad Hinton , The Crown To register and for more information - follow this link
Day 3 – Saturday 24 August Broad Hinton to Marlborough; 20 miles Start: Broad Hinton, The Crown 10 am Finish: Marlborough Market Place To register and for more information - follow this link
Day 4 – Sunday 25 August Marlborough to Pewsey; 19 miles Start: Marlborough Market Place – outside Library Finish: Bouverie Hall car park To register and for more information - follow this link
Day 5 – Monday 26 August Pewsey to Devizes; 22.5 miles Start: Pewsey, Bouverie Hall car park 8.30 Finish: Devizes Market Place To register and for more information - follow this link
Eight days, 100 miles, 5,000 years
If you would like to join us for the whole 5 days, you can find more information and register by following this link.
Wednesday, 10 July 2013
Oexmann Art Award Compeition details now available!
We are proud to announce the thirteenth biennial Oexmann Art Award Competition.
Created to commemorate the late Theophilia Joan Oexmann, the competition is open to entrants born or living in Wiltshire and aims to encourage and promote artists from the county.
Download the entry details here.
Created to commemorate the late Theophilia Joan Oexmann, the competition is open to entrants born or living in Wiltshire and aims to encourage and promote artists from the county.
Download the entry details here.
Tuesday, 2 July 2013
New exhibition - North Wessex Downs Icons
On display for the first time are 12 original works by artist Anna Dillon. She has been commissioned to create 12 Icons to represent the North Wessex Downs Area of Natural Beauty. Find out more from this link.
Thursday, 20 June 2013
Ali Pretty - Meet the Artist. Tues 9 July at 7.30
As part of the Walking Wiltshire’s White Horses project this summer, Ali Pretty will be giving a talk on her amazing use of large-scale silks made for carnivals and outdoor festivals all over the world, in a special presentation of her work on Tuesday
9th July, 7.30pm at Wiltshire Museum
To find out more - go to http://www.wiltshireheritage.org.uk/events/index.php?Action=2&thID=860&prev=1
To find out more - go to http://www.wiltshireheritage.org.uk/events/index.php?Action=2&thID=860&prev=1
Wednesday, 19 June 2013
Free White Horse Walks this weekend - Cherhill, Broad Town and Hackpen
Join artists Ali Pretty and Richard White on a free walk this weekend
Find out more about the creative walks at http://www.creativewiltshire.co.uk/creative-walks-to-wiltshires-white-horses.html
- 22 June: 12-3pm Cherhill – meet at Smallgrain picnic site, near North Wilts Golf Club 11.45am. Book your free place here
- 23 June: 10-1pm Broad Town – meet at the Crown, Broad Hinton 9.45am. Book your free place here
- 23 June: 2-5pm Hackpen – meet at Barbury Castle Car Park 1.45pm. Book your free place here
Find out more about the creative walks at http://www.creativewiltshire.co.uk/creative-walks-to-wiltshires-white-horses.html
Thursday, 13 June 2013
Free White Horse Walks this weekend - Westbury and Devizes
This weekend sees the first of the free walks to the Westbury and Devizes White Horses. Join artists Ali Pretty and Richard White on these 3 hour circular walk.
Ali and Richard invite everyone who is taking part in the creative walks to share thoughts and experiences, sounds and images. On these walks and after we hope you will enjoy a form of creative sharing using the latest and most ancient technologies.
When and Where
Ali and Richard invite everyone who is taking part in the creative walks to share thoughts and experiences, sounds and images. On these walks and after we hope you will enjoy a form of creative sharing using the latest and most ancient technologies.
- If you have a smart phone/device, a camera or an audio recorder please bring them along.
- If you play an easy-to-carry musical instrument, please bring it and play!
- If you use a note book or sketch pad please bring that too!
- A limited number of digital cameras and iPads will be available to loan, please book in advance.
When and Where
- 15 June: 12-3pm Westbury – meet at Bratton Down Car Park. 11.45. Book your free place here
- 16 June: 12-3pm Devizes – meet at Wiltshire Museum 12pm. Book your free place here
Tuesday, 11 June 2013
Vacancy - Administration Assistant for the Oexmann Art Competition
The Museum will be running the Oexmann Art Competition later this this year, and we are looking for someone to help us to organise it! The post is for about 35 days of work in the period leading up to the award ceremony in October.. Interested? Follow the links to the job description and application form. Closing date - Friday 21 June.
Sunday, 26 May 2013
New exhibition! Spendour of Stonehenge
An exhibition of pictures from the Museum's art collection.
