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The Salisbury Museum @salisburymuseum.bsky.social · 6d

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Wiltshire Museum @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social · 6d

This week on #findsfriday we have a Polished Neolithic axehead, 3500-2100 BC, probably made of greenstone, with damage at the butt end, from Luckington, Wiltshire.

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Wiltshire Museum @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social · 13d

This week on #findsfriday we have An Early Iron Age copper alloy linear-decorated socketed axehead, found in or near Oldbury Castle hillfort, Cherhill.

Shiny metal axehead with circular end and loop

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Wiltshire Museum @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social · 26d

Our Curator and Museums Platform have just added another 2,000 collection records to the online database. The database is updated 3 times a year and we have approximately 130,000 records with 24,000 images.

Having an online database means that you get to see all the amazing finds we have!

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Wiltshire Museum @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social · 29d

New research on archaeological archives in our collections featured in article on Bronze Age feasting sites in Wiltshire. www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

People gathered for great meat feasts at end of British bronze age, study shows

Evidence of millions of animal bones at sites in West Country and Surrey points to ‘age of feasting’

www.theguardian.com

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Wessex Museums @wessexmuseums.bsky.social · Aug 15

Kate has spent over 20 years in digital and marketing roles and has significant experience in the heritage sector having previously worked at the National Trust and with many museums across Wiltshire.

Wessex Museums @wessexmuseums.bsky.social · Aug 15

Hannah brings over 18 years of experience in the cultural and charitable sectors, and three years in the communities sector with a proven track record in providing strategic direction and delivering impactful programmes.

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Wessex Museums @wessexmuseums.bsky.social · Aug 15

We’re delighted to welcome two new team members to Wessex Museums! Hannah Baker joins us as Partnership Manager and Kate Turnbull is the new Marketing & Digital Lead.

Photo: Hannah is pictured on the right, Kate is pictured on the left.

Wessex Museums welcomes new team members Hannah and Kate

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Wiltshire Museum @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social · Aug 12

Wiltshire Museum is thrilled and honoured to announce that Her Majesty Queen Camilla has graciously agreed to be the Museum’s first Royal Patron. Her Majesty has long standing connections to Wiltshire and has a keen interest in the County and its history.
www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/news-article...

Wiltshire Museum Receives Royal Patronage - Wiltshire Museum

Wiltshire Museum announces that Her Majesty Queen Camilla has graciously agreed to be the Museum’s first Royal Patron.

www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk

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Wiltshire Museum @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social · Aug 7

Wiltshire Museum is delighted to announce that the Planning Application and Listed Building Consent for Devizes Assize Court have been approved by Wiltshire Council.

Assizes for Devizes project achieves major milestone - Wiltshire Museum

Wiltshire Museum is delighted to announce that the Planning Application and Listed Building Consent for Devizes Assize Court have been approved by Wiltshire Council. Permission has been given for the ...

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Wiltshire Museum @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social · May 30

This #FindsFriday we have a complete silver-gilt Medieval openwork annular brooch, found in Latton in 2015.

You can search more of your collections here at : www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/search-the-collections

Gold coloured broach, with clasp in the middle and triangular pattern

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SomersetLive @somersetlive.co.uk · May 31

Artists inspired by Dorset’s landscape and culture urged to enter inaugural open competition hosted by Dorset Museum and Art Gallery

New Dorset art prize invites entries with £1,500 in awards and exhibition slots

Artists inspired by Dorset’s landscape and culture urged to enter inaugural open competition hosted by Dorset Museum and Art Gallery

www.somersetlive.co.uk

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Wessex Museums @wessexmuseums.bsky.social · May 15

Career Opportunity – Marketing & Digital Lead
Wessex Museums is hiring! Lead the delivery of our marketing, comms, and digital strategy - promoting the partnership and partner museums, with a focus on sector audiences.

Apply by: 9 June 2025

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Wessex Museums @wessexmuseums.bsky.social · May 27

📣 Join Wessex Museums as a #Trustee!

