This Sunday is one of our popular Family Days, with activities for all the family, part of the Festival of Archaeology.
Activities include
Bronze Age casting demonstrations with Neil Burridge.
Create your own Stonehenge souvenirs.
Discover and investigate archaeological artefacts.
Flint knapping demonstrations throughout the day.
Recent finds from Trowbridge Metal Detecting Club.
Fun family activities from The National Trust Stonehenge Landscape Project and Wiltshire Council Conservation Service.
The event runs from 11am to 4pm.
Friday, 31 July 2009
Museum at Ramsbury Village Fete
We are having a stall at Ramsbury Village Fete on Saturday afternoon - come and see us and have a go at helping us make Stonehenge!
Seeking Roman Calne Family Day
Family Day at Calne Heritage Centre tomorrow! Have a go a making your own mosaic, and many more activities!
Director welcomes inscription of Magna Carta in UNESCO Memory of the World Programme
Director David Dawson is Chair of the UNESCO UK Commission Memory of the World Working Group.
The UNESCO UK Commission press release reads
"The four surviving copies of the 1215 Magna Carta have been awarded ‘Memory of the World’ status by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today, in recognition of their outstanding universal value. With their Inscription on the Memory of the World Register, the documents, held by the British Library, Salisbury Cathedral and Lincoln Cathedral, join the ranks of some of the world’s most significant documentary heritage.
“The four surviving copies of 1215 Magna Carta are a unique testament to the world’s rich documentary heritage,” says David Dawson, Chair of the UK Memory of the World Committee. “It is exactly these types of documents that the Memory of the World Register seeks to help preserve and promote access to.”
On 30 July, the Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, approved the inscription following a recommendation by the 14-member International Advisory Committee of UNESCO’s Memory of the World programme."
The UNESCO UK Commission press release reads
"The four surviving copies of the 1215 Magna Carta have been awarded ‘Memory of the World’ status by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today, in recognition of their outstanding universal value. With their Inscription on the Memory of the World Register, the documents, held by the British Library, Salisbury Cathedral and Lincoln Cathedral, join the ranks of some of the world’s most significant documentary heritage.
“The four surviving copies of 1215 Magna Carta are a unique testament to the world’s rich documentary heritage,” says David Dawson, Chair of the UK Memory of the World Committee. “It is exactly these types of documents that the Memory of the World Register seeks to help preserve and promote access to.”
On 30 July, the Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, approved the inscription following a recommendation by the 14-member International Advisory Committee of UNESCO’s Memory of the World programme."
Wednesday, 29 July 2009
Seeking Roman Calne exhibition opens!
The Seeking Roman Calne exhibition is now open at Calne Heritage Centre, and runs until Saturday 1st August. The exhibition features local finds from the collections of Wiltshire Heritage Museum, and the opportunity to handle some real Roman finds.
Seeking Roman Calne talk - Sam Moorhead ill
Unfortunately Sam Moorhead of the British Museum is ill, and so will be unable to give the scheduled talk tonight about Roman coin hoards in North Wiltshire. The evening will go ahead, with the official opening of the exhibition and a talk by David Dawson about teh Seeking Roman Calne project.
Monday, 27 July 2009
Stonehenge Family Day this Sunday!
This Sunday is one of our popular Family Days, with activities for all the family, part of the Festival of Archaeology.
Activities include
Bronze Age casting demonstrations with Neil Burridge.
Create your own Stonehenge souvenirs.
Discover and investigate archaeological artefacts.
Flint knapping demonstrations throughout the day.
Recent finds from Trowbridge Metal Detecting Club.
Fun family activities from The National Trust Stonehenge Landscape Project and Wiltshire Council Conservation Service.
The event runs from 11am to 4pm.
Activities include
Bronze Age casting demonstrations with Neil Burridge.
Create your own Stonehenge souvenirs.
Discover and investigate archaeological artefacts.
Flint knapping demonstrations throughout the day.
Recent finds from Trowbridge Metal Detecting Club.
Fun family activities from The National Trust Stonehenge Landscape Project and Wiltshire Council Conservation Service.
The event runs from 11am to 4pm.
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