The Museum has an extensive collection of paintings, drawings, engravings, prints and photographs of Stonehenge, dating from the 18th century to the present day. Artists represented in the collection include Frederick Nash, A V Copley Fielding, George Richmond, James Bridges and Henry Moore.
Find out more here.
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
Half-Term Holiday Activities - book now!
Stonehenge Art and Springtime and Wildlife Crafts
are the themes for the holiday activities during the May half-term.
Wednesday 29 May - Stonehenge Art. Come along and build your own mini-henge, painting, colouring and much more.
Thursday 30 May - Springtime and Wildlife Crafts. Make a wildlife inspired mobile, leaf rubbings, paper flowers plus other activities.
Two sessions per day:
Under 8s - 11am to 12.30pm
Over 8s - 1.30pm to 3pm.
Please note - under 8s must be accompanied by an adult and pre-booking is essential as places are limited.
£4 per child.
Book now - send an email to education@wiltshireheritage.org.uk.
Friday, 3 May 2013
Eeles Family Pottery
Looking for something new for the home or kitchen? Then come and see our latest exhibition - a colourful display of pottery by the Eeles Family Pottery. All items for sale, prices to suit all budgets.
Wiltshire During the Cold war - a Young WANHS activity
Try uniforms and handle artefacts, then visit the town library to discover the cold war bunker there. Session for 7 to 14 year olds led by Bob Clarke. 10.15am to 12 noon.
both sessions cost £4
Booking is essential - visit the website for details.
Sunday, 7 April 2013
Discover more of the Wiltshire Countryside
on one of our summer outings - or visit the Staffordshire hoard.
Outings include Chapperton Down, Salisbury Plain, Alton Barnes and Alton Priors, Seend, Stanton St Bernard, Bradford on Avon and further afield to Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.
Further information on our website. Tickets available from the Museum shop or website.
Monday 8 April - Museum not open
Unfortunately we will not be open on Monday 8 April. If you are coming some distance, and have come specially to visit us, then we may be able to open up for you.
We will be open as normal at 11am on Tuesday 9 April.
Our apologies.
Thursday, 4 April 2013
Sunday 7th - Saxon Family Workshop
Hands on fun with object handling and crafts. Drop in to the Museum to see the finds from the recent excavation at Barrow Clump. Handle replica Saxon artefacts, take part in Saxon theme art and craft activities, plus ... try weaving, make a Saxon plate brooch and decorate a shield.
Noon to 4pm
Booking not necessary - just come along when you can.
Entry to Museum free for everyone. £2 charge per child for taking part in craft activities.
Monday, 25 March 2013
The Romans who Shaped Britain
Only a few tickets left for this Saturday afternoon lecture by Dr Sam Moorhead - 13 April, 2.30pm. Tickets cost £6 (£3.50 for WANHS members) and are available from the Museum shop or online.
Free Entry to the Museum over the Easter holidays
Open Friday 29 March - noon to 4pm; Saturday 30 March - 10am to 5pm; Sunday 31 March - noon to 4pm; Monday 1 April - noon to 4pm. Plus from 25 March to 7 April entry is FREE for all the family.
Come along and visit our Roman, Iron Age, Bronze Age and Recent History galleries. Come and see items discovered at Barrow Clumps on Salisbury Plain last summer, plus much more ....
The Archive & Library will not be open over the bank holiday weekend.
Saturday, 16 March 2013
Easter Holiday Activities
For all the family ...
Easter crafts - paper bunting, egg cosies, masks and more - Wednesday 27 March and Thursday 28 March.
Colourful Mosaics - make coasters with colourful glass mosaic tiles - Thursday 4 April
Meet a Saxon Warrior - Sunday 7 April. Hands on fun with object handling and crafts. Drop in between non and 4pm - no booking needed.
Charges apply and booking essential - see website for details.
Easter crafts - paper bunting, egg cosies, masks and more - Wednesday 27 March and Thursday 28 March.
Colourful Mosaics - make coasters with colourful glass mosaic tiles - Thursday 4 April
Meet a Saxon Warrior - Sunday 7 April. Hands on fun with object handling and crafts. Drop in between non and 4pm - no booking needed.
Charges apply and booking essential - see website for details.
Thursday, 14 March 2013
Closed 18 to 20 March
for renovation of entrance hall and shop.
It's a very busy time here and the latest of our projects will see our Museum shop refitted and redecorated. As this is at the hub of the building we will be unable to open to the public for the period of the refit. We apologise for any inconvenience and plan to reopen on Thursday 21 March 2013.
