Come and hang out in the barn and listen to Adam's story. FOOD! At 12 noon - Nacho builder table with milkshakes (on the house) for all 11-18's. Please enter through the barn door off Old Road, not through the pub garden. Talk starts at 12.30pm followed by Q and A with Adam. Born and […]
In June’s Collection Conversation, we will be joined by Nigel Goldsmith and Chloe Yandell. Nigel Goldsmith studied his Masters in fine art at Bath Spa University. Goldsmith’s videos employ some of the visual and aural strategies used in advertising in an attempt to mesmerise the viewer, presenting a subject that is overwhelming in scale yet […]
Join us for July’s Collection Conversation, where we will be joined by artist and project coordinator, Sarah Purvey, and Collections and Exhibitions Officer, Alan Fuller. They will be discussing the creation of the Modern and Contemporary Art collection at Chippenham Museum, how it has grown and where it will developing next.
In our next Collection Conversation, we will be joined by Jane King and Judith Beeby. Jane King studied for her Masters in ceramics at Bath Spa University’s Corsham Court Campus. King’s ceramic sculptures combine opposites of form, texture, and colour as metaphors for perfection and imperfection, control and chaos. Judith Beeby studied at Bath Spa […]
For our next Collection Conversation, we will be joined by Ione Parkin and Jonathan Parnham. Ione Parkin is developing a growing body of artwork inspired by the rich imagery of space and her ongoing dialogue with researchers. Her paintings express her fascination with the formation of the universe while her mixed-media works on paper respond […]
Next up in our series of art talks, we will be joined by Sasha Wardell and Helen Wilks. Sasha has over 40 year’s experience in the world of bone china and porcelain, having studied in two centres of excellence; Stoke on Trent, United Kingdom and Limoges, France. She has taken elements of this industry and […]
A History Portal Club meeting. Together we'll look at whether the town took up the fight for everyone’s equal voting rights. Were post boxes bombed? Did anyone evade the census? Was there any opposition? What did townspeople think? This interactive club session will explore the politics of suffrage & suffragettes and equal rights, and how […]
A History Portal Club walk'n'talk - pick from a weekend (Sat 15) or weekday (Wed 19) session. As a group we'll explore the many missing pubs that used to punctuate Chippenham’s streets. This walk and talk will take a look at long gone hostelries and inns, from the earliest records to those that disappeared just […]
A History Portal Club walk'n'talk - pick from a weekend (Sat 15) or weekday (Wed 19) session. As a group we'll explore the many missing pubs that used to punctuate Chippenham’s streets. This walk and talk will take a look at long gone hostelries and inns, from the earliest records to those that disappeared just […]
In November’s Collection Conversation, we will be joined by Chris Dunn and Andrew Lansley. After studying at Bath Spa University, Chris Dunn worked as a freelance illustrator producing portraits and conceptual illustrations. A commission to illustrate the Wind in the Willow, has led to him beginning a full-time artist specialising in traditional children’s book watercolour […]
A History Portal Club meeting. Together, we’ll look at the old school on Cocklebury Road. Earmarked for demolition, it’s one of the places known as the Grammar School. Where were the others? Who worked there? What did pupils learn? This interactive club session will explore the life and times of secondary schooling in Chippenham through […]
A History Portal Club meeting. Together, we’ll explore the beautiful maternity hospital where many Chippenham people were born or welcomed their children. When was it built? Who lived there originally? Why did it become a hospital? This friendly and interactive club session will explore the building’s heyday and the changing face of maternity care in […]
