A display of sketches, models and maquettes, revealing what goes into making a work of art. This exhibition is part of Chippenham Museum’s annual season dedicated to local art and artists – @ARTSPACE at Chippenham Museum. Visit between 10am to 4pm Monday to Saturday from 4th to the 31st December.
A special Sunday opening of Chippenham Museum with festive offers celebrating Christmas gifts with a local twist. Enjoy 20% off all Chippenham themed books, cards and calendars and meet some of the local makers and authors supported through our museum shop: Bloemen & Blue: Cyanotype Kits to try a historic photographic process in your own […]
In his first solo exhibition, local artist Sam Heath depicts the everyday life of his local pub and its community. This exhibition is Chippenham Museum’s annual season dedicated to local art and artists – @ARTSPACE at Chippenham Museum. Visit between 10am to 4pm Monday to Saturday from 4th to the 30th November.
This half term join Chippenham Museum’s Photoclub for some free photo fun. Exhibition ‘Our Photo Journey’ The club’s autumn photographic exhibition and first display together as a group. Museum Trail Take part in the club’s photographic challenge to see if you can find their favorite objects around the museum. Free Photography Workshops Wednesday 27 October, […]
Chippenham Museum’s annual season dedicated to local art and artists - @ARTSPACE at Chippenham Museum - returns with a series of new displays. The first event in the season is the Chippenham & District Artists: 18 – 30 October. The local group’s annual selling show is perfect for some early Christmas shopping. Visit between 10am to 4pm […]
Master traditional silver smithing techniques to make your own autumn leaf necklace with Chippenham based designer-maker Barking Hen Jewellery. Inspired by nature, you will make a copper leaf and silver leaf to hang from a silver chain provided. You will be taught how to design, saw, file and shape, silver solder and texture or polish […]
On Saturday 18 September, join one of four special free Curator’s Tours of exhibition Kilvert’s World at Chippenham Museum for Heritage Open Days. Join a member of the Curation team to find out more about how the exhibition was brought together and some of the stories behind its key objects, including two of Kilvert’s original […]
Join writer, facilitator, and performer Ruth Hill for a series of six creative writing sessions inspired by the museum’s exhibition Kilvert’s World. The exhibition focusses on local Victorian diarist Rev. Francis Kilvert with two of his three remaining diaries on display, on loan from the National Library of Wales. Using the exhibition for inspiration, Ruth […]
In this one hour workshop create your own simple mini scrap book inspired by our latest exhibition. Use words, photos and your own drawings to explore this popular Victorian pastime. Wednesday 25 August, 10am / 11.30am / 1pm / 2.30pm £4, booking essential. Ages 6+ (under 8s accompanied) 10am book here, 11.30am book here, 1pm book […]
Join us for a day of all things Victorian. From croquet to lacemaking and how to dance a quadrille discover the genteel pastimes of Kilvert’s World. Enjoy a day of events with costumed Victorian re-enactors suitable for all the family. Free entry, no need to book
Delving deeper into one of Kilvert’s diary entries, this talk reveals the lesser known tale of Catherine Tylney Long of Draycot House, also known as the Wiltshire Heiress. This talk is taking place in the museum’s education room at a reduced capacity. Free, book here
See the world turned upside down! Join Chippenham Museum to learn about the science of photography and create your own camera obscura to take home. Working with Lacock Abbey, the birthplace of photography, this workshop celebrates Chippenham’s connection to Victorian inventor William Henry Fox Talbot. Once resident at the abbey and MP for Chippenham, Fox […]
