What are the opening hours?

Tuesday 10:30am - 2:30pm Wednesday 10:30am - 2:30pm Thursday 10:30am - 2:30pm Friday 10:30am - 2:30pm Saturday 10:30am - 4:30pm Sunday 10:30am - 2:30pm

Athelstan Museum Malmesbury

Name: Athelstan Museum Malmesbury
Address: Town Hall, Malmesbury, SN169BZ, GB
Telephone: +44 1666 822143
Price range: ££
Rating: 5

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08/12/2023

𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩?

𝐷𝑖𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑏𝑦 𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑣𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑢𝑦 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑢𝑚 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑝?

We make it a policy to purchase from local authors and artists where possible and some of the things we have on offer include bags, jewellery and postcards!

All proceeds support the museum and you can find more details on what we have here:

https://www.athelstanmuseum.org.uk/visit/shop/

07/12/2023

What are you doing this weekend?

We're only closed on a Monday? That means you can visit us 6 days a week! Our opening hours are below:

Tuesday – Saturday from 10.30am – 4.30pm,
Sunday 11.30am – 3.30pm.

We'd love to see you!

06/12/2023

𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗲𝘀𝗯𝘂𝗿𝘆: 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗛𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹

Richard Hatchwell was an antiquarian and bibliophile. He was a great supporter of Athelstan Museum and before he died he arranged, with the support of his family, that his Malmesbury collection should come to the museum.

He was born in 1927 in Malmesbury and educated at Dean Close, Cheltenham. He left school early to enlist in the Navy; after being demobbed in 1947 he went into the antique book trade. In 1952 his father died and he moved back to Malmesbury to help his mother with the family antique shop.

You can read more about Richard here: https://www.athelstanmuseum.org.uk/malmesbury-history/people/richard-hatchwell/

05/12/2023

We'd like to say a huge thank you to TotalSwindon for sharing our Turner success story

https://totalswindon.com/business/turner-art-project-hailed-great-success-malmesbury/

We're always thankful for your support!

05/12/2023

TALK: Aldelm and the Saxon ‘palace’ at Foxley

Tony McAleavy will explain the significance of the remarkable archaeological discoveries made at Cowage Farm near Foxley in the 1970s and 1980s. This site helps us to understand how Malmesbury Abbey was endowed by the royal family of the West Saxons.

Aldhelm was a royal prince and the son of King Centwine. The site at Foxley was almost certainly given to Aldhelm by his father and helped to transform Malmesbury into one of the wealthiest monasteries in England.

📅 21 Feb 2024 | 2.30pm | Rausing Building

💷 £7 (including tea and cake)

🎫 Tickets are available online and in the Athelstan Museum Shop
Book Now: https://www.athelstanmuseum.org.uk/event/aldelm-and-the-saxon-palace-at-foxley/

04/12/2023

𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗗 𝗢𝗨𝗧!

Further to his recent sell-out lecture on the Silk Road, Jonathan Tucker is delighted to invite you to a further talk, the subject this time being his experiences serving in the Hong Kong Police during the turbulent years of the 1980s.

He uses images, video clips, personal anecdotes and a wealth of media and historical sources to paint a picture of Hong Kong during the height of the colonial era, to recall some of the most infamous crimes of that time and to look at how they were solved.

📅 26 Jan 2024 | 7pm | Rausing Building

💷 £12 (to include a glass of wine or soft drink)

03/12/2023

Be ready!

King Athelstan will be looking to see you in Malmesbury in 2024.

02/12/2023

Have you been to see our image collection??

We have numerous paintings, both oil and water colour, drawings, etchings, lithographs, prints, postcards and photos galore. Although they're not all online visit our website to see some of our amazing collection:

https://www.athelstanmuseum.org.uk/our-collection/malmesbury-images/

01/12/2023

Brrrr it's chilly out there today!

Happy December 1st to you all. It's almost Christmas and we can't wait!🎄🎄

Will we be seeing you on this cold Friday?

29/11/2023

Our Current Exhibition, running until 29th February 2024, is -

Life in Roman Times

Alongside our permanent exhibition of the Malmesbury Roman Coin Hoard.
Discover all about Roman Towns, Farming, Roman Food and more.

28/11/2023

The Victorians would accessorise their clothes with lace edging and frills, and the most fine and intricate lace was made according to Malmesbury patterns.

Malmesbury lace was a thriving cottage industry and the tradition still continues today.

27/11/2023

The clocking in machine from the Linolite factory in Malmesbury, used by the staff to register their working hours.

26/11/2023

We are still looking for volunteers, especially people willing to take on specific roles in planning for the future and maintaining our wonderful museum by joining the Museum Management team.

Pop in and visit us or visit https://www.athelstanmuseum.org.uk/support-us/volunteering/

25/11/2023

This Sunday the museum will be open as part of a 'Museum Shop Sunday'!

The museum will be open from 11am to 3.30pm and will be selling lots of items that will make good Christmas presents.

The replica Athelstan Coin will also be on sale!

We hope to see you there!

25/11/2023

Further to his recent sell-out lecture on the Silk Road, Jonathan Tucker is delighted to invite you to a further talk, the subject this time being his experiences serving in the Hong Kong Police during the turbulent years of the 1980s.

