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Chippenham Museum@chippenhammuseum.bsky.social · 6d ago

#ICYMI 📣 Join us next Saturday, 8 August, for the next installment of our free art talk series. Get your tickets while you still can! More details and booking below 👇

#ICYMI 📣 Join us next Saturday, 8 August, for the next installment of our free art talk series. Get your tickets while you still can! More details and booking below 👇

Chippenham Museum@chippenhammuseum.bsky.social · 3w ago

In August’s installment of our free art talk series, we will be joined by Jan Byrne and Guy Bigland. 📅 Saturday 8 August 🕒 2.00pm - 3.30pm 🎟️ Free, booking essential Book your tickets here 👉 bit.ly/AugustTalkTi...

This week's @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange theme is 'landscapes', and we're sharing this work by Michael Monk. It was made using the lid of a wooden packing crate found outside HMS Royal Arthur, near Corsham. 🖼️ Wiltshire Landscape, 1972, Michael Monk, oil paint and paper on board

Use your investigation skills as you follow in John Aubrey's footsteps to explore the museum galleries, discover hidden stories, and complete fun activities using our free trail! 🕵️‍♀️📜

If you're visiting the Battle of Chippenham 1643, staged in Monkton Park this weekend, why not also visit the museum? Discover how the Civil War shaped Wiltshire in our latest exhibition, featuring Chippenham Town Council's Oath of Allegiance, altered during the Commonwealth and restored in 1660.

Alma Boyes's 'Lone Magpie' explores the historic technique of agateware. Drawing on her background in ceramics and sculpture, it combines industrial ceramic design with sculptural practice. 🖼️ Lone Magpie, undated, Alma Boyes, agateware in porcelain @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange 🍃🦢

Emily Klos's online exhibition about John Aubrey's The natural history and antiquities of the County of Surrey… 5 vols (London, 1718), is now available online: edwardworthlibrary.ie/exhibitions-... This marks the 400th of this birth in 2026-see another exhibition @chippenhammuseum.bsky.social also!

#ICYMI 📣 Join us on Saturday 1 August for some fun-filled space exploration! 🪐 Craft Activities 📅 Saturday 1 August 🕒 10.30am - 3.30pm 🎟️ Free, drop-in Please note, the bookable workshops are sold out. To join a waiting list, email 📧 heritage@chippenham.gov.uk or call 📞 01249 705020.

Chippenham Museum@chippenhammuseum.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The sun may be centre stage this summer solstice, but there’s a whole universe waiting to be explored during our Astronomy Day on Saturday 1 August. Take part in some astronomy-inspired activities and explore the Solar System with Sirius Astronomy in a special workshop! ☀️🔭

Get inspired by John Aubrey this summer! 🎨 Join us every Tuesday and Thursday during the summer holidays for free creative activities inspired by our exhibition, 'Wiltshire and the World: John Aubrey and the Quest for Knowledge'. Find out what you can get up to each week 🔗 bit.ly/40FqA6I

Chippenham Museum : What's on • Chippenham Town Council

Enjoy a varied programme of exhibitions and events for all ages at Chippenham Museum including walks, talks and school holiday workshops.

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Today's @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange theme is summer and, for this, we're sharing this etching, 'August in Wiltshire', by Robin Tanner. 🖼️ August in Wiltshire, 1976, Robin Tanner (1904-1988), etching on paper

#NewBook news! We're delighted to share the news that our latest (252nd) #BigRedBook is available with a discount of 25% until 31 August from @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social. Wiltshire vol. 20, Chippenham and Environs, available now. #Skystorians Enter the code: BB132 at checkout.

A History of the County of Wiltshire

This volume, the first to be published in the VCH Wiltshire series since 2011, presents histories of Chippenham and six adjacent parishes, Bremhill, Christian Malford, Hardenhuish, Kington Langley, Ki...

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Last week, we were delighted to welcome local artist April Barlow for a Mindful Meander. Thank you to April for sharing her creativity and expertise, and to everyone who joined us for such a relaxing, inspiring and creative summer evening! 🍃🎨

In August’s installment of our free art talk series, we will be joined by Jan Byrne and Guy Bigland. 📅 Saturday 8 August 🕒 2.00pm - 3.30pm 🎟️ Free, booking essential Book your tickets here 👉 bit.ly/AugustTalkTi...

