What's On

Wiltshire Heritage Museum runs a large number of events, exhibitions and activities both for the general public and members of the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society. The current events programme, in date order, is listed below. Further details of each event can be found by clicking the 'read more ...' link.

If you wish to view events by category click the relevant item in the column to the left.

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EXHIBITION: Landscape with Stones: paintings and woodcuts by Nick Schlee
Saturday, 14 January, 2012
An exhibition of oil paintings and woodcuts by British landscape artist Nick Schlee, focusing on Avebury and the Ridgeway.
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EXHIBITION: Detecting Wiltshire's Past
10:00 am, Saturday, 28 January, 2012
Finds by the Trowbridge Metal Detecting Club, recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme.
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LUNCHTIME TALK: Awakening the Blade: a practical approach to the study of Medieval sword-play
1:00 pm, Wednesday, 08 February, 2012
a demonstration by Dr Rob Jones of the Roman Baths Museum, Bath.
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YOUNG WANHS: How to Survive a Nuclear War!
10:15 am, Saturday, 11 February, 2012
Find out how the Cold War affected Devizes, and how the town reacted to the nuclear threat. Includes a visit to a real nuclear bunker in Devizes.
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LECTURE: The Lacock Archive
2:30 pm, Saturday, 11 February, 2012
by Steven Hobbs FSA, Archivist at the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, Chippenham.
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HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS: Art and Archaeology
11:00 am, Tuesday, 14 February, 2012
Inspired by the new Nick Schlee exhibition? Come along and make replicas of some of Wiltshire's most famous archaeological features.
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HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS: Toys and Games
11:00 am, Wednesday, 15 February, 2012
Come and explore the origins of some of our most well known toys and games, and make your own replicas to take home.
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HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES: Rock Detectives
11:00 am, Thursday, 16 February, 2012
Discover more about rocks and fossils through a variety of activities and find out what it was like to be there.
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FAMILY DAY: SAXONS AND VIKINGS
11:00 am, Sunday, 19 February, 2012
The Museum will soon be home to a new piece of gold treasure - an Anglo Saxon sword pommel cap. Join us to find out more about it and other Saxon and Viking weapons. Try your hand at crafts from the...
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LECTURE: The Romans Who Shaped Britain
2:30 pm, Saturday, 25 February, 2012
by Sam Moorhead, British Museum
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JOHN GIRVAN'S NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM
9:30 pm, Friday, 02 March, 2012
While the Museum sleeps - an evening of mysterious, strange, weird and wonderful objects and stories! 9.30pm until after midnight.
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LECTURE: The Stonehenge Landscape Project
2:30 pm, Saturday, 10 March, 2012
Recent Analytical survey and investigation in the World Heritage Site, by David Field.
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YOUNG WANHS: Life in Roman Britain
10:15 am, Saturday, 10 March, 2012
Take part in a drill led by Lucius the Legionary and receive a diploma.
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LUNCHTIME TALK: Channels to the Past: The Salisbury Drainage Collection
1:00 pm, Wednesday, 14 March, 2012
Peter will explore the history of Salisbury's water courses, and examine the 'Drainage Collection' which led to the establishment of the Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum.
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EVENING LECTURE: The Amesbury Archer and the Boscombe Bowman
7:00 pm, Wednesday, 14 March, 2012
Another opportunity to hear this excellent lecture by Andrew Fitzpatrick of Wessex Archaeology. Early booking recommended.
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LECTURE: John Aubrey: Wiltshire Antiquary
2:30 pm, Saturday, 24 March, 2012
by Professor Michael Hunter FBA, recently retired Professor of History at Birkbeck, University of London.
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LECTURE: History and its neighbours
2:30 pm, Saturday, 31 March, 2012
by Professor Lord Briggs (Asa Briggs), perhaps the best-known living historian in Britain and the author of many books.
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EVENING LECTURE SERIES: Britain's Cold War: A Disappearing Legacy
7:00 pm, Wednesday, 18 April, 2012
A 6-week lecture course (plus outings) exploring the continuing legacy of the Cold War.
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EVENING WALKS AMONGST THE STONES AT STONEHENGE - 31 May
7:45 pm, Thursday, 31 May, 2012
An opportunity to get close to the stones and learn more about the monument and the surrounding landscape.
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EVENING WALK AMONGST THE STONES AT STONEHENGE - 23 August
7:30 pm, Thursday, 23 August, 2012
An opportunity to get close to the stones and learn more about the monument and the surrounding landscape.
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VISIT: IRELAND'S ARCHAEOLOGY
Friday, 07 September, 2012
A chance to visit some of Ireland's most important archaeological sites in Dublin and the surrounding area - ranging from the Neolithic tomb complexes of Newgrange, through medieval religious sites ...
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