What's On: Archived
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| 2017-11-09 18:30:00 to 2017-11-09 20:00:0009Nov2017 |
Discworld Fandom: Stranger than Fiction? A talk by Pat HarkinThursday, November 9, 2017 - 18:30 to 20:00Pat Harkin is tremendously proud to have been referred to as ‘Lord of the Uber Fans’ by Sir Terry in the preface to the collection ‘A Slip of the Keyboard’ but acknowledges that the title was a lot Event Details » |
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| 2010-11-09 19:30:0009Nov2010 |
A Celtic feast: the tale of the Chiseldon cauldronsTuesday, November 9, 2010 - 19:30A talk by Dr Andrew Fitzpatrick, Head of Communications, Wessex Archaeology. Event Details » |
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| 2014-11-26 18:30:0026Nov2014 |
Medieval to Modern PilgrimageWednesday, November 26, 2014 - 18:30A lecture by Brother Patrick Moore. Using the museum's excellent collection of pilgrim badges, this talk will increase our understanding of this fascinating subject. Event Details » |
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| 2013-11-12 19:30:0012Nov2013 |
Stonehenge: results from recent researchTuesday, November 12, 2013 - 19:30This lecture will be yet another opportunity to find out about the exciting work conducted by Mike Parker-Pearson (Institute of Archaeology UCL) relating to Stonehenge. Event Details » |
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| 2018-05-10 17:30:00 to 2018-05-10 19:00:0010May2018 |
Living with Monuments: New Work on the Neolithic of the Avebury Region - A talk by Dr Josh PollardThursday, May 10, 2018 - 18:30 to 20:00The Avebury landscape has long attracted archaeological interest, drawn by its remarkable prehistoric monumental architecture. Event Details » |
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| 2015-04-23 17:30:0023Apr2015 |
Stonehenge and the Romantic ImaginationThursday, April 23, 2015 - 18:30
A lecture by Professor Sam Smiles. In this talk, he will look at Turner’s exploration of the landscape of Wiltshire, including Stonehenge, a monument which presented special challenges for landscape painters.
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| 2019-01-24 18:30:00 to 2019-01-24 20:00:0024Jan2019 |
Stories on the Mantelpiece: A talk by Stephen DuckworthThursday, January 24, 2019 - 18:30 to 20:00Stephen Duckworth is the author of 'Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Religious Figures'. Event Details » |
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| 2016-06-16 17:00:00 to 2016-06-16 19:30:0016Jun2016 |
Spelling out Ancient Egypt - A talk by Ilona Regulski, Curator of the British Museum Touring ExhibitionThursday, June 16, 2016 - 18:00 to 20:30Ancient Egypt has produced an astonishing variety of written material in its great temples, on the walls of the tombs of Pharaohs and the coffins of the dead, and in the rubbish dumps of lost and f Event Details » |
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| 2013-10-30 18:30:0030Oct2013 |
The Great House in Clarendon Park, WiltshireWednesday, October 30, 2013 - 18:306.30 pm drinks; 7.00 pm talk. Our speaker is James Ayres, FSA, President of the Wiltshire Buildings Record and a distinguished author on English interiors. Event Details » |
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| 2011-02-08 19:30:0008Feb2011 |
Portable Antiquities Scheme Highlights, including the Frome HoardTuesday, February 8, 2011 - 19:30A talk by Katie Hinds, Wiltshire Finds Liaison Officer. In April 2010 metal detectorist Dave Crisp discovered the largest hoard of Roman coins in a single pot, ever to be found in Britain. Event Details » |
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| 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 » |
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| 2010-11-03 18:30:0003Nov2010 |
SARUM, the Inspiration of SalisburyWednesday, November 3, 2010 - 18:30A talk by Edward Rutherfurd. Event Details » |
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| 2017-01-12 18:30:00 to 2017-01-12 20:00:0012Jan2017 |
A Reassessment of Constable's Paradoxical Rainbow: A talk by Professor John ThornesThursday, January 12, 2017 - 18:30 to 20:00John Constable’s powers of observation and thirst for meteorological knowledge propelled him to paint more natural-looking skies than most other English artists before or since. Event Details » |
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| 2012-02-14 19:30:0014Feb2012 |
The Sepia Gentlemen of File 106Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 19:30A lecture by Andrew J. Lawson. Event Details » |
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| 2013-12-10 19:30:0010Dec2013 |
The Battle for Stonehenge: the aerodrome, the monument and the landscapeTuesday, December 10, 2013 - 19:30The desire to provide Stonehenge with a more appropriate setting lies at the heart of current developments around the monument, of which the new visitor centre and the closure of the A344 are the m Event Details » |
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| 2011-10-19 17:30:0019Oct2011 |
The Ulster TalesWednesday, October 19, 2011 - 18:30A talk by General Sir John Wilsey on the troubles from one of the most experienced Generals to have served there. Event Details » |
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| 2015-05-07 17:30:0007May2015 |
Catherine the Great, Wedgwood and the Frog ServiceThursday, May 7, 2015 - 18:30A lecture by Deborah Lambert. Salisbury Museum’s exceptional Wedgwood collection contains a ‘Frog’ plate from the service commissioned by Catherine the Great. Event Details » |
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| 2019-02-13 18:30:00 to 2019-02-13 20:00:0013Feb2019 |
Finding Nero (and other Roman Emperors): Establishing Identity in Romano-British Sculpture - A talk by Dr Miles RussellWednesday, February 13, 2019 - 18:30 to 20:00Although Britain was part of the Roman Empire for nearly four centuries, the apparent absence of portrait sculpture here stands in marked contrast to other western Roman provinces. Event Details » |
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| 2009-10-14 17:30:0014Oct2009 |
Tales of a Battlefield: Tour Guide around the WorldWednesday, October 14, 2009 - 18:306.30 pm (canapés) for 7.00pm start. A talk by Colonel Mike Martin. Event Details » |
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| 2017-05-11 17:30:00 to 2017-05-11 19:00:0011May2017 |
An English Arcadia: Edith Olivier and Rex Whistler in Wiltshire - A talk by Anna ThomassonThursday, May 11, 2017 - 18:30 to 20:00Whistler was 19 and a rising star of the art world when he met Olivier, a 51-year-old spinster, in 1925. Together, they embarked on a friendship that would transform their lives. Event Details » |
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