Museums · South East England
Wiltshire Museum
Wiltshire Museum — Museum in Devizes, England, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Wiltshire Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1873. Part of Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society. Wikidata describes it as: "Museum in Devizes, England, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.3500°, -1.9930°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Wessex Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Wiltshire Museum, formerly known as Wiltshire Heritage Museum and Devizes Museum, is a museum, archive and library and art gallery established in 1874 in Devizes, Wiltshire, England. The museum was created and is run by the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, a registered charity founded in 1853.
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Background
History
The society bought a former grammar school on Long Street, south of the town's market place, to house the museum. It later expanded into two Georgian houses on either side, and still occupies these premises today. The museum maintains a collection covering the archaeology, art, history and natural history of Wiltshire. The collection covers periods of history from as far back as the Palaeolithic and also has Neolithic, Bronze Age, Roman, Saxon, Mediaeval and more recent historical artefacts. Among the prehistoric collections are items from the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site. Several of the collections have been designated as being a significant part of England's cultural…
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- Coordinates
- 51.3500, -1.9930
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- Devizes
- Postcode
- SN10 1NU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Melksham and Devizes
- Established
- 1873
- Opening
- Tu-Sa 10:00-16:00
- Official site
- www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q8023438 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Wiltshire Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Wiltshire Heritage Museum, Potterne Road, Devizes - geograph.org.uk - 1022996.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wiltshire Museum?
- Wiltshire Museum is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SN10 1NU), in the parish of Devizes.
- When was Wiltshire Museum built?
- Built or established in 1873.
- Is Wiltshire Museum a protected site?
- Yes — Wiltshire Museum is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB) and the North Wessex Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Wiltshire Museum?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SN10 1NU. It sits within the Melksham and Devizes parliamentary constituency.