White Horses and Hill Figures: summer exhibition and events
Wednesday, 26 May, 2010

Come and see our White Horses and Hill Figures exhibition and take part in one of the many events organised to coincide with it.

Reflecting primarily on the county of Wiltshire, where spirited white horses can be seen galloping across the chalk downlands, and military badges stamp poignant memories of the past into the landscape. The exhibition explores how the white horses and military badges of Wiltshire were created, their locations, their design, the stories of their history, and associated legends and folklore, as well as the continuing maintenance needed to preserve them.

Exploring their location, design, history, legends, folklore and maintenance requirements the exhibition features some stunnning aerial photographs provided by Last Refuge Ltd, to whom we are immensely grateful. The exhibition also includes historical items and ephemera, as well as artistic interpretations through photographs, artwork, ceramics and poetry from local, national and international artists. Items from the Museum's own collection not usually on show are included, together with items from other organisations and private collectors.

To see and hear more about the exhibition, see our Exhibitions Officer, Jenna Spellane, interviewed by Vision News South..

A number of events have been organised to complement the exhibition:

* A day school exploring the chalk figures carved into the landscape of Britain;
* An evening walk and talk to the Devizes Millennium White Horse;
* A White Horse themed Family Day.
* Design a hill figure or your own white horse and enter into our Art Competition. Winning entry will be displayed in the exhibition. Competition closing date is 31 August 2010. For details and rules click here.

Photo © - Dae Sasitorn and Adrian Warren, Last Refuge Ltd. Authors of the book 'England: An Aerial View'.

The exhibition runs until 3 October 2010. Usual admission charges apply.

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