Museum featured in Culture24 story!

Stonehenge expet Julain RIchards installed the new Spinal Tap CD in the Inspired by Stonehenge exhibition on the eve of their appearance at Glastonbury and today at Wembley Arena. Follow the link to the Culture 24 article.

Trilithon newsletter now online

Our newsletter, called Trilithon, is now online! Published every 6 months, it aims to inform members and visitors about the many activities of the Society, as well as the museum. Download the 2Mb file from this link on our website.

Devizes Food Festival - demonstration at the museum

On Sunday 12 July, Jamie Barnett will be demonstrating some of the many aspects of sugar and chocolate craft, and visitors will be able to help in creating a profiterole tower!

Jamie graduated at the Academy of Culinary Arts , Bournemouth, and trained at Lucknam Park Country House Hotel and is now a chef at Stanton manor.

Jamie has featured in TVs Masterchef - where he reached the Quarter Finals.

Bath Geology Society visit - Cotswold quarry

Bath Geological Society are organising a visit to Naunton Quarry in Gloucestershire - famous for Cotswold slate - on July 11th. For details - see the Geology in the West Country blog

Society trip to Sicily!

Just 4 places are left on the Society's 8-day visit to see the historic architecture, art and archaeology of Sicily - from 26 September to 3 October 2009

Arranged for WANHS by Riviera Travel, this tour includes such famous archaeological sites as the Villa del Casale, the Greco-Roman theatre at Raormina with its spectacular views of the sea and Mount Etna, the Greek temples at Agrigento, the cathedrals at Palermo, Syracuse and Monreale and much more.

Contact us as soon as possible if you are interested in coming!

Library closed - Saturday 20 June

Unfortunately we will not be able to open the library on Saturday 20 June. Please let us know if you were planning to use the library that day, and we will try our best to help.

Outings sold out!

The outings to Acton Court and Cloatley manor are now both sold out. The other trips are also proving very popular, so please book your tickets while you still can.