He uses images, video clips, personal anecdotes and a wealth of media and historical sources to paint a picture of Hong Kong during the height of the colonial era, to recall some of the most infamous crimes of that time and to look at how they were solved.

📅 26 Jan 2024 | 7pm | Rausing Building

💷 £12 (to include a glass of wine or soft drink)

🎫 Tickets available online now and in The Athelstan Museum Shop soon

24/11/2023

Detail of the face of our Victorian grandfather clock, made by Hanks of Malmesbury.

23/11/2023

We use a number of touch screens around the museum to provide more information on the main exhibits.

King Athelstan would be proud!

22/11/2023

This tricycle from our collection is possibly unique. The rider has to pedal with their hands and steer with their feet, which also makes the slightly unusual.
It was made ~1850, and used to be regularly ridden in the Malmesbury Carnival.

21/11/2023

From 1871 to 1951, people could travel to Malmesbury by train. Malmesbury Station was on the north side of the town, overlooked by the abbey on the hilltop, as the photograph shows.

20/11/2023

From our photograph collection. This wooden chest with 6 locks, each key held by a different burgess, was used to store the ceremonial maces of the Malmesbury Old Corporation.

18/11/2023

Don't forget...

Our AGM - Friends of Athelstan Museum is being held in the Rausing building on Monday November 20th at 7pm.

This is an advance notice. Members will be sent the necessary documents before the AGM - please look out for these in your emails.

We hope you can join us!

17/11/2023

We have one major exhibit which is for your ears, not your eyes!
The Award winning Malmesbury Voices collection contains about 250 audio recordings of local residents recalling stories about the town, surrounding villages and local events.

16/11/2023

We recently acquired this handwritten letter from Charles I to Prince Rupert informing him of his intention to travel to Bristol spending a night in Malmesbury on the way.
It was sent from Oxford on July 31st, 1643.

15/11/2023

Thomas and Mary Davison of Malmesbury sailed to a new life on the Titanic in 1912. Mary survived and made it to America, but sadly Thomas was lost.

14/11/2023

This ceremonial armchair has the arms of the Malmesbury Old Corporation carved on the back. Carved by Henry Chew, it resided at Burton Hill School until closure, when it was donated to our collection.

13/11/2023

The Old Bell, next to Malmesbury Abbey, is said by some to be the most haunted place in Wiltshire. Among the various ghosts associated with the hotel is the Grey Lady. She is usually described as being sad and forlorn as she glides around the hotel.

11/11/2023

Our Current Special Exhibition, running until 28th November, is -

Life in Roman Times

Alongside our permanent exhibition of the Malmesbury Roman Coin Hoard.
Discover all about Roman Towns, Farming, Roman Food and more.

10/11/2023

Are you joining us for an evening of fun?

The event includes a light supper, prizes, a raffle and fun!

Come as a team of 4 or on your own and join a team on the night.

17 Nov 2023 | 7.00pm | Rausing Building | £10 per person

Tickets available in the The Athelstan Museum Shop or online at
https://www.athelstanmuseum.org.uk/event/quiz-night/

09/11/2023

Authentic charters issued at the time of Aldhelm show that the Abbey was jointly patronised by West Saxon and Mercian kings. By choosing Malmesbury, Athelstan was signalling that he saw himself as the king of the West Saxons, the Mercians and all the English.

09/11/2023

King Athelstan chose to be buried in Malmesbury because of his devotion to St Aldhelm. Also because Malmesbury was on the border between Wessex and Mercia and was originally founded as a joint West-Saxon and Mercian foundation.

09/11/2023

Malmesbury was a royal borough in the tenth century and there is no doubt that men from Malmesbury served in Athelstan’s army.

During the struggle with the Danes, Malmesbury was a garrison town with soldiers drawn from the area by the ealdorman of Wiltshire.

09/11/2023

Early tradition also says that King Athelstan gave the land known as Kings Heath to the burgesses of Malmesbury in thanks for their help in his battles against the Danes.

This act of patronage was commemorated in a charter which survives in a late medieval version.

09/11/2023

Athelstan gave Malmesbury Abbey many holy relics, including part of the Holy Cross enclosed in rock crystal and part of the Crown of Thorns.

He also gave relics of St Paternus, sixth-century bishop of Avranches. These relics were venerated in Malmesbury until the Dissolution.

09/11/2023

Athelstan was generous to the religious community of Malmesbury because of its association with his kinsman, St Aldhelm. He gave land and precious gifts including vestments and a golden cross.

07/11/2023

The iconic Tower House in Malmesbury.

The structure of the building beneath is early Tudor, but the tower itself was added in the 19th Century, as an observatory from which to view the night sky, as well as the view around the hilltop town.

06/11/2023

This is a letter of 1893 from James Ward, County Inspector of Weights and Measures, attesting to the accuracy of the Malmesbury Yard.

The Malmesbury Standard Yard itself is dated 1654, from the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell.

Address

Town Hall
Malmesbury
SN169BZ

Opening Hours

Tuesday	10:30am - 2:30pm
Wednesday	10:30am - 2:30pm
Thursday	10:30am - 2:30pm
Friday	10:30am - 2:30pm
Saturday	10:30am - 4:30pm
Sunday	10:30am - 2:30pm

Telephone

+44 1666 822143

Website

http://www.athelstanmuseum.org.uk

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