It's a very busy time here and the latest of our projects will see our Museum shop refitted and redecorated. As this is at the hub of the building we will be unable to open to the public for the period of the refit. We apologise for any inconvenience and plan to reopen on Thursday 21 March 2013.
Archaeology in Wiltshire Conference this Saturday
Last minute preparations are in hand to welcome over 200 people to the Archaeology in Wiltshire Conference at the Corn Exchange in Devizes.
The full programme is here.
The Corn Exchange in is Devizes Market Place. The most convenient car park is at Station Road - follow this link to a Google Map. It is a very short walk up Station Road to the Market Place, and the Corn Exchange is immediately on your right, next to the Bear Hotel - follow this link in Google Street View.
The Twitter tag for the event is #archwilts - and we should have a live Twitter feed running during the conference.
The full programme is here.
The Corn Exchange in is Devizes Market Place. The most convenient car park is at Station Road - follow this link to a Google Map. It is a very short walk up Station Road to the Market Place, and the Corn Exchange is immediately on your right, next to the Bear Hotel - follow this link in Google Street View.
The Twitter tag for the event is #archwilts - and we should have a live Twitter feed running during the conference.
Wednesday, 6 March 2013
Saturday's lecture cancelled
Unfortunately we have had to cancel the lecture Dr Bruce Campbell because of ill-health. It was to have been about Climate Change, Epidemic Disease and History: the Case of the Black Death. Our apologies. We will organise refunds for those that have paid for their tickets.
Intestested in working with us? We are looking for a Visitor Services Officer
We have a vacancy for a Visitor Services Officer to work with us at this exciting time. The Job Description and Application Form are now online. Closing date for applications is Saturday 23 March.
Wednesday, 27 February 2013
John Girvan's Night at the Museum this Friday
There are still a few spaces left for this popular evening of mysterious, spooky, weird and wonderful objects and stories being held this Friday evening. From 9.30pm until the midnight hour ... Find out more from our events page.
Final Archaeology in Wiltshire Conference Programme
The final programme for our Archaeology in Wiltshire Conference on 16 March has now been confirmed! A chance to hear some great speakers talking about the latest discoveries in the County.We have well over 150 attending, with some places still available ...
Saturday, 23 February 2013
Sunday 24 Feb - Museum Closed
We are sorry but the Museum will be CLOSED on Sunday 24th due to staff illness.
The Museum will be open from 11am Tuesday 26 February and from 10am to 5pm Wednesday to Saturday.
www.wiltshireheritage.org.uk
The Museum will be open from 11am Tuesday 26 February and from 10am to 5pm Wednesday to Saturday.
www.wiltshireheritage.org.uk
Friday, 15 February 2013
GOING IN CIRCLES - FAMILY WORKSHOP ON SUNDAY
A Fun Family Workshop on Sunday 17 February
Have fun with geometry, mini-crop circles, face-painting and more ...
To accompany the Measuring the Land exhibition in our Art
Gallery, activities for all the family, including more about the myths,
mystery and maths of crop circles ...
Measuring the Land is a Rook Lane Arts Trust, Mendip YMCA and Wiltshire Heritage Museum project, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund through the Young Roots programme.
Time of event 11am to 3pm.
FREE ENTRY FOR ALL THE FAMILY FOR HALF TERM
During February half-term - Saturday 9 February to Sunday 17 February
Opening Times:Wednesday 13 February to Saturday 16 February: 10am to 5pm.
Sunday 17 February: 11am to 4pm (Going in Circles Workshop runs 11am to 3pm)
Lots to see in our galleries (Bronze Age, Iron Age, Romans, Recent History), plus:
* Fantastic Fossils - a Fun Exhibition for all the Family
* Measuring the Land - Crop Circles, maths and landscape: youth project documentary exhibition and hands on family activities.
* Going in Circles – Family Workshop - Sunday 17 February, 11am to 3pm. Free entry. Have fun with geometry, mini-crop circles, face-painting and more ...
Thursday, 14 February 2013
Wessex Archaeology issues statement on Archaeological Archive Storage
A different perspective on the crisis facing archaeology is provided in the statement by Wessex Archaeology. As an archaeological contractor, they are left holding substantial archives that cannot be transferred to a museum as their stores are full.
Wessex Archaeology is now forced to turn to its contractual relationship with its clients to seek to recover the costs of storing finds.
