The Mammoth Draw Family Day

Sunday 4 November 11am to 4pm.  FREE ENTRY.  Activities for all the family .... 

Come along and be inspired to explore new ways of drawing from dinosaurs to woolly mammoths!

Add your artwork to our 'Paleolithic cave wall', create a sea monster collage, fossil imprints and fun foamy t-Rex.

Part of the 'Big Draw' - the campaign for drawing.

Pre-booking not required.

Free entry to the Museum over Half Term

It is all happening at the Museum! Two exhibitions, holiday activities and a Family Day. We are also offering a special free entry over the half term - until our Mammoth Draw Family Day on 4 November. But remember, entry to the Museum for children is always free!

Archaeology Field Group

Find out about the plans of the Archaeology Field Group for fieldwork and excavation over the next few months from the AFG web page.

Lunchtime Talk - Wednesday 10th

Snippets from the Society's History: an insight into WANHS Past by Diann Barnett.  This is sure to be a fascinating talk - even if you're not a member of WANHS (the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society) which was formed in 1853 and owns the Wiltshire Heritage Museum.

Lunchtime talks start at 1.10pm and last approx. 45 minutes.  Bring your sandwiches - we will provide tea/coffee.  Pre-booking not available.  Tickets cost £4 (£3 for WANHS members).

Early closing - Saturday 6 October

The Museum will close at 2pm on Saturday 6 October to allow staff and volunteers to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, which owns and runs the Wiltshire Heritage Museum.

If you are a member of WANHS you are welcome to attend (you should've received your agenda a few weeks ago).  The meeting starts at 2.30pm and is held at Devizes Town Hall.

Saturday 28 September - late opening

On Saturday 28 September, we will be opening at 1pm. Our apologies for the inconvenience.

Metal Detecting - Saving Wiltshire's Heritage

The lunchtime talk this month will be given by Dave Crisp, finder of the Frome Hoard and member of the Trowbridge Metal Detecting Club.

He will touch on the items found by metal detectorists, conservation, the recording of items with the Portable Antiquities Scheme, the new 1996 Treasure law (which applies to everybody) and why they believe they are helping to save our heritage.

This talk complements the Museum’s current exhibition Detecting Wiltshire’s Past: An exhibition of finds by the Trowbridge Metal Detecting Club, recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme.

Lunchtime Talks start at 1.10pm and last approx. 45 minutes. Bring your lunch - we will provide tea/coffee.

The talks take place in the Museum's Lecture Hall which is air-conditioned, has a hearing loop system and can be accessed via a lift.

Booking is not required - just come along on the day - Cost:  £4 (£3 WANHS members)