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World famous artists at Wiltshire Museums

Posted by: Blog Administrator on Dec 9, 2011

I regularly mention the fantastic objects that you can find in Wiltshire’s museums but did you know that they also hold impressive art collections?

Museums of all sizes have paintings and prints depicting local scenes or created by artists who lived in the area. Not all of these will be household names, but they are still a valuable part of the story of life in Wiltshire which museums tell.

 

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Mystery museum objects

Posted by: Blog Administrator on Oct 14, 2011

Tagged in: Tim Burge , story , Object , mystery , Museums Officer , museum , knowledge , clue

 

If you have been to any museums in Wiltshire you will know that they hold within them a great variety of objects telling the stories of the people and places of the county.

 

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Mysterious objects on show at our Open Day: Do you know what they are?

Posted by: Blog Administrator on Oct 16, 2009

At our recent Open Day at the History Centre the Museums Advisory Service ran a mystery objects activity. We borrowed a selection of objects from museums across Wiltshire and challenged visitors to identify them and also to try and date them.


Mystery Object Number One 
Mystery Object Number One


It was a popular activity so we thought we would give you another chance at identifying museum objects online. 'Read more' to have a look at the other two objects....




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