Wiltshire Museum

30/05/2026

Lots of exciting events coming up in June at Wiltshire Museum.

To book spaces for any of the events, click here:
https://www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/events/

30/05/2026

We received a wonderful email last week from Diane & Philip at Kindred Cones who are sculptors making public art pieces.

The photos show the sculptures they made, with the help of Seth Fright at the Lab, after Phil had visited Wiltshire Museum and taken inspiration from some of our Bronze Age collection pieces.

The first image shows two amazing sculptures they created, and the second image shows the pieces that inspired them.
It only seemed right to share these amazing pieces, and on national creativity day too!

https://www.kindredcones.co.uk/

29/05/2026

Wiltshire Day Activities at Wiltshire Museum.
Join us on Saturday 6th June for Wiltshire themed fun to celebrate Wiltshire Day. There will be a scavenger hunt, crafts & play from 2pm - 5pm. The activities are free to join as part of your museum admission ticket, Under 18s go free!

29/05/2026

This Friday’s is a Medieval pendant in the form of an ivy leaf.
The pendant is likely to have decorated costume as one of a series. The ivy leaf was often taken to signify constancy in the Middle Ages.
The pendent is silver and dates from the first half of the 15th Century, found in Urchfont in 2007.

Find more about this item here:

https://www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/item-record/bac9cd6b-5de2-3656-bc5c-089b4aafd85f/?s%3D%26filter%5Bmultimedia.%40type%5D%5B%5D%3Dimage%26filter%5Bsubject.summary.title.keyword%5D%5B%5D%3Darchaeology%26filter%5Bsubject.summary.title.keyword%5D%5B%5D%3Dmedieval&pos=23

28/05/2026

You can now see our John Piper in the South Country exhibition until SUNDAY 7th JUNE!
That's right, we have added one more day so you have an extra chance to fit this one into your schedule! On Sunday 7th June Wiltshire Museum will be open 11am - 4pm.

The exhibition is dedicated to Piper’s love of the West County, showcasing beautiful works of Devizes and other local areas.
Piper loved our hometown and even penned a four-page love letter for it. He speaks fondly of the bakers with a view overlooking the marketplace, the towns ordinariness being its hidden beauty, how our grounds are rich in archaeology but speaks less fondly of an east wind that blows through the town.

Wiltshire Museum is open Monday to Saturday, 10am – 5pm.

28/05/2026

Thank you to Our Wiltshire for Devizes for Discoverers &
Did you see it mentioned our John Piper in the South Country exhibition, along with the fact John Piper himself LOVED our town? So much so, he even penned it a four page love letter.

The John Piper in the South Country exhibition will now be open until SUNDAY 7th JUNE!
On Sunday 7th June Wiltshire Museum will be open 11am - 4pm so you can have one last chance to see this exhibition & see Piper's fondness of Devizes, and other local places.
What will you discover about Devizes?

28/05/2026

Our community curator, Jo is at Marlborough Library today 10am - midday, for all things crafty!

Join us tomorrow at Marlborough Library to explore the creepy crawly world of bugs with Wiltshire Museum.
No need to book - just come along.

27/05/2026

Join us this half term for all your 'culture' needs... and air con. We have air conditioned galleries that are going down a treat!

26/05/2026

Create space for our new adult art & craft group!
Introducing Create Space, a group for adults who would like to explore art for their wellbeing.
Our first session will be Tuesday 9th May, 10:30am – 12:30pm and will explore the theme of botanicals. The aim of this group is to focus on the joy of creating, experimenting, connecting, and making mistakes.
Together we will explore new techniques, learn from one another and build connections.
These are trial based sessions, to understand what the community would want from a regular session.

To book tickets to this event, click here:
https://www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/news-articles/event/create-space-botanical-theme/?event_date=2026-06-09

26/05/2026

It might not be the beach & ice-cream you're after, but our galleries feel incredibly refreshing in this weather. Who knew 20°C could feel so inviting!

We are open Monday - Saturday, 10am - 5pm!