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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WILTSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGY FIELD GROUP
10:00 am, Thursday, 24 January, 2013
Our Wiltshire Archaeology Field Group carries out excavations and fieldwork in Wiltshire including geophysical survey, ground survey and field-walking.
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EXHIBITION: Eeles Family Pottery
10:00 am, Saturday, 04 May, 2013
Working as a team the family make a wide range of individually decorated ceramics for both the kitchen and home. This exhibition showcases their latest work, including jugs, vases, lamps, dishes and ...
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EXHIBITION: The Splendour of Stonehenge
10:00 am, Wednesday, 29 May, 2013
An exhibition of pictures from the Museum's art collection.
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MAY HALF TERM HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES: Stonehenge Art
11:00 am, Wednesday, 29 May, 2013
Build your own mini-henge, painting, colouring and much more
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MAY HALF-TERM HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES: Springtime and Wildlife Crafts
11:00 am, Thursday, 30 May, 2013
Make your own wildlife inspired mobile, leaf rubbings, Paper Flowers plus plenty of other fun activities.
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Walking Wiltshire's White Horses - launch walk
2:00 pm, Friday, 31 May, 2013
Create your escape! A 4,000 year walk on Roundway Down.
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Walking Wiltshire's White Horses - launch reception
6:30 pm, Friday, 31 May, 2013
Come and join us to hear more about the Walking Wiltshire's White Horses project.
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Walking Wiltshire's White Horses - family drop-in activities
10:30 am, Friday, 31 May, 2013
Take part in some great family arts-based activities and find out how to get involved in the Walking Wiltshire's White Horses project.
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YOUNG WANHS - Pottery in Archaeology
10:15 am, Saturday, 08 June, 2013
Activities include pottery identification, calculating the size of pots found, reconstruction drawing and illustration and the chance to make a pot based on one from our collection with pottery Geri F...
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GEOLOGY THEMED OUTING: Seend
6:30 pm, Tuesday, 18 June, 2013
An evening walk led by Isobel Geddes.
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A TALE OF TWO VILLAGES: An evening walk around Alton Barnes and Alton Priors
6:30 pm, Thursday, 27 June, 2013
Led by local historian David Carson. Find out fascinating facts about the two churches, what the villages used to look like, the civil war, and eye witness accounts of the machinery riots of 1830.
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EXHIBITION: Inspirations from the Bronze Age: an exhibition by six outstanding contemporary designers and makers
10:00 am, Saturday, 06 July, 2013
An exhibition bringing together archaeologists and designers/makers to explore artistic creativity in the Bronze Age. From 6 July to 1 September 2013.
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OUTING: Stanton St Bernard
2:00 pm, Saturday, 20 July, 2013
A tour of a picturesque Pewsey Vale village.
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SOCIETY VISIT TO BRITTANY
8:15 am, Sunday, 21 July, 2013
A nine-day visit to Brittany in late July 2013. Proposed itinerary ...
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A TALE OF TWO VILLAGES: An evening walk around Alton Barnes and Alton Priors
6:30 pm, Thursday, 25 July, 2013
Led by local historian David Carson. Find out fascinating facts about the two churches, what the villages used to look like, the civil war, and eye witness accounts of the machinery riots of 1830.
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GEOLOGY THEMED OUTING: Bradford on Avon
2:00 pm, Saturday, 10 August, 2013
This walk, led by Isobel Geddes, will relate local geology to the Avon valley, building stone, canal-building problems and the woollen mills, as well as considering environments 180 million years ago,...
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OEXMANN ART AWARD COMPETITION 2013
10:00 am, Sunday, 01 September, 2013
Bring your entries to the Museum between 7 and 10 October 2013. More details below....
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EXHIBITION: Devizes Camera Club Biennial Print Exhibition 2013
12:00 pm, Sunday, 08 September, 2013
An exhibition featuring around 80 works by members of the Devizes Camera Club.
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INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY SYMPOSIUM
9:30 am, Saturday, 09 November, 2013
Want to learn more about Wiltshire's industrial archaeology? Then this is the event for you. Talks range from the First World War archaeology of the airfield at Yatesbury to milk and butter producti...
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