What's On: Archived
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| 2019-07-04 17:30:00 to 2019-07-04 19:00:0004Jul2019 |
The Romance of the Road: British Painters and the Roving Life - A talk by James RussellThursday, July 4, 2019 - 18:30 to 20:00Augustus John caused scandal when he travelled round Edwardian England in a caravan, but he was not the only artist attracted to the travelling life in the early 20th century. Event Details » |
Lectures |
| 2019-07-05 09:00:00 to 2019-07-05 10:30:0005Jul2019 |
Under Five's Friday: Dig it! Create an Archaeologist's Kit with artist Clare SpenderFriday, July 5, 2019 - 10:00 to 11:30Join us for a morning of archaeology hunting and creating. Get ready to make your own archaeologist hunting kit to find your own objects. Suitable for 2 - 5 year olds. Babies welcome Event Details » |
For Families |
| 2019-07-05 23:00:00 to 2019-09-27 23:00:0006Jul2019 |
Talking Objects: Every Saturday afternoon at the MuseumSaturday, July 6, 2019 to Saturday, September 28, 2019Every Saturday from 2pm until 4pm, come and learn some of the fascinating stories behind a selection of our museum objects from expert volunteers. Event Details » |
Events |
| 2019-07-12 23:00:00 to 2019-07-13 23:00:0013Jul2019 |
Festival of Archaeology: Storytelling with Mary-Ann Ochota and Jason BuckSaturday, July 13, 2019 to Sunday, July 14, 2019Rings, Wings and Spindle Whorls - Archaeological treasures and the stories they tell Event Details » |
For Families |
| 2019-07-12 23:00:0013Jul2019 |
Festival of Archaeology: Meet the Author - Nicola FordSaturday, July 13, 2019Your chance to meet the author Nicola Ford, who will be in the Mini Marquee on the back lawn at 11.30am and 1.30pm on the first day of the Festival of Archae Event Details » |
Events |
| 2019-07-13 09:00:00 to 2019-07-14 16:00:0013Jul2019 |
Festival of Archaeology 2019Saturday, July 13, 2019 - 10:00 to Sunday, July 14, 2019 - 17:00‘The biggest, oldest, most popular and most diverse…’ That’s how just a handful of the talks could be described at this year’s Festival of Archaeology. Event Details » |
Events |
| 2019-07-13 09:00:00 to 2019-07-14 16:00:0013Jul2019 |
Festival of Archaeology Talks 2019Saturday, July 13, 2019 - 10:00 to Sunday, July 14, 2019 - 17:00‘The biggest, oldest, most popular and most diverse…’ That’s how just a handful of the talks could be described at this year’s Festival of Archaeology. Event Details » |
Lectures |
| 2019-07-13 09:30:00 to 2019-07-13 10:30:0013Jul2019 |
Festival Talk - Mary-Ann Ochota: Hidden Histories: A Spotter's Guide to the British LandscapeSaturday, July 13, 2019 - 10:30 to 11:30Wherever you go in Britain there’s history woven into the landscape around you – in the shape of a field, the wall of a cottage, a standing stone or churchyard, even in the grass under your feet. Event Details » |
Lectures |
| 2019-07-13 11:00:00 to 2019-07-13 12:00:0013Jul2019 |
Festival Talk - Ella Al-Shamahi: Are You a Neanderthal?Saturday, July 13, 2019 - 12:00 to 13:00With revelations such as our ancestors interbreeding with Neanderthals; that most of us have up to 4% Neanderthal DNA; and that Tibetans have a gene that helps them live high up in the mountains be Event Details » |
Lectures |
| 2019-07-13 12:30:00 to 2019-07-13 13:30:0013Jul2019 |
Festival Talk - Richard Osgood: A Gothic Tale: Spears and Javelins at Barrow ClumpSaturday, July 13, 2019 - 13:30 to 14:30In 2003, English Heritage started recording badger damage to a Bronze Age barrow on Salisbury Plain. Event Details » |
Lectures |