This is a national problem, extending far beyond Wiltshire. Wessex Archaeology is just one of the contractors that are carrying the costs of the failure in the planning system to recognise that 'preservation by record' only works if developers carry the full cost of storing the archives. The current system is unsustainable in the terms of the National Planning Policy Framework.
The development of Core Strategies and the introduction of the Community Infrastructure Levy provide a way of unblocking this logjam. Salisbury and Wiltshire Museums have worked closely with Wiltshire Council to provide an innovative solution to the problem of storing archaeological archives in the longer term. In the short term, our stores are full.
Wednesday, 6 February 2013
Archaeological Archives
Salisbury Museum and Wiltshire Museum take archaeological archives from developer-funded excavations across Wiltshire. With the deposition of a number of recent archives, our stores are now full, and we are unable to take further archives.
We will continue to collect objects that have been found by members of the public, and from small projects that are not a result of the planning process. This includes small research projects, particularly by community archaeology groups.
The two museums have written to Wiltshire Council to outline the situation in more detail. The issue is recognised by Wiltshire Council in the Core Strategy that is currently being reviewed by the Government. We expect that in due course, funding from development taking place in the County will fund the creation of adequate storage for archaeological archives.
A copy of the letter can be downloaded here.
We will continue to collect objects that have been found by members of the public, and from small projects that are not a result of the planning process. This includes small research projects, particularly by community archaeology groups.
The two museums have written to Wiltshire Council to outline the situation in more detail. The issue is recognised by Wiltshire Council in the Core Strategy that is currently being reviewed by the Government. We expect that in due course, funding from development taking place in the County will fund the creation of adequate storage for archaeological archives.
A copy of the letter can be downloaded here.
Sunday, 3 February 2013
FREE ENTRY TO MUSEUM FOR ALL THE FAMILY
During February half-term - Saturday 9 February to Sunday 17 February
Opening Times:Saturday 9 February: 10am to 5pm
Sunday 10 February: noon to 4pm
Monday 11 February: 10am to 5pm
Tuesday 12 February: 11am to 5pm
Wednesday 13 February to Saturday 16 February: 10am to 5pm.
Sunday 17 February: 11am to 4pm (Going in Circles Workshop runs 11am to 3pm)
Lots to see in our galleries (Bronze Age, Iron Age, Romans, Recent History), plus:
* Fantastic Fossils - a Fun Exhibition for all the Family
* Measuring the Land - Crop Circles, maths and landscape: youth project documentary exhibition and hands on family activities.
* Going in Circles – Family Workshop - Sunday 17 February, 11am to 3pm. Free entry. Have fun with geometry, mini-crop circles, face-painting and more ...
Plus workshops for children, fees apply:
* Young WANHS – Rock Detectives . Saturday 9 February
* Holiday Activity – Dinosaurs. Tuesday 12 February
* Holiday Activity – Crafty Cards. Wednesday 13 February
* Holiday Workshop – Their Past, My Present. Thursday 14 February
Friday, 1 February 2013
Measuring the Land - new exhibition opens
Saturday 9 February. FREE ENTRY to this week long exhibition - Crop Circles, maths and landscape. A youth project documentary exhibition with hands on family activities.
Measuring the Land is a Rook Lane Arts Trust, Mendip YMCA and Wiltshire Heritage Museum project, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund through the Young Roots programme. More details at www.break3.org.uk
Other events include Going in Circles: family fun day from 11am to 3pm. Come along and have fun with geometry, mini-crop circles, face-painting and more. Cost: FREE ENTRY DURING HALF TERM
Exhibition runs from Saturday 9 to Sunday 17 February.
Wednesday, 30 January 2013
What to do with the kids in February!
Lots of workshops coming up at the Museum during February ...
YOUNG WANHS: Rock Detectives - Saturday 9 February. Be a Rock Detective: Discover more about rocks and fossils through a variety of activities. Sessions led by the Wiltshire Geology group. Using a variety of geological experiments and activities find out about different rock types, volcanoes, earthquakes and fossils.
HALF-TERM HOLIDAY ACTIVITY: Dinosaurs - Tuesday, 12 FebruaryDinosaur themed crafts - come and see our Fantastic Fossils exhibition and be inspired. Make Mammoth inspired brooches, fossil fabrics and bags and more.
HALF-TERM HOLIDAY ACTIVITY: Crafty Cards - Wednesday 13 FebruaryCome along and make a card for your Valentine, or a pop-up card, try quilling, or make a card just for fun.