Wessex Museums Trust is seeking a new independent Trustee to join the Board. This is an opportunity to contribute to the leadership and future direction of the charity.

Become a Trustee - Wessex Museums

Wessex Museums is seeking a Trustee, with the potential to take on the role of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Lead on the Board.

wessexmuseums.org.uk

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💀Skulls and Sheets👻 @skullsandsheets.bsky.social · May 24

theres lots of cute little guys in salisbury museum

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Adam Gent @adam57.bsky.social · May 25

Thoughtful and fascinating Frink exhibition at Salisbury Museum salisburymuseum.org.uk/whats-on/eli... made possible by wessexmuseums.org.uk/our-work/cur...

Elisabeth Frink: A View from Within - The Salisbury Museum

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Wessex Museums @wessexmuseums.bsky.social · May 27

📣 Join Wessex Museums as a #Trustee!

Wessex Museums Trust is seeking a new independent Trustee to join the Board. This is an opportunity to contribute to the leadership and future direction of the charity.

Become a Trustee - Wessex Museums

Wessex Museums is seeking a Trustee, with the potential to take on the role of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Lead on the Board.

wessexmuseums.org.uk

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The Salisbury Museum @salisburymuseum.bsky.social · May 20

Opening this Saturday.
Elisabeth Frink: A View from Within
Experience the inner world of famous sculptor Dame Elisabeth Frink in a major exhibition showcasing a number of sculptures, drawings and prints, exploring her artistic process, personal life and the influences that shaped her work.

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Wiltshire Museum @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social · May 16

This week on #findsfriday, we have a bronze pin or hasp with two birds, likely pigeons with a ring on the top. The pin is inscribed 'LVCIANVS' and was found on Honey Street in Woodborough, Wiltshire.

Search more of our collections here at: www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/search-the-c...

Long pin laid horizontally. Left top end has two birds facing each other with a loop hole in the middle. Pin length inscribed

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Arts University Bournemouth @aub.ac.uk · May 14

BA (Hons) Modelmaking student Melia Eres recently created interactive cod models for Poole Museum, showcasing the effects of overfishing.

Read the full story for a look behind the scenes at her fin-tastic efforts 👏🎣

#artsuniversitybournemouth #poolemuseum #sustainability

Making a splash: BA (Hons) Modelmaking student presents interactive…

A giant interactive model of two Atlantic cods have taken pride of place as part of Poole Museum’s educational tool for...

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Wessex Museums @wessexmuseums.bsky.social · May 15

Career Opportunity – Marketing & Digital Lead
Wessex Museums is hiring! Lead the delivery of our marketing, comms, and digital strategy - promoting the partnership and partner museums, with a focus on sector audiences.

Apply by: 9 June 2025

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Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · May 13

Dorset Museum @dorsetmuseum.bsky.social is fundraising to acquire, conserve and display the Bronze Age *Crichel Hoard*

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

which includes a twisted gold ribbon torc

Fundraising details here:
www.dorsetmuseum.org/the-crichel-...

Crichel Hoard: Dorset Museum to acquire Bronze Age gold

Dorset Museum is raising £9,000 to acquire the 3,000-year-old Crichel Hoard of gold ornaments.

www.bbc.co.uk

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romanbritain.bsky.social @romanbritain.bsky.social · May 10

The ‘Cunetio Hoard’ of 54,951 coins made at the site of the #Roman town of Cunetio.

In 1978, after the find was made, the coins were deposited at the British Museum with the pottery vessel in which concealed the coins.
Now on display at #Wiltshire Museum, in Devizes.
#RomanBritain #History

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Peter J. King @rock-rex.bsky.social · May 12

In the garden of Scaplen's Court museum, Poole, Dorset, September 2018.

#photo #photography #garden #sculpture #poolemuseum #dorset #scaplenscourt
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Wiltshire Museum @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social · May 2

This #findsfriday we have a Viking gold finger-ring, made from six strands of gold plaited together to make a band. This dates back to the 10-11th century AD and was found in the Stockley area, near Heddington, Wiltshire, 2013.

Multiple perspective of gold ring with twisted metals

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