Wiltshire Museum

Wiltshire Museum The Best Bronze Age collection in Britain
featuring gold from the time of Stonehenge Telling Wiltshire's Story at our award-winning Museum. Very informative.
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Displays include Gold from the Time of Stonehenge, Saxon Wiltshire- the making of the Kingdom of England and The Story of Devizes. Tripadvisor review - "Something for everyone. Brilliant time had by our large family group in just over 2 hours. Interactive challenges and games enjoyed by all the kids (5, 2 and 18 months) plus the adults if we're honest. Good variety of displays. Would recommend to all." Angela B, Lancashire, visited October 2016.

31/08/2026

Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes when our exhibitions are changing?
Well here's Heather, our Exhibitions Officer talking you through a little bit of it, whilst we installed our current exhibitions!
There are only two weeks left to come and see our current exhibitions, Artists 303 and Drawing Devizes, which are here until Saturday 12th September!

Ending our work experience for August is the Ichthyosaur’s Head.This one was Holly's favourite because:'Dinosaurs have...
28/08/2026

Ending our work experience for August is the Ichthyosaur’s Head.

This one was Holly's favourite because:

'Dinosaurs have always been my favourite area of history. The skull is well preserved so you can see just how large its snout was and how sharp the teeth were. The surrounding fossils like the Plesiosaur and the Pliosaurus were also very interesting as they also teach about the variations in dinosaurs and the time periods of which they lived in. Whilst I love land-based dinosaurs, I have a fondness for the Ichthyosaurs as I always thought it looked funny, so to be able to see their fossil up close made it my favourite'.

Find out more about our collection and this item, here:
https://www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/item-record/f82cfa60-94ae-3087-ad7e-e91ba74ddad3/?s%3DIchthyosaur&pos=3

27/08/2026

Reminder: We will be open Bank Holiday Monday 31 AUGUST, 11am - 4pm.

26/08/2026

Lisa, our curator was away last week. But I ensured her the galleries were in safe hands!

Our Upton Lovell Shaman ft The Crick Institute in their current exhibition, We Go Way Back!
26/08/2026

Our Upton Lovell Shaman ft The Crick Institute in their current exhibition, We Go Way Back!

MEET THE JUDGESThis years Oexmann Art Competition will be judged by Anna Dillon, Rob Poutney and Mitch Griffiths! We wel...
24/08/2026

MEET THE JUDGES
This years Oexmann Art Competition will be judged by Anna Dillon, Rob Poutney and Mitch Griffiths!
We welcome back Anna & Rob for a second year, and as some of you may know, Mitch has been a judge many times before.

The competition is available to under 18's and over 18's
Anyone born or living in Wiltshire can apply.
We are accepting entries week of 14 - 19 September, between 10am - 5pm.
We can't wait to see all your pieces!

If you haven't heard of our Oexmann Art Competition yet, head to our website to learn more / download copies of the application forms:
https://www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/news-articles/exhibition/oexmann-art-award-competition-and-exhibition-2026/

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