HALF-TERM WORKSHOP: Their Past - My Present - Thursday, 14 FebruaryA junior genealogy workshop for 7-11 year olds interested in finding out about their family history. Workshop runs from 10.15am to 12.45pm.
GOING IN CIRCLES - FAMILY WORKSHOP - Sunday, 17 February
YOUNG WANHS: Rock Detectives - Saturday 9 February. Be a Rock Detective: Discover more about rocks and fossils through a variety of activities. Sessions led by the Wiltshire Geology group. Using a variety of geological experiments and activities find out about different rock types, volcanoes, earthquakes and fossils.
HALF-TERM HOLIDAY ACTIVITY: Dinosaurs - Tuesday, 12 FebruaryDinosaur themed crafts - come and see our Fantastic Fossils exhibition and be inspired. Make Mammoth inspired brooches, fossil fabrics and bags and more.
HALF-TERM HOLIDAY ACTIVITY: Crafty Cards - Wednesday 13 FebruaryCome along and make a card for your Valentine, or a pop-up card, try quilling, or make a card just for fun.
HALF-TERM WORKSHOP: Their Past - My Present - Thursday, 14 FebruaryA junior genealogy workshop for 7-11 year olds interested in finding out about their family history. Workshop runs from 10.15am to 12.45pm.
GOING IN CIRCLES - FAMILY WORKSHOP - Sunday, 17 February
Have fun with geometry, mini-crop circles, face-painting and more ... FREE EVENT.
To accompany the Measuring the Land exhibition in our Art Gallery, activities for all the family, including more about the myths, mystery and maths of crop circles, plus ....
To accompany the Measuring the Land exhibition in our Art Gallery, activities for all the family, including more about the myths, mystery and maths of crop circles, plus ....
Times and costs vary for workshops - check the website for details and book on-line.
Entry to the Museum will be FREE during the February half-term, Saturday 9 February to Sunday 17 February. Check the website for opening times.
Saturday, 26 January 2013
Saturday lecture - 'The Medieval Cistercian Abbey at Stanley and its Impact on the Region'
Saturday 9 February, 2.30pm, by Dr Graham Brown.
Nothing today survives of Stanley Abbey (near Chippenham) but this talk will explain more about the Abbey, the Cistercians and their methods of managing their lands.
The monastery was founded in 1151 in the royal forest of Chippenham and suppressed by Henry VIII’s commissioners nearly 400 years later in 1536. During this time the Abbey was influential in transforming the landscape, in some cases by clearing land, draining marshland and cultivating it, while in other cases they adopted an already exploited landscape and adapted it for their own needs. Stanley Abbey was a Cistercian monastery and the monks were distinctive in their ideals and their methods of managing their lands. Nothing survives today of the Abbey apart from some earthworks marking the position of the church and some conventual buildings. The monks acquired extensive tracts of land in Wiltshire.
Before retiring in 2010, Dr Graham Brown was a Field Archaeologist with English Heritage for eighteen years. He previously served in the Army for 29 years. He is co-author of a book on The Field Archaeology of Salisbury Plain Training Area (2002) and co-editor of The Avebury Landscape (2005), and has written several papers that have been published in the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine. He was awarded a PhD for his research on Stanley Abbey.
Before retiring in 2010, Dr Graham Brown was a Field Archaeologist with English Heritage for eighteen years. He previously served in the Army for 29 years. He is co-author of a book on The Field Archaeology of Salisbury Plain Training Area (2002) and co-editor of The Avebury Landscape (2005), and has written several papers that have been published in the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine. He was awarded a PhD for his research on Stanley Abbey.
Booking:
Recommended. To contact us:
* Tel: 01380 727369 (office hours Tuesday to Friday 10am to 5pm)
* Send an e-mail.
* or book on-line – includes a booking fee.
Please note, payment is required with booking. We reserve the right to automatically cancel bookings 7 days before the lecture if payment has not been received.
Saturday afternoon lectures start at 2.30pm and last approx. one hour.
Our Lecture Hall is accessible via a lift if required, has a hearing loop and air conditioning.
* Tel: 01380 727369 (office hours Tuesday to Friday 10am to 5pm)
* Send an e-mail.
* or book on-line – includes a booking fee.
Please note, payment is required with booking. We reserve the right to automatically cancel bookings 7 days before the lecture if payment has not been received.
Saturday afternoon lectures start at 2.30pm and last approx. one hour.
Our Lecture Hall is accessible via a lift if required, has a hearing loop and air conditioning.