We had a wonderful evening yesterday celebrating the publication of the @vch-home.bsky.social (VCH) Volume 20: 'Chippenham and Its Environs' at Chippenham Museum. Thank you to all who came!

#ICYMI 📣 The Yelde Hall will be open tomorrow, Saturday 11 July, from 10.30am to 1.30pm. Come and visit! Find out more about this historic building below 👇

Chippenham Museum@chippenhammuseum.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Want to discover more about Chippenham's history? Step inside the Yelde Hall, a medieval Grade I listed building open on summer mornings for you to enjoy in all its glory. Visit the Yelde Hall on select dates from May to September, where you can meet characters from the town’s past!

VCH Volume 20...thanking archives, museums and the wider heritage sector for the access and sources. Thanks to the editors and supporters. It's been amazing being part of the journey @vch-home.bsky.social @chippenhammuseum.bsky.social @adamchapman.bsky.social @heritagewshc.bsky.social

Amy-Jane Blackhall's work is inspired by the ritual and rhythm of the printmaking process. Her work draws on underlying structures inspired by sacred places, symbols, Eastern art and philosophies. @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange 🖼️ Fountain, 2016, part of the Golder-Thompson Gift

EVENT CANCELLATION - This event has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Chippenham Museum@chippenhammuseum.bsky.social · 2mo ago

In July’s installment of our free art talk series, we will be joined by Gordon Faulds and Alex Faulkner. 📅 Saturday 11 July 🕒 2.00pm - 3.30pm 🎟️ Free, booking essential Book your tickets here 👉 bit.ly/JulyTalkTickets

Come and visit us at the Chippenham Carnival this Saturday, 4 July. In partnership with the Friends of Chippenham Museum, you'll find us at our stall in the Carnival Village. We'd love to see you there! 🎉 Follow the link to learn more and plan your visit 🔗 app.chippenhamcarnival.com

This 1985 print by William Tillyer focuses on the distinctive saguaro cactus, native to Arizona, California and Mexico. The towering cacti dominate the desert scene as the only solid forms within the composition. @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange #USA250 Part of the Golder-Thompson Gift

Due to a Staff Development Day on Tuesday 7 July, please note the changes to some opening times: Customer Services, Town Hall - Closed all day Chippenham Museum - Open 10am – 12noon Stanley Park SG - Open from 5pm

To celebrate our latest exhibition, ‘Wiltshire and the World: John Aubrey and the Quest for Knowledge’, we’ve brought together a new collection of gifts celebrating curiosity, discovery, and the wonders of the natural world! 📜✨ Shop the collection online here 🔗 bit.ly/ChippenhamMuseumOnlineShop

Today's @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange theme is machines for 'Tick Tock Marvels: The Playful World of Automata' at @tulliecarlisle.bsky.social. 🖼️ Machines, 1933, Gwendolen Mary Raverat (1885-1957), wood engraving, edition of 30, © estate of Gwen Raverat

The sun may be centre stage this summer solstice, but there’s a whole universe waiting to be explored during our Astronomy Day on Saturday 1 August. Take part in some astronomy-inspired activities and explore the Solar System with Sirius Astronomy in a special workshop! ☀️🔭

OMG look at what has just been delivered @wiltshistory.bsky.social & @vch-home.bsky.social 🥳

Yesterday evening, we were joined by local historian Mike Stone, who gave a special illustrated talk on the history of the Chippenham Carnival. A special thank you to Mike for sharing his research with us, and to everyone who spent the evening with us here at Chippenham Museum!

Today's #OnlineArtExhange theme is 'discovery' for 'Wiltshire and the World: John Aubrey and the Quest for Knowledge' at Chippenham Museum Share your choice using the hashtag! 'Portrait of John Aubrey' by William Faithorne 📷 The Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Joining the #OnlineArtExchange! My choice for 'discovery' is 'The Geographer' by Johannes Vermeer. I love how this piece captures the curiosity and the thrill of finding something new, perfectly matching the spirit of John Aubrey's quest for knowledge at @artukdotorg.bsky.social #ArtHistory #Vermeer

Today's @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange theme is 'discovery', celebrating the opening of our new exhibition, 'Wiltshire and the World: John Aubrey and the Quest for Knowledge'. Learn more about this work here 🔗 bit.ly/4omEhlv This work can be seen on display until 19 September 2026.

So proud to have been on the team that produced 👇. It is a great exhibition even if I say so myself. 😁