| 2019-07-13 14:00:00 to 2019-07-13 15:00:0013Jul2019 |
Festival Talk - Helen Wass: People Time Place: Historic Environment on HS2Saturday, July 13, 2019 - 15:00 to 16:00Before the bridges, tunnels, tracks and stations for HS2 are built, an unprecedented amount of archaeological work will take place – the largest ever programme of investigation in the UK employing Event Details » |
Lectures |
| 2019-07-14 09:30:00 to 2019-07-14 10:30:0014Jul2019 |
Festival Talk - Simon Cleggett: Wonderful Things: The Army Basing Programme and the Stonehenge LandscapeSunday, July 14, 2019 - 10:30 to 11:30For five years, Wessex Archaeology has excavated Bulford, Larkhill and Tidworth in preparation for the Army Basing Programme. Event Details » |
Lectures |
| 2019-07-14 11:00:00 to 2019-07-14 12:00:0014Jul2019 |
Festival Talk - Dr Alex Langlands: Britons, Bridges and Boroughs: Old Sarum from the Fall of Rome to the Coming of the VikingsSunday, July 14, 2019 - 12:00 to 13:00Incorporating some of the most recent archaeological finds and archival research, this talk will examine the role of Old Sarum in three critical periods of its history. Event Details » |
Lectures |
| 2019-07-14 12:30:00 to 2019-07-14 13:30:0014Jul2019 |
Festival Talk - Christie Willis: Up in Flames: Cremation at Stonehenge and in Neolithic BritainSunday, July 14, 2019 - 13:30 to 14:30This talk will examine the evolution of cremation during the Early to Middle Neolithic and how it became the dominant burial rite by the end of the Neolithic. Wildly diverse locations were selecte Event Details » |
Lectures |
| 2019-07-14 14:00:00 to 2019-07-14 15:00:0014Jul2019 |
Festival Talk - Lorraine Mepham and Adrian Green: More Cakes and Buns! Digging the Foundations of the CafeSunday, July 14, 2019 - 15:00 to 16:00This spring, Dr Phil Harding and Lorraine Mepham dug a test pit in the museum grounds, adding to our knowledge of this historic building. Event Details » |
Lectures |
| 2019-07-18 17:30:00 to 2019-07-18 19:00:0018Jul2019 |
Winifred Lamb: Field Archaeologist and Museum Curator - A talk by Professor David GillThursday, July 18, 2019 - 18:30 to 20:00Winifred Lamb, who grew up at Winterslow near Salisbury, served as honorary keeper of Greek antiquities at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge from 1920 to 1958. Event Details » |
Lectures |
| 2019-07-19 23:00:00 to 2019-10-04 23:00:0020Jul2019 |
Wicked Wessex Objects on TourSaturday, July 20, 2019 to Saturday, October 5, 2019Our four partner museums have chosen objects that tell stories of the re Event Details » |
Exhibitions |
| 2019-07-27 13:30:00 to 2019-07-27 15:00:0027Jul2019 |
Augustus John: A Personal Reminiscence - A talk by Tristan de Vere ColeSaturday, July 27, 2019 - 14:30 to 16:00The talk on 22 June has sold out, so Tristan has very kindly agreed to give a second talk! Event Details » |
Lectures |
| 2019-07-30 09:00:00 to 2019-07-30 15:00:0030Jul2019 |
Summer Discovery Day: The Museum of You with Sophia SampleTuesday, July 30, 2019 - 10:00 to 16:00For the first of our Summer Discovery Days, become a curator and design 'The Museum of You!’ Cut, stick and colour to create your own cabinet of curiosities with artist Sophia Sample. Event Details » |
For Families |
| 2019-08-06 09:00:00 to 2019-08-06 15:00:0006Aug2019 |
Summer Discovery Day: Harvest Corn Dollies with Alex HoareTuesday, August 6, 2019 - 10:00 to 16:00Drop in and learn how to make a simple corn dolly in the old tradition. Corn dolly making is an ancient tradition for harvest time, made from the last sheath of corn cut. Event Details » |
For Families |