Wednesday, 23 January 2013
A ghostly winter walk ...
On Friday 1 February John Girvan will be leading another of his popular ghost walks around Devizes. Meet 7pm Devizes Market Place. Pre-booking recommended - contact the Museum for tickets - 01380 727369, wanhs@wiltshireheritage.org.uk or online.
Tickets cost £5.50 for adults and £3.50 for children.
Tickets cost £5.50 for adults and £3.50 for children.
Tuesday, 1 January 2013
Wiltshire Landowners in 1066
A Saturday afternoon lecture by Dr Chris Lewis -26 January 2013, 2.30pm.
We would understand the effects of the Norman Conquest much better if we knew more about who owned England in 1066 and what happened to them after the battle of Hastings. The names of pre-Conquest landowners were recorded in Domesday Book, but for the most part without distinguishing people of the same name among the confusion of Edwins, Godrics, Azurs, and Ælfstans. A research project at King’s College London is now systematically working through the material for the whole of England, identifying hundreds of individual landowners - great and small - for the first time. We are writing biographical profiles, creating maps and tables and widening our knowledge of English landed society at the end of the Anglo-Saxon period. This lecture presents the results for Wiltshire: it explains who owned Wiltshire in 1066 and suggests what happened to them when the Normans came.
Chris Lewis has been a Research Fellow at King’s College London since 2010, working on Profile of a Doomed Elite: The Structure of English Landed Society in 1066. He has published extensively on late Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest, and previously worked for the Victoria County History in Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, and Sussex.
Lectures commence at 2.30pm and last approx. one hour. The Lecture Hall is accessible via a lift if required, has a hearing loop and is air conditioned.
Book on-line, email wanhs@wiltshireheritage.org.uk or telephone 01380 727369 (weekdays Tuesday to Friday 11am to 5pm).
We would understand the effects of the Norman Conquest much better if we knew more about who owned England in 1066 and what happened to them after the battle of Hastings. The names of pre-Conquest landowners were recorded in Domesday Book, but for the most part without distinguishing people of the same name among the confusion of Edwins, Godrics, Azurs, and Ælfstans. A research project at King’s College London is now systematically working through the material for the whole of England, identifying hundreds of individual landowners - great and small - for the first time. We are writing biographical profiles, creating maps and tables and widening our knowledge of English landed society at the end of the Anglo-Saxon period. This lecture presents the results for Wiltshire: it explains who owned Wiltshire in 1066 and suggests what happened to them when the Normans came.
Chris Lewis has been a Research Fellow at King’s College London since 2010, working on Profile of a Doomed Elite: The Structure of English Landed Society in 1066. He has published extensively on late Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest, and previously worked for the Victoria County History in Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, and Sussex.
Lectures commence at 2.30pm and last approx. one hour. The Lecture Hall is accessible via a lift if required, has a hearing loop and is air conditioned.
Book on-line, email wanhs@wiltshireheritage.org.uk or telephone 01380 727369 (weekdays Tuesday to Friday 11am to 5pm).
Visiting us this month?
We have temporarily made some changes to our opening times to allow us to focus on our exciting Prehistoric Wiltshire Galleries project. From 31 December the Museum will be CLOSED to visitors on Mondays and will open at 11am on Tuesdays.
We will reopen on Mondays from 25 March.
We apologise in advance for any inconvenience, but it will be worth it once the new galleries open in early-Summer 2013.
For more information about our opening times, and charges - visit our website.
We will reopen on Mondays from 25 March.
We apologise in advance for any inconvenience, but it will be worth it once the new galleries open in early-Summer 2013.
For more information about our opening times, and charges - visit our website.
Young WANHS - an Introduction to Archaeology.
Saturday 12 January 10.15am to 12.15pm - for 7-14 year olds interested in archaeology and history.
Come along and find out about excavating and recording archaeological objects, how to identify, measure, weigh and record them. Learn about archaeological illustration and drawing sections. Finally, create a mini acrylic canvas of an object.
The Young WANHS club is held on the second Saturday of the month from 10.15am to 12.15pm and pre-booking is essential.
Come along and find out about excavating and recording archaeological objects, how to identify, measure, weigh and record them. Learn about archaeological illustration and drawing sections. Finally, create a mini acrylic canvas of an object.
The Young WANHS club is held on the second Saturday of the month from 10.15am to 12.15pm and pre-booking is essential.
If you would like more information about the club or activities, please contact the Education Officer, via email or on 01380 